our television screens from the context — our television screens from the context of— our television screens from the context of war. it is distressing on every— context of war. it is distressing on every level. — context of war. it is distressing on every level, isn't it? as were the original— every level, isn't it? as were the original terrorist attacks on october_ original terrorist attacks on october the 7th. it is a very, very worrying — october the 7th. it is a very, very worrying situation. first and foremost, i would just acknowledge that, but_ foremost, i would just acknowledge that, but we need to listen to communities, listen to people in terms _ communities, listen to people in terms of— communities, listen to people in terms of how they have voted, worked to bring _ terms of how they have voted, worked to bring people together, and to get movement, if you like, with regards to a negotiation in the middle east. i appreciate how people's feelings are really— i appreciate how people's feelings are really strong on the issue. we need _ are really strong on the issue. we need to— are really strong on the issue. we need to take time to reflect on what we have _ need to take time to reflect on what we have heard in these elections, and as_ we have heard in these elections, and as i_ we have heard in these elections, and as i say, _ we have heard in these elections, and as i say, do what we can to bring _ and as i say, do what we can to bring people together.- and as i say, do what we can to bring people together. andy burnham, who has “ust bring people together. andy burnham, who hasjust been _ bring people together. andy burnham, who hasjust been re-elected - bring people together. andy burnham, who hasjust been re-elected in - who hasjust been re—elected in manchester. in liverpool, labour's steve rotheram was declared the winner of the mayoral contest there. shortly after his victory was announced, he spoke

about what he believes the result represents. today, the people in our area have not only spoken, they've hollered at the top of their voices with two simple and clear messages. to the government, enough is enough. and locally, labour is delivering in power. up and down this country, ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagement and decline the tories have presided over. despite this, though, we're getting on with the job locally. this result isn'tjust a rejection of the tories. voters in our city region aren't easily kidded. it's a ringing endorsement of what we're doing locally too. steve rotherham, there are. let's speak to henry hill. he's the acting editor

of conservative home. these results obviously disappointing for the conservative party, but they were forecast to be difficult? ~ , ,., , ~' party, but they were forecast to be difficult? ~ , , ~ . difficult? absolutely. i think what the show when _ difficult? absolutely. i think what the show when you _ difficult? absolutely. i think what the show when you cut _ difficult? absolutely. i think what the show when you cut through . difficult? absolutely. i think what i the show when you cut through the noise from individual results is that the national polling is broadly accurate. the conservatives are currently on course for a heavy defeat at the general election. they have lost hundreds of counsellors, and that isn'tjust indicative of where many of those areas will probably go at the general election, but it also means that those hundreds of activists, many of whom the conservatives might not find are willing to waste cold november evenings knocking on doors and delivering leaflets as they were when they were councillors. a bad result for what it shows about polls and for its impact on the conservative party's bread machine ahead of the election. that conservative party's bread machine ahead of the election.— ahead of the election. that is very interesting- _ ahead of the election. that is very interesting- i— ahead of the election. that is very interesting. i know _ ahead of the election. that is very interesting. i know some - ahead of the election. that is very interesting. i know some people | ahead of the election. that is very l interesting. i know some people are having to —— starting to look ahead

to the conservative party conference. do you think the conference. do you think the conference season will go ahead? we don't conference season will go ahead? , don't know for certain. current indications are that it will. the day that has been banded around for the election at some point in mid—november, which would allow it to go ahead. it is a last chance for the parties to have a few days with the parties to have a few days with the spotlight on them, it will be a platform for rishi sunak to make its final pitch to the nation. it would allow him, crucially, to reach two years as prime minister, which i think is important to him, and it is a final injection of funds, especially for the conservative party, because businesses and donors pay quite a lot of money to do events at party conferences, and you make more money in government than in opposition... to make more money in government than in opposition-u— in opposition... to think the party will turn up? _ in opposition. .. to think the party will turn up? will— in opposition... to think the party will turn up? will people, - in opposition... to think the party| will turn up? will people, because even last autumn, there was a noticeable difference in labour party interest in business versus the conservatives? could it not be quite damaging to go into a conference season where labour are

getting a lot more attention on the conservatives? is that not a potential point that actually makes sooner look weaker? i potential point that actually makes sooner look weaker?— sooner look weaker? i don't really think that will — sooner look weaker? i don't really think that will make _ sooner look weaker? i don't really think that will make much - sooner look weaker? i don't really think that will make much of - sooner look weaker? i don't really think that will make much of a - think that will make much of a difference, given where we are in the polls. the public vote on a few things, most of which is the cost of living, public services, the nhs and the police. i don't if there are many people outside of the westminster circle who will be drawing chicken entrails. it will be a sign of the times, but it will still be probably considerably more interest in the conservatives will get next year if they do lose the general election as heavily as the polls currently suggest. it is not ideal by any means, it certainly won't be as good as their party conferences a few years ago when it looked like they might be in power for a decade, but you have to think that if the conservatives to go below 200 seats at the general election, which is partly possible that these polling numbers, it may be the best conference they have for quite some time. in be the best conference they have for quite some time.— quite some time. in terms of, we keep asking _ quite some time. in terms of, we

keep asking about _ quite some time. in terms of, we keep asking about the _ quite some time. in terms of, we i keep asking about the parliamentary mood, the word so far has been that there isn't to move again soon act thatis there isn't to move again soon act that is likely, do you think he is secure and safe manner? i that is likely, do you think he is secure and safe manner? i think so. mostly because _ secure and safe manner? i think so. mostly because we _ secure and safe manner? i think so. mostly because we did _ secure and safe manner? i think so. mostly because we did our - secure and safe manner? i think so. mostly because we did our polling, l mostly because we did our polling, conservative home did our polling, they found that it is simply too close to the election. most of the people who want to take over as conservative leader understandably want to do so after the general election, after the prime minister has owned that defeat, and if you think about the process of having a tory leadership contest, they would have to be a challenge, lectures going on, and you'd have to find the candidates if there were more than one of the party couldn't unify around a candidate, there will be multiple rounds of voting, and a final run—off where the vote goes to conservative party members in the country, which would involve hustings and take weeks. if you have six months to a general election, either public going to be impressed if we spend weeks or perhaps months

over that time left visibly focused on an internal battle when persuadable voters are presumably out there who will want to see the government focused on the nation's priorities. ben houchen has won in the north—east, how big a loss would it be if andy street loses? it would be an extremely disappointing result, because andy street has been an extremely effective mayor of the west midlands, they would be deeply unfortunate if he was... it seems the race is really down to a knife edge. the conservatives have hardly asked for a recount, which suggests he is behind. if you were to lose office as a result from the broader conservative party's office as a result from the broader conservative pa rty�*s state office as a result from the broader conservative party's state in the polls, it will be a blow to rishi sunak. i don't think it will change anything regarding the mp5. there simply isn't the organisation or the candidate there for a challenge against rishi sunak, but i think andy street was with his best hope for a real bright spot. the victory of ben houchen in tees valley, which

while impressive, was what actually —— was largely priced in. if andy street does go, it willjust mean that no one will be able to deny it is an unremittingly terrible result of the conservative party. mas is an unremittingly terrible result of the conservative party. was there any glimmer — of the conservative party. was there any glimmer of— of the conservative party. was there any glimmer of hope _ of the conservative party. was there any glimmer of hope for— of the conservative party. was there any glimmer of hope for the - of the conservative party. was there any glimmer of hope for the tories l any glimmer of hope for the tories in london, or was thatjust some briefing that happened? and could the tories have put up a better candidate and in better? result in london is probably _ candidate and in better? result in london is probably the _ candidate and in better? result in london is probably the big - candidate and in better? result in london is probably the big picture j london is probably the big picture going to be one of the most disappointing results of the weekend for the conservative party, because sadiq khan is a beatable mailer. i'm not saying this is a particularly partisan figure, he is grossly under polling labour�*s national polling, which is unusual. we would normally expect to see the devolved figure out calling their party, as andy street has in the west midlands, and is deeply unfortunate that conservatives have managed to lose the election by the margin that

looks as if they will. there is hope at some point that the conservatives might be able to do it through the doughnut strategy, outer london boroughs, but it doesn't look like that has happened. there are big questions to answer. susan hall wasn't even the conservative party's first choice candidate. that was daniel kawczynski, whose candidacy imploded, and susan hall was the candidate after that. there were lots people who could have given city can run for as money after that. paul scully was keen for the job, and he would have been an ideal choice in many ways, because as minister for choice in many ways, because as ministerfor london he choice in many ways, because as minister for london he could choice in many ways, because as ministerfor london he could have gone around making interventions, using the power of being in government and making the case for why he should be mayor of london. unfortunately, they didn't go down that route. it was like once again they will have failed to oust a beatable mayor in the big city in the uk, and that means that they will have serious questions to

answer at gchq. i will have serious questions to answer at gchq._ will have serious questions to answer at gchq. i spoke to paul scull in answer at gchq. i spoke to paul scully in the _ answer at gchq. i spoke to paul scully in the last _ answer at gchq. i spoke to paul scully in the last hour. - answer at gchq. i spoke to paul scully in the last hour. in - answer at gchq. i spoke to paul scully in the last hour. in terms| answer at gchq. i spoke to paul. scully in the last hour. in terms of where the conservatives will go from here, i don't know what you're hearing at the moment, obviously rishi sunak is a choice, doesn't he, about whether he tries to be in the centre ground of the party, whether he moves to the right to shore up certain parts of the conservative vote they are, whether he deploys david cameron to the home counties... there is a choice, isn't there? do try to limit the damage if there? do try to limit the damage if the tories are heading towards a general election defeat?- the tories are heading towards a general election defeat? there are choices. it matters _ general election defeat? there are choices. it matters a _ general election defeat? there are choices. it matters a lot _ general election defeat? there are choices. it matters a lot where - general election defeat? there are choices. it matters a lot where the j choices. it matters a lot where the conservatives deploy their resources, especially at a general election, because it might be that there are beats which have historically been safe which are no marginals, worse is the party is realistic about where it stands and focuses its money and its campaigning efforts there and manages to hold on, but if instead throws money away on seats which are drawn regardless, then it will lose even more. in terms of policy, i think at this point most of the

choices facing rishi sunak, they excite journalists, choices facing rishi sunak, they excitejournalists, but choices facing rishi sunak, they excite journalists, but they are mostly presentational, because there's precious little time left to do anything much in way policy. the rwanda scheme may get some flights, but that die is cast. the last thing he could do is have another fiscal event like the budget, in which he tries to come up with some really carefully targeted interventions that would swing voters that would make them think twice about switching to labour, but again the fiscal headroom, such cities, was even less than it was. jeremy hunt and the shadow chancellor are fighting over an incredibly narrow strip of tax and territory when you think about how far apart their parties are in the polls. at this point, the prime minister's problem is that his party has been in power for m years, and at that point, it is impossible to get away from your record, because we try and argue that this or that part of the status

quo is unacceptable, voters quite rightly ask, well, you're a lot of beenin rightly ask, well, you're a lot of been in powerfor ages, why haven't you done anything about it? may be things you can do at the marginals, but at this point you have m years of inner shell behind you. all of those accumulated decisions, it is not really his ship to steer much at this point. not really his ship to steer much at this oint., . not really his ship to steer much at this oint., , . , not really his ship to steer much at this oint., . . , . not really his ship to steer much at this oint., , . , . , this point. just finally, what is the mood _ this point. just finally, what is the mood of— this point. just finally, what is the mood of the _ this point. just finally, what is| the mood of the conservatives this point. just finally, what is - the mood of the conservatives you're in touch with? do people kick themselves up and carry on —— pick themselves up and carry on —— pick themselves up and carry on —— pick themselves up and carry on, so many mps say they are reading off a support stand again already? obviously the mood in the conservative party as you can imagine is not amazing. it does depend a little bit on person—to—person, because there are some results in parts of the country where the conservatives managed to hold on, which suggest we have a really good local operation and local issues that voters may be able to buck the national trend. there are quite a few mps who are focused

lone campaigners who are hopeful that they may be able to draw on a personal vote. absolutely the expectation at this point is that the party is going to lose office at the party is going to lose office at the general election. it looks increasingly like it will be a heavy defeat, and i think that the pottering out of the rumours of a potential push against rishi sunak suggest that most mps at this point have resigned themselves to that. it is very difficult to see what can possibly come up in the next six months that would destroy a 15 point labour polling weight. it is not impossible, but it is almost impossible, but it is almost impossible to imagine what it could be, so more of them are going to resign, and those who do want to take overfrom rishi sunak are preparing for a profound debate that will have to take place if the party goes into opposition about what happened and who is going to read it for the next five years until a general election in 2029. thank you for 'oinint general election in 2029. thank you forjoining us— general election in 2029. thank you

forjoining us today. _ let's have a look at some of the numbers, nick eardley has been looking at it for us. the big one is london, and we are waiting for the west midlands. nick. that london, and we are waiting for the west midlands. nick.— west midlands. nick. that west midlands result _ west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds - west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds like - west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds like it i west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds like it isj west midlands. nick. that west i midlands result sounds like it is on a knife edge. we don't actually have enough data to show you how we think it is going, but speaking to people on the ground, it sounds like it's extremely close. it could go either way at the moment. we are going to keep very close eyes on that one. let me just remind you of the big story so far that we have confirmed. london mayor, sadiq khan has won it comfortably. a majority there of about 270,000. all the talk that it could be close was wrong. this is exactly how it's panned out. what is interesting is that sadiq khan's vote has actually improved. i told you earlier that the lib dems and the greens were close. the greens

actually came third last time, so thatis actually came third last time, so that is a slight reversal of fortune, but there is only 70 votes in it. i will correct myself there. this is the story i want to talk you through, how sadiq khan managed to improve his majority. london tends to be split. there are some parts of london, particularly outer boroughs, the ten to vote conservative. the inner boroughs are more likely to vote labour. we have seen pretty consistently across most areas a swing from conservative to labour. this is the opposite of what susan hall would have needed to beat city can. let's look at bexley and bromley. that is on the outskirts of london. it is one of those areas where us has been an issue, the low emission zone that angered a lot of people, and the tories would have been hoping to improve their showing there. let me show you what happened. nothing. there was no swing at all. 0% labour to conservative. it didn't change at all. that will have left the

conservatives disappointed, because they would have wanted a bit of a swing towards them. even though they won it by a country mile, the need to put more on if they were going to win the overall race. let me show you a quite different part of london, lambeth and southwark. completely red, completely labour. sadiq khan has won by a majority of about 80,000. look what happened here. even though that is safe labour territory, there are still a big swing from the conservatives to labour, even though labour always fell on —— held on in somewhere like lambeth and southwark, they have added to the majority. the swing was from conservative to labour. that is when we have been saying for the last few hours that sadiq khan would win comfortably, because of this. i am just going to cut in and take you to the west midlands, because there is some action there. the to the west midlands, because there is some action there.— is some action there. the election of a police — is some action there. the election of a police and _ is some action there. the election of a police and crime _ is some action there. the election i of a police and crime commissioner for the _ of a police and crime commissioner for the midlands area. i have been

the police — for the midlands area. i have been the police area returning officer, and do _ the police area returning officer, and do hereby give notice that the number— and do hereby give notice that the number of— and do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate — number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. fearn thomas — candidate is as follows. fearn thomas henry, conservative candidate, more police for safer streets. — candidate, more police for safer streets, 2041, 827. foster, simon john, _ streets, 2041, 827. foster, simon john, labour— streets, 2041, 827. foster, simon john, labour party, 327844. the number— john, labour party, 327844. the number of— john, labour party, 327844. the number of ballot papers rejected butier— number of ballot papers rejected butler as — number of ballot papers rejected butler as follows. voting for more candidates then entitled to, 2780. writing _ candidates then entitled to, 2780. writing a _ candidates then entitled to, 2780. writing a mark by which the voter could _ writing a mark by which the voter could he — writing a mark by which the voter could be identified, 82, being unmarked 14,000 287. void for uncertainty, 6503, so the number of

ballots— uncertainty, 6503, so the number of ballots rejected was 23,006 the electorate to 18506, ballot papers issued _ electorate to 18506, ballot papers issued 595,218. turnout 29.5%. i had to do— issued 595,218. turnout 29.5%. i had to do herehy— issued 595,218. turnout 29.5%. i had to do hereby declare that simonjohn foster— to do hereby declare that simonjohn foster is— to do hereby declare that simonjohn foster is duly elected. applause studio: that is the west midlands police and crime commissioner, labour winning match. we are watching a podium very carefully, because we are also waiting for the mayoral results, which we know is very close between richard parker for the labour party and andy street for the labour party and andy street for the labour party and andy street for the conservatives. that has been delayed, with bundles of votes being counted. i think that is being counted. i think that is being counted for wolverhampton. we can potentially go to a recount of things are too tight, we are told that hasn't quite happened yet. of

course, we are expecting that within the last hour. it hasn't happened yet. we will bring it to you as soon as we can. the pollsters have been looking at the numbers on public opinion for the last year and a half very closely, with labour ahead, but this weekend in the last few days shows us what people do when they are actually given the chance to vote. joe twyman is the co—founder and director of deltapoll. he told me he's not surprised at labour's successes. labour are historically very strong in london compared to the rest of the country, a nationally labour have a 20 point lead, and that increases in london. it was always going to be an extraordinary struggle for susan hall, despite issues around for instance brexit, gaza, you guys, however you want to characterise it. despite her position on all of those things, it

is always going to be difficult for her to overturn a strong labour level of support in the capital. —— ulez. level of support in the capital. -- ulez. , , level of support in the capital. -- ulez., , level of support in the capital. -- ulez. , ., , , ulez. just looking at the number is comint ulez. just looking at the number is coming insofar, _ ulez. just looking at the number is coming insofar, how _ ulez. just looking at the number is coming insofar, how do _ ulez. just looking at the number is coming insofar, how do you - ulez. just looking at the number is coming insofar, how do you think i ulez. just looking at the number is coming insofar, how do you think itj coming insofar, how do you think it will land for the gla and the mayor? it is certainly looking very good for labour. it will be very interesting to see if susan hall can get within single digits of sadiq khan. the bbc estimates 10%. if she can get that to eight or 9% in the final analysis, that will probably be seen as a success for those within the conservative party who were perhaps expecting a much greater level of defeat. when you combine that with ben houchen's victory in the tees valley and potentially, although we don't know, andy street's victory in the west midlands should that arrive, those are potentially three not bad stories that you can point to the conservatives in what has otherwise

been a very, very difficult set of results for them.— been a very, very difficult set of results for them. and overall, in terms of how — results for them. and overall, in terms of how the _ results for them. and overall, in terms of how the political- results for them. and overall, in terms of how the political map l results for them. and overall, in i terms of how the political map has shifted so far, including councils, what are we seeing? the shifted so far, including councils, what are we seeing?— shifted so far, including councils, what are we seeing? the last few da s is what are we seeing? the last few days is felt _ what are we seeing? the last few days is felt a _ what are we seeing? the last few days is felt a bit _ what are we seeing? the last few days is felt a bit like _ what are we seeing? the last few days is felt a bit like a _ what are we seeing? the last few days is felt a bit like a test - days is felt a bit like a test match, but a very one—sided test match. as we have gone along, one side of the other has had moments where it has looked like they might be doing better, but ultimately in the final result, these have been a very good set of results for labour, though perhaps not quite as good as their most positive supporters would have hoped for. similarly, these have hoped for. similarly, these have been a very bad set of results for the conservatives, though perhaps not as bad as their most negative naysayers might have feared. so, ithink negative naysayers might have feared. so, i think particularly coupled with the victory for ben houchen in tees valley, that will properly be enough to stop any immediate threat to rishi sunak�*s

leadership stop longer term, the local results plus the mayoral results, plus the by—election we had an blackpool south, they all point to a strong position for labour going into what we can assume will only be a few months until the general election takes place. red the liberal democrats have done fairly the liberal democrats have done fairl, ., ., the liberal democrats have done fairl ., ., i. the liberal democrats have done fairl ., ., , . fairly well. how do you explain that? it looks _ fairly well. how do you explain that? it looks like _ fairly well. how do you explain that? it looks like they - fairly well. how do you explain that? it looks like they will- fairly well. how do you explain i that? it looks like they will have more seats _ that? it looks like they will have more seats than _ that? it looks like they will have more seats than the _ that? it looks like they will have i more seats than the conservatives, which will be a very strong story for them. which will be a very strong story forthem. historically, which will be a very strong story for them. historically, they have always been good at local government. in fact, always been good at local government. infact, priorto always been good at local government. in fact, prior to 2010, they were seen as the party in local government. use that base to build up government. use that base to build up support at general elections. in most recent years, they have struggled to really deliver, but in

the context where the conspirators are really suffering in certain areas, they are able to exploit that failure by the conservatives to do better in specific areas that historically have been good for them, for instance the south—west. earlier i spoke to paul scully, a conservative mp for sutton and cheam and former ministerfor london. he also ran to be the party's candidate for mayor this year. i asked him for his reaction to the news that sadiq khan is set to win a third term as london mayor. yeah, it looks like it. there was some excitement yesterday afternoon when some conservatives were saying we were running him close and the labour party were panicking a bit, but it has borne out with what we have seen in the polls in the lead up to it. frankly, we have run an incredibly underwhelming campaign over the last year,

we haven't articulated any sense of vision, it has alljust been what we are seeing as an anti—khan campaign. the election result, which is actually why he is only in inverted commas winning by 10%, when his party is something like 30% ahead. we haven't done enough to paint a good picture, and that is what we have to stripped back and arm, but clearly but clearly we are gifting him a third term when he is still failing londoners. it is disrespectful for londoners, for me, that we have not been able to give them a great choice. we are watching the west midlands, and chris mason has said there is going to be a full recount in coventry for the west midlands mayoral race, so that will delay things and it will mean things are very close. we were told that the recount requested come from the conservative side, and that could mean that labour are more confident

of course that would mean potentially an upset stop richard parkeris potentially an upset stop richard parker is the labour candidate for mayor they are, andy street is the sitting mayor in birmingham in the west midlands, with a lot of hope pinned on his chances for being voted back in by the conservative leadership. it is obvious the very close, and there is now going to be a full recount in coventry in the west midlands mayoral race. that normally happens if the numbers are so tight that they, at least one side, pushes for one thing to be conjured up again. that will of course take some time. our team are there, we'll bring you an update as soon as we can. well, of course, we have been looking at all the counts coming in. i i've been speaking to rushanara ali, labour mp for bethnal green and bow.

i asked her for her reaction to the news that sadiq khan has secured a third term as london mayor. well, we're well, we' re really well, we're really delighted to hear the results so far, and we will wait for the returning officer to announce the result, but we are really, really pleased with the results so far. what are seeing is a swing well over 4% across a number of constituencies so far, and it looks like that swing is hopefully going to be greater than what he has had in the last election, and that he is set to win a third historic election victory. that is down to the work he has done, the inclusive vision that he has had, and has implemented across london, recognising the strength in our diversity and working for all londoners, unlike the tories have done. they have run our nasty,

divisive, vicious, extremist campaign, and what the country wants is a labour government here in the city of london, and also to work for them and to rebuild our public services and our country together. the conservatives would push back at your description of their campaign i am sure. there was, last night, a sense of uncertainty about the outcome of the mayoral race. obviously we don't know for sure, the bbc is calling it for sadiq khan, but does that show that labour can't take voters for granted, and issues like gaza or ulez are important, and can change the public�*s mind on how they vote? latte public's mind on how they vote? we don't public's mind on how they vote? , don't take a single vote for granted. we are a changed party, we will continue to work hard to build trust, rebuild trust after the historic defeat we had in the last general election, and this is a step in the right direction. we take

heart from the progress we have made and the successes we have had across the country. but, there are areas where we need to continue to work hard to rebuild trust to earn people's trust, to win them over so that we can form the next labour government. that requires constant work. that means no complacency. it means building on what we have achieved in these elections, and working hard to win back those that we have lost, and also making sure that we win the seats we desperately need to win if we are to form the next labour government. rushanara ali mp speaking _ next labour government. rushanara ali mp speaking to _ next labour government. rushanara ali mp speaking to me _ next labour government. rushanara ali mp speaking to me just - next labour government. rushanara ali mp speaking to me just before i ali mp speaking to me just before sadiq khan's confirmation of a third term as an ounce. we are waiting for the declaration. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. saturday saw much cooler weather across scotland and northern ireland. now, friday was a really warm and sunny day, one of the warmest

we've seen actually this year with temperatures widely of 23 degrees in western scotland today, while temperatures are about nine degrees lower. the big reason for that change is we had much more extensive cloud and the cloud was thick enough to bring some quite persistent rain to northern ireland. cloud sheets extended southwards from scotland into the north of both england and wales. the rest of the sunshine was to the south of that. now, overnight tonight, we're going to keep those cloudy skies in place across scotland and northern ireland, still with a few patches of rain around, probably a few mist areas as well. across wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england, dry to start off with the night, we'll probably start to see some splashes of rain arrive towards south west england by the end of the night. and that rain is all tied in with the weather front that's moving up from france. so through sunday that weather front will extend northwards, bringing some rain across from south west england into southern wales, central southern england. scotland and northern ireland stay cloudy with a few patches of rain. the best of the sunshine will be

across north wales, parts of northern england, the midlands, east anglia and south east england. where the sunshine comes out, it should feel quite pleasant. now heading into bank holiday monday, low pressures to the south of the uk with this weather fronts still bringing the threat of some rain across southern counties of england. the rain may well turn more showery nature through the afternoon, but those showers could be heavy and thundery. further north, we're also likely to see some thunderstorms break out across parts of scotland and northern england as well, but that still leaves parts of wales into the midlands and parts of northern england where we'll have the best of the day's sunshine breaking through, temperatures not doing too badly. we're looking at highs between 15 and 17 degrees. but then as we look at the forecast deeper into next week, high pressure is going to start to dominate the weather picture. it's not the strongest high you've ever seen, so there probably will still be some showers around. and for tuesday, those showers are most likely to form across western areas of the country. the best of the sunshine, east anglia, southern parts of england, northern ireland, probably not doing

too badly as well. top temperatures ranging from around 16 to 19 degrees celsius, feeling pleasant in any sunshine. and the trend is for there to be quite a lot of dry weather through the rest of the week ahead, with temperatures rising in the warmest spots more widely into the low 205. live from london. this is bbc news... in london, labour's sadiq khan has secured a third term as mayor of london beating conservative susan hall. in the past hour, andy burnham is also re—elected as mayor of greater manchester, with more than 63% of the vote. in the race to be mayor of the west midlands, a full recount is ordered in one area. conservative andy street is hoping to hold on but the contest is looking very close. good afternoon, i'm geeta guru murthy and welcome to this bbc local election special. labour's sadiq khan has secured a third term as the mayor of london with 44% of the vote,

beating conservative candidate susan hall on 33%.