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good for labour. next up, i want to show you this because the argument we're hearing from senior labour politicians today is they think they're doing well in the parts of parts of the country. they think they need to do well and to win a general election. milton keynes is one of them. see here is grey for today it was under no overall control. now it's got a labour majority. you can see there 30 seats they needed 29 for a majority. that's the sort of result the labour hq are looking at and thinking that it's encouraging for a general election picture. then there's this one — redditch has gone from tory blue to labour red. this is, you can see it here, 21 seats labour won. that's a pretty comfortable majority for them. both of those seats, redditch and milton keynes, both those councils, i should say, are seen as bellwethers. the country often votes the same way as milton keynes and redditch, so both of those are seen as good results by labour. here's a caveat — 0ldham and greater manchester labour
good for labour. next up, i want to show you this because the argument we're hearing from senior labour politicians today is they think they're doing well in the parts of parts of the country. they think they need to do well and to win a general election. milton keynes is one of them. see here is grey for today it was under no overall control. now it's got a labour majority. you can see there 30 seats they needed 29 for a majority. that's the sort of result the labour hq are looking at and...
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are in— truth is given how far ahead labour are in the _ truth is given how far ahead labour are in the polls, they still have a 20 point — are in the polls, they still have a 20 point lead, perhaps keir starmer does not _ 20 point lead, perhaps keir starmer does not need a recovery in scottand~ _ does not need a recovery in scotland. the labour party has risen in scotland _ scotland. the labour party has risen in scotland for the same reason as south _ in scotland for the same reason as south of— in scotland for the same reason as south of the border, but in the last 12 months— south of the border, but in the last 12 months in the wake of nicola sturgeon's resignation, it has profited — sturgeon's resignation, it has profited from the fact that some people _ profited from the fact that some people who still support independence, independence support is still— independence, independence support is still nearly around 50%, some of the supporters are no longer willing to vote _ the supporters are no longer willing to vote for— the supporters are no longer willing to vote f
are in— truth is given how far ahead labour are in the _ truth is given how far ahead labour are in the polls, they still have a 20 point — are in the polls, they still have a 20 point lead, perhaps keir starmer does not _ 20 point lead, perhaps keir starmer does not need a recovery in scottand~ _ does not need a recovery in scotland. the labour party has risen in scotland _ scotland. the labour party has risen in scotland for the same reason as south _ in scotland for the same reason as...
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at awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool— awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool south. - awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool south. jack, | labour at blackpool south. jack, thank you for being with us. were saying as well, we probably won't get all the final results until sunday. it does take some time to count in these local elections. results still coming in all the time. and local elections there always some great personal stories with let's talk about one of them now. joining me now is daisy blakemore creedon, an 18—year—old student who has been voted as one of the youngest councillors in the country. good to have you with us. i'm right in saying 18 years and six months. you have that record now how does it feel? , ., you have that record now how does it feel? , . �* , . ., you have that record now how does it feel? , . �*, . ., ., feel? great. there's a lot of emotions — feel? great. there's a lot of emotions going _ feel? great. there's a lot of emotions going on - feel? great. there's a lot of emotions going on rig
at awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool— awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool south. - awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool south. jack, | labour at blackpool south. jack, thank you for being with us. were saying as well, we probably won't get all the final results until sunday. it does take some time to count in these local elections. results still coming in all the time. and local elections there always some great personal stories with...
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at a by election in blackpool south, his party suffered its third largest swing to the opposition labour party since the second world war. at a local council level the results are no better. the conservatives have lost half of the seats announced so far. experts say, they could be on track to lose a staggering 500 councillors a staggering 500 councillors, one of the worst performances at the polls in four decades. here's our political editor, chris mason. cheering. northallerton in north yorkshire this afternoon. the prime minister lives a few miles away, and look who's turned up to rub his nose in it. york and north yorkshire, the wider county so often rock—solid conservative, has elected a labour mayor. we've had really good results across the country all day long, but this is a very, very special moment, david, to become the mayor here. and thank you to the team for all the fantastic work that they have done.
at a by election in blackpool south, his party suffered its third largest swing to the opposition labour party since the second world war. at a local council level the results are no better. the conservatives have lost half of the seats announced so far. experts say, they could be on track to lose a staggering 500 councillors a staggering 500 councillors, one of the worst performances at the polls in four decades. here's our political editor, chris mason. cheering. northallerton in north...
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here in redditch, labour made big gains to win control of the council. they'll be hoping it's a sign they can win back parliamentary seats like this too at the general election. and there was a massive swing of over 26% to labour in the blackpool south by—election. but some cheer for tories, as ben houchen holds on to the mayor's office in tees valley. and i'll be here looking at some of the results in more detail to see what it might mean for the parties at the general election. also tonight, a former post office lawyer is accused of lying over are you going to tell the truth today? jarnail singh was involved in prosecuting an innocent woman. he says he didn't lie. william perry me? 0n newsnight at half ten... the tees valley mayoral win for the conservatives appears to buy
here in redditch, labour made big gains to win control of the council. they'll be hoping it's a sign they can win back parliamentary seats like this too at the general election. and there was a massive swing of over 26% to labour in the blackpool south by—election. but some cheer for tories, as ben houchen holds on to the mayor's office in tees valley. and i'll be here looking at some of the results in more detail to see what it might mean for the parties at the general election. also...
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once at that talk of avoiding a labour majority was now delusional. there is no sense that there is about to be a move against the prime minister. most are focused against influencing policy that they are trying to force a reshuffle with a cabinet but that itself is indicative that some have just given up are making the big changes. —— on making. wins here in rushmore have given labour extra confidence that they could be heading for power. is there a view in the labour party that the local election results suggest it is in the back for you? we election results suggest it is in the back for you?— election results suggest it is in the back for you? we are really encouraged _ the back for you? we are really encouraged by _ the back for you? we are really encouraged by the _ the back for you? we are really encouraged by the local - the back for you? we are really| encouraged by the local election results — encouraged by the local election results. they show us winning it all the places— results. they show us winning it all the places we would ne
once at that talk of avoiding a labour majority was now delusional. there is no sense that there is about to be a move against the prime minister. most are focused against influencing policy that they are trying to force a reshuffle with a cabinet but that itself is indicative that some have just given up are making the big changes. —— on making. wins here in rushmore have given labour extra confidence that they could be heading for power. is there a view in the labour party that the local...
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the people who have wrung their hands are the labour party, the labour party has its eyes on winning big in scotland. part of its path back to powerful them at the moment i think both of polling in the state of the snp are quite woeful. ., . ., woeful. through the central ball in scotland where _ woeful. through the central ball in scotland where they _ woeful. through the central ball in scotland where they did _ woeful. through the central ball in scotland where they did so - woeful. through the central ball in scotland where they did so badly l scotland where they did so badly in 2015. fortunes renewed, no doubt. one of the things i want to ask you, i know you are a keen student of european politics is whether majority parties might look at doing deals with the greens and think it is a dangerous way to go. you look at what's happened in scotland, look at what's happened in scotland, look at what's happened in scotland, look at what happened in germany and in other european countries. climate change policy has been popular at the ballot box. do the greens work well in conjunction?
the people who have wrung their hands are the labour party, the labour party has its eyes on winning big in scotland. part of its path back to powerful them at the moment i think both of polling in the state of the snp are quite woeful. ., . ., woeful. through the central ball in scotland where _ woeful. through the central ball in scotland where they _ woeful. through the central ball in scotland where they did _ woeful. through the central ball in scotland where they did so - woeful. through...
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the times had an interesting piece saying the opposition, the labour party in particular in scotland may rue the day that they force out hums like yousaf becausejohn swinney might get it together. i’m like yousaf because john swinney might get it together.— might get it together. i'm not so sure about _ might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. _ might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. what _ might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. what a - might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. what a time - might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. what a time in l sure about that. what a time in scottish politics. just over a week ago scotland had a government with the smp and the green party working together on the legislative program. to be pretty sure when most votes those with hours later that deal collapsed. the s&p was forced into a leadership contest with the decision was not whether the party picked somebody or what in the new direction with a younger candidate, it had to ask itself who was best placed to win votes across a parliament
the times had an interesting piece saying the opposition, the labour party in particular in scotland may rue the day that they force out hums like yousaf becausejohn swinney might get it together. i’m like yousaf because john swinney might get it together.— might get it together. i'm not so sure about _ might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. _ might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. what _ might get it together. i'm not so sure about that. what a - might get it...
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the smp are basically neck-and-neck with labour in the polls. but we havseen in england every time the conservatives have changed. john: indeed. and it is potentially a very difficult position to find yourself in. but what has happened is they have taken away a leader who is becoming increasingly unpopular. he was not that great because he only verily won -- only barely won the contest. and was not uniting his party. to that extent now we start a new game. the question now is what happens in the wake of the smp leadership contest. will there be a contest? if there is a contest, will it be as divisive as the last one or not? at the moment there is a current amount of momentum for john swinney, who did the job nearly 20 years ago. has to be set, not an entirely comfortable experience for him at that time. but at least he could fill one of the criteria of the smp are looking for which is someone who can unite the party. john swinney is widely liked. he is perhaps someone who can unite them. on the other hand there is a second quality they need, and
the smp are basically neck-and-neck with labour in the polls. but we havseen in england every time the conservatives have changed. john: indeed. and it is potentially a very difficult position to find yourself in. but what has happened is they have taken away a leader who is becoming increasingly unpopular. he was not that great because he only verily won -- only barely won the contest. and was not uniting his party. to that extent now we start a new game. the question now is what happens in...
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people want to turn the page and go forward with labour and our positive plan for the country. obviously it is disappointing to lose all those hardworking conservative councillors. i am grateful to them for all their service in local government. dire election results are becoming a dangerous habit for the conservatives. but tonight, it is not prompting more tory mps to want to get rid of rishi sunak. joining the panel tonight — susie boniface, a columnist at the daily mirror newspaper and joe walsh, former republican congressman and host of the �*white flag' podcast. first, the latest headlines. canadian police have arrested three indian nationals in connection with the killing of an indian sikh separatist leader in western canada. hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a sikh temple in british columbia last year. police say they are investigating connections to the indian government. delhi has denied any hand in the murder. a senior un official has warned that the situation in sudan
people want to turn the page and go forward with labour and our positive plan for the country. obviously it is disappointing to lose all those hardworking conservative councillors. i am grateful to them for all their service in local government. dire election results are becoming a dangerous habit for the conservatives. but tonight, it is not prompting more tory mps to want to get rid of rishi sunak. joining the panel tonight — susie boniface, a columnist at the daily mirror newspaper and joe...
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the labour party, the mayor of london himself would say, part of that issue is about austerity, the cuts made in certain services, particularly to the police stations around the capital by the conservatives over the last ten years that they've been in power. plenty of politics circulating all around it. at the centre of this a 14—year—old boy who has been stabbed to death. find centre of this a 14-year-old boy who has been stabbed to death.- has been stabbed to death. and his family should _ has been stabbed to death. and his family should be _ has been stabbed to death. and his family should be front _ has been stabbed to death. and his family should be front and - has been stabbed to death. and his family should be front and centre . has been stabbed to death. and hisj family should be front and centre in our minds tonight. thank you for that. there were around 250 fatal stabbings in england and wales last year, many involving young men and boys. and for every life lost, there are families and loved ones shattered by the loss. as part of a special bbc investigation into the wider
the labour party, the mayor of london himself would say, part of that issue is about austerity, the cuts made in certain services, particularly to the police stations around the capital by the conservatives over the last ten years that they've been in power. plenty of politics circulating all around it. at the centre of this a 14—year—old boy who has been stabbed to death. find centre of this a 14-year-old boy who has been stabbed to death.- has been stabbed to death. and his family should...
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one line of copy here from the labour shadow home secretary yvette cooper saying the government was so desperate to get flights up to rwanda they have actually paid someone to go. british taxpayers and ops forking out £3000 for a volunteer to board a plane, she said they are also paying rwanda to provide him with free board and lodgings for the next five years. there's been another bit of reporting today that they have lost about half of the 5000 people, that number, that would be qualifying for this scheme. people who would presumably be put on plays to rwanda. now we get this detail that in fact, they are paying people to go on commercial flights. in fact, they are paying people to go on commercialflights. it in fact, they are paying people to go on commercial flights.- go on commercial flights. it does not seem exactly _ go on commercial flights. it does not seem exactly likely _ go on commercial flights. it does not seem exactly likely joined . go on commercial flights. it does not seem exactly likely joined a i not seem exactly likelyjoined a policy— not seem exactly likelyjoin
one line of copy here from the labour shadow home secretary yvette cooper saying the government was so desperate to get flights up to rwanda they have actually paid someone to go. british taxpayers and ops forking out £3000 for a volunteer to board a plane, she said they are also paying rwanda to provide him with free board and lodgings for the next five years. there's been another bit of reporting today that they have lost about half of the 5000 people, that number, that would be qualifying...
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joined by the panel tonight — kezia dugdale, former leader of the scottish labour party, and miles taylor, former republican national security official. we will get to them very shortly. first, the latest headlines — a senior un official says the cost of reconstructing war—ravaged gaza could be as high as $40 billion. the assistant secretary—general said the world hadn't dealt with such destruction since the second world war. russia has denied allegations that it's using chemical weapons in its war on ukraine. the us state department said this week that russian troops
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rapidly becoming clear is as more people ask about reform, we are becoming the real opposition to the labour party in the north, in the midlands, in wales, we are on the way up. it is quite clear the tories on the way down. x the green party is volunteering a barrel. this is the trend of the green steady rise in local politics continuing. >> a fantastic set of results for the green party. the fifth local election in a row or we had the record number of green counselors being elected. winning seats in all corners of the country for the labor and conservatives in rural and urban areas. >> the democratic process comes with certain rituals. color, stamina, and sleep deprivation. in winners clutching babies. there are yet more results to come tomorrow. >> let's talk jack blanchard. good evening to you. how bad was this for the tories? >> really bad for the tories. most of these results are exactly what you would expect to see from a government that is about to be thrown out of office. they have been losing councils in all of the wrong places. in every part of the country, we are seeing marginal p
rapidly becoming clear is as more people ask about reform, we are becoming the real opposition to the labour party in the north, in the midlands, in wales, we are on the way up. it is quite clear the tories on the way down. x the green party is volunteering a barrel. this is the trend of the green steady rise in local politics continuing. >> a fantastic set of results for the green party. the fifth local election in a row or we had the record number of green counselors being elected....
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joined by the panel tonight — kezia dugdale, former leader of the scottish labour party, and miles taylor, former republican national security official. we will get to them very shortly. first, the latest headlines — a senior un official says the cost of reconstructing war—ravaged gaza could be as high as $40 billion. the assistant secretary—general said the world hadn't dealt with such destruction since the second world war. russia has denied allegations that it's using chemical weapons in its war on ukraine. the us state department said this week that russian troops had used chloropicrin, an oily liquid developed during the first world war which irritates the lungs, eyes and skin. the kremlin described the accusation as "completely baseless and unsubsta ntiated". 2a people are now known to have died in southern brazil, where some of the worst storms on record have caused severe flooding. more than 20 others are missing. 1a,000 people have lost their homes or been displaced by the extreme weather. researchers have recreated a sd model of the face of a female neanderthal who lived 7
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the labour party, the mayor of london himself would say part of that issue is austerity about the cups made in certain services, particularly to the police stations around the capital, by the conservatives over the last 10 years -- more than 10 years they have been in power. plenty of politics circulating around it. but at the center of this, a 14-year-old boy who has been stabbed to death. >> and his family should be front and center in our minds. thank you very much for that. knife crime not entirely a problem just in london. there were around 250 fatal stabbings in england and wales, many involving young men and boys. for every life loss, families and loved ones are shattered by it. as part of a special bbc investigation into the wider effects of knife crime, dan johnson has spoken to the mother of mikey roy nin, who was 16 when he was stabbed to death last summer. you may find some details distressing. >> this is his bedroom, it is untouched. exactly as it was the day he went. trainers, all of his clothing hung over the banister. all of that. all memories. >> this is the story of a
the labour party, the mayor of london himself would say part of that issue is austerity about the cups made in certain services, particularly to the police stations around the capital, by the conservatives over the last 10 years -- more than 10 years they have been in power. plenty of politics circulating around it. but at the center of this, a 14-year-old boy who has been stabbed to death. >> and his family should be front and center in our minds. thank you very much for that. knife...