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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%. elsewhere, in the last few hours, labour have secured victories in greater manchester, where andy burnham was re—elected with over 60% of the vote share, and in west yorkshire, where mayor tracy babin also won re—election. we'll bring you the remaining results as and when they happen. let's speak to reem ibrahim, who is a young conservative and political commentator, and communications officer at the institute of economic affairs. and communications officer at thank and communications officer at you forjoining us. vi watching thank you forjoining us. we are watching the west midl
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...
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we had some pleasant sunshine northern parts of wales, stretching into merseyside, greater manchester, yorkshire, much of the midlands and east anglia. the warmest spots seeing temperatures up to 20 degrees. the coolest spots, where cloudy, just 12. and again, we kept cloud for scotland and northern ireland. some quite heavy showers in eastern scotland at the moment. and as we go on through this evening and overnight, there will be some further patches of rain coming and going, particularly in east scotland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud around, a few showers for southern wales, pushing into the midlands. could see an odd one for east anglia and southern counties of england, too. on into bank holiday monday, we do start the day with quite extensive cloud cover and it is another day where showers will develop through the afternoon. the showers are going to be much more widespread and they'll be heavier than we've seen over the last couple of days with some thunderstorms around. probably the brightest weather in the midlands, parts of northern england, maybe parts of east anglia once again.
we had some pleasant sunshine northern parts of wales, stretching into merseyside, greater manchester, yorkshire, much of the midlands and east anglia. the warmest spots seeing temperatures up to 20 degrees. the coolest spots, where cloudy, just 12. and again, we kept cloud for scotland and northern ireland. some quite heavy showers in eastern scotland at the moment. and as we go on through this evening and overnight, there will be some further patches of rain coming and going, particularly in...
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manchester. if you live in the east midlands, north east or york and north yorkshire area, you'll get to elect a mayor for the first time. there are 37 police and crime commissioner elections across england and wales. theirjob is to hold their local chief constable and police force to account. in blackpool south, voters will be choosing a new mp. the by—election there was triggered by the resignation of the former conservative mp scott benton. he was suspended from parliament for 35 days after being involved in a lobbying scandal. when you vote, you'll now have to show photo id. there are 22 acceptable forms of id, including passports, driving licences, some bus passes and a blue parking badge. voting closes at 10pm tomorrow, and results will start to come in overnight into friday and continue throughout the weekend. and finally to a 98—year—old ukrainian woman who walked six miles in her slippers to escape russian shelling in her village. she's been telling her story to our ukraine corresp
manchester. if you live in the east midlands, north east or york and north yorkshire area, you'll get to elect a mayor for the first time. there are 37 police and crime commissioner elections across england and wales. theirjob is to hold their local chief constable and police force to account. in blackpool south, voters will be choosing a new mp. the by—election there was triggered by the resignation of the former conservative mp scott benton. he was suspended from parliament for 35 days...
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quite a lot of england will be choosing a regional mayor, including the capital, london, greater manchester, parts of the north—east as well, so a lot of contests going on for regional mayors and they actually have quite a lot of power over things like transport and planning so there is that. then the biggest test of opinion today is going to be the 2500 or so seats up for grabs in 100 councils in england and that is people who are going to control everything from the buses to other forms of transport to social care. also, if you're keeping track, there are 37 police and crime commissioner elections happening in england and wales today, so there is a lot going on and a big test of opinion across england and wales. as you say though, it is worth pointing out that one of the big changes some people will be seeing today is the need for voter id, that is going to be required if you're turning up at a polling booth. {lila be required if you're turning up at a polling booth.— be required if you're turning up at a polling booth. 0k, thank you for the update. _ a polling booth. 0k, thank you fo
quite a lot of england will be choosing a regional mayor, including the capital, london, greater manchester, parts of the north—east as well, so a lot of contests going on for regional mayors and they actually have quite a lot of power over things like transport and planning so there is that. then the biggest test of opinion today is going to be the 2500 or so seats up for grabs in 100 councils in england and that is people who are going to control everything from the buses to other forms of...
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andy burnham is also re—elected to a third term as mayor of greater manchester. while in the west midlands, it's too close to call, with conservative incumbent andy street hoping to hold on. a baby and its mother rescued in brazil — as deadly flooding continues to cause widespread damage. and tens of thousands of madonna fans are set to crowd rio's copacabana beach in brazil, ahead of a free concert by the us pop star. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. back in the premier league for the first time since 2002 — an ecstatic portman road, as ipswich are promoted to the top flight.
andy burnham is also re—elected to a third term as mayor of greater manchester. while in the west midlands, it's too close to call, with conservative incumbent andy street hoping to hold on. a baby and its mother rescued in brazil — as deadly flooding continues to cause widespread damage. and tens of thousands of madonna fans are set to crowd rio's copacabana beach in brazil, ahead of a free concert by the us pop star. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane...
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greater manchester police says it will not take any further action against labour's deputy leader angela rayner, following an investigation into her living arrangements before she was an mp. she had faced questions as to whether she paid the correct tax on the sale of her council home in 2015, and if she was registered to vote at the correct address. ms rayner welcomed the news, while the labour leader sir keir starmer said he had never doubted that she had done nothing wrong. 0ur correspondentjoe pike reports. it's the tale of two houses which has dogged labour's deputy leader for months. i got that advice that is categoric that i do not owe any capital gains tax on that property. and which, as far as the police is concerned, is now over. i'm obviously pleased they have come to a conclusion. i never doubted that angela hadn't done anything wrong. tonight, angela rayner has welcomed the news, saying conservatives reported her to distract from their record in government. the tories say she still hasn't provided an explanation for the questions around her former living arrangements. the ro
greater manchester police says it will not take any further action against labour's deputy leader angela rayner, following an investigation into her living arrangements before she was an mp. she had faced questions as to whether she paid the correct tax on the sale of her council home in 2015, and if she was registered to vote at the correct address. ms rayner welcomed the news, while the labour leader sir keir starmer said he had never doubted that she had done nothing wrong. 0ur...
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manchester. if you live in the east midlands, north east or york and north yorkshire area you'll get to elect a mayor for the first time. there are 37 police and crime commissioner elections across england and wales — theirjob is to hold their local chief constable and police force to account. in blackpool south, voters will be choosing a new mp. the by—election there was triggered by the resignation of the former conservative mp scott benton. he was suspended from parliament for 35 days after being involved in a lobbying scandal. when you vote you'll now have to show photo id. there are 22 acceptable forms of id, including: passports, driving licences, some, bus passes and a blue parking badge. voting closes at 10pm tomorrow and results will start to come in overnight into friday and continue throughout the weekend. thank you. the most powerful telescope in space has captured images of the horsehead nebula, one of the most distinctive objects in our skies. this was the image captured more th
manchester. if you live in the east midlands, north east or york and north yorkshire area you'll get to elect a mayor for the first time. there are 37 police and crime commissioner elections across england and wales — theirjob is to hold their local chief constable and police force to account. in blackpool south, voters will be choosing a new mp. the by—election there was triggered by the resignation of the former conservative mp scott benton. he was suspended from parliament for 35 days...
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greater manchester police said the four charges of child neglect were not related to the death of genevieve meehan in may 2022. thousands of iranians have gathered on the streets of tabriz to follow a funeral procession for president ebrahim raisi. president raisi and seven others were killed when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed in a mountainous area of iran on sunday. despite the huge crowds, not all iranians supported the president and many celebrated his death on social media. the parliament ofjersey is debating proposals to allow assisted dying. the measures could go further than those being voted on in the isle of man, where assisted dying is to be restricted to the terminally ill. injersey, politicians could extend it to adults facing unbearable suffering from a physical condition. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. among jersey's 100,000 strong population, there are passionately held views for and against assisted dying. lorna is terminally ill with advanced breast cancer. she wants the comfort of knowing she could get help to die if she was in pain. there is no
greater manchester police said the four charges of child neglect were not related to the death of genevieve meehan in may 2022. thousands of iranians have gathered on the streets of tabriz to follow a funeral procession for president ebrahim raisi. president raisi and seven others were killed when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed in a mountainous area of iran on sunday. despite the huge crowds, not all iranians supported the president and many celebrated his death on social media....
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if the allegation is credible and what we've we've got the greater manchester police themselves saying, look, we did a public interest test on on this. and the reason we decided it was in the public interest was because of the volume of coverage and not solely, but in large part because of the volume of coverage we were getting in the press. now, that coverage was all coming from government allies. and i think it's a real problem when you reported it, the bbc reported it. >> bbc, a government ally, bbc reported it. >> well, i disagree on that, but that's a whole other a whole other segment. bbc reported. but the majority of it was coming from sam. >> you can't have it both ways. it was reported by channel 4, the bbc, itv, it was reported generally the deputy leader of the labour party, under pressure over whether she lied about her home arrangements . home arrangements. >> well, i did a little bit of research into this and just looked at the coverage in the, in the, in the different publications. and sure, you get a news report in the bbc. i think there's a news report in the guardian
if the allegation is credible and what we've we've got the greater manchester police themselves saying, look, we did a public interest test on on this. and the reason we decided it was in the public interest was because of the volume of coverage and not solely, but in large part because of the volume of coverage we were getting in the press. now, that coverage was all coming from government allies. and i think it's a real problem when you reported it, the bbc reported it. >> bbc, a...
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this is a weather watcher scene in greater manchester. it looks like the weather will be improving after a 5°99y weather will be improving after a soggy bank holiday monday for some, high pressure building and, more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, rain at times but feeling warmer and drier. england and wales will benefit from this area of high
this is a weather watcher scene in greater manchester. it looks like the weather will be improving after a 5°99y weather will be improving after a soggy bank holiday monday for some, high pressure building and, more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, rain at times but feeling warmer and drier. england and wales will benefit from this area of high
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well, bury north in greater manchester is a marginal seat, changing colour many times through the years. and our uk editor ed thomas has been to hear about the issues that matter most to voters there. it doesn't exactly feel like it right now but a summer election is just weeks away. and i have never been prouder to be british. yeah, general election. what is your reaction? thank god, about time. summer general election? sooner the better, please. and bury north is up for grabs. i'm fluid, whoever ticks the most boxes for me, they are for me. just 105 votes separated labour and the conservatives here in 2019. steve is undecided. in your life right now, what matters to you? grandkids, you are looking at knife crime, way too much of that. and my parents, my mother is going into a care home. so whichever party speaks to you on those issues, you could potentially go with? yeah, you have got to be fluid, you have got to do what is best for your family rather thanjust yourself. what matters to me is. the immigration, yeah? when you say immigration, what do you mean? do you mean boats coming o
well, bury north in greater manchester is a marginal seat, changing colour many times through the years. and our uk editor ed thomas has been to hear about the issues that matter most to voters there. it doesn't exactly feel like it right now but a summer election is just weeks away. and i have never been prouder to be british. yeah, general election. what is your reaction? thank god, about time. summer general election? sooner the better, please. and bury north is up for grabs. i'm fluid,...
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results are expected in the six remaining regional mayoral races today and that includes greater manchester and the west midlands where the tories will be hoping andy street can cling on. all eyes will be on the capital
results are expected in the six remaining regional mayoral races today and that includes greater manchester and the west midlands where the tories will be hoping andy street can cling on. all eyes will be on the capital
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three men in greater manchester have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorism offences. 0fficers carried out raids across bolton and wigan. the men, aged 35, 36 and 51, are in custody and are being questioned by detectives. the arrests were part of an ongoing investigation. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been criticised by some of his mps for allowing natalie elphicke to defect from the conservatives to his party. the mp for dover says rishi sunak has failed on his pledge to stop the boats, but had previously accused labour of having no plan to deal with illegal immigration. a court in mexico has ruled that there are grounds to prosecute a man accused of murdering three foreign surfers. the decision to prosecute jesus gerard comes after a hearing held for him in ensenada, baja california where the victims�* bodies were found last friday. australian brothers callum and jake robinson and their american friend jack carter had been on holiday when they were killed. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. dozens of people remain trapped beneath a building tha
three men in greater manchester have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorism offences. 0fficers carried out raids across bolton and wigan. the men, aged 35, 36 and 51, are in custody and are being questioned by detectives. the arrests were part of an ongoing investigation. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been criticised by some of his mps for allowing natalie elphicke to defect from the conservatives to his party. the mp for dover says rishi sunak has failed on his pledge to...
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manchester act and hopefully that will set things on the right track. you mentioned it had an impact on how manchester is perceived as a venue or as a place first to have these gates, how much appetite is there for live concerts and so on now? i there for live concerts and so on now? ~ ' . there for live concerts and so on now? ~' ' . ., .., now? i think the effect that it can draw a range _ now? i think the effect that it can draw a range of— now? i think the effect that it can draw a range of local _ now? i think the effect that it can draw a range of local talent - now? i think the effect that it can draw a range of local talent as . now? i think the effect that it can l draw a range of local talent as well as international talent is interesting to the people of libya and manchester. 0bviously interesting to the people of libya and manchester. obviously we have a very long musical legacy here and people are very proud of it, so i do think there is still large appetite for these huge acts. also the smaller acts and our grassroot venues and it has sh
manchester act and hopefully that will set things on the right track. you mentioned it had an impact on how manchester is perceived as a venue or as a place first to have these gates, how much appetite is there for live concerts and so on now? i there for live concerts and so on now? ~ ' . there for live concerts and so on now? ~' ' . ., .., now? i think the effect that it can draw a range _ now? i think the effect that it can draw a range of— now? i think the effect that it can draw a range...
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i spoke today to andy burnham, now the mayor of greater manchester, a former labour health secretary. why had he not done what theresa may eventually did and set up an inquiry? well, i always ask questions - of myself and i said to campaigners, i am sorry that i couldn't do more, more quickly. - i was not aware that this - was a cover—up when i was in the department of health - and i was told at the time that nobody was knowinglyl given unsafe products, but that was a lie. that was the officialj line and it was a lie. so that is the blunt truth here. there you were as a secretary of state, of all things. it's incredible. ..and the system was lying to you. it's incredible, isn't it? that is why i say the most serious questions should be asked - here of whitehall departments. how can it be that thousands i and thousands of british citizens were left in the wilderness? and yes, an apology too from labour today — here was keir starmer addressing mp5 and addressing victims and their families in the public gallery of the house of commons: politics itself failed you. that failure applies
i spoke today to andy burnham, now the mayor of greater manchester, a former labour health secretary. why had he not done what theresa may eventually did and set up an inquiry? well, i always ask questions - of myself and i said to campaigners, i am sorry that i couldn't do more, more quickly. - i was not aware that this - was a cover—up when i was in the department of health - and i was told at the time that nobody was knowinglyl given unsafe products, but that was a lie. that was the...
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manchester, yorkshire, much of the midlands and east anglia. the warmest spots seeing temperatures up to 20 celsius — the coolest spots, where cloudy, just 12. and again, we kept cloud for scotland and northern ireland, some quite heavy showers in eastern scotland at the moment. and, as we go on through this evening and overnight, there will be some further patches of rain coming and going, particularly in east scotland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud around, a few showers for southern wales, pushing into the midlands, could see an odd one for east anglia and southern counties of england, too. on into bank holiday monday, then, we do start the day with quite extensive cloud cover, and it is another day where showers will develop through the afternoon. the showers will be much more widespread, and they'll be heavier than we've seen over the last couple of days, with some thunderstorms around. probably the brightest weather in the midlands, parts of northern england, maybe parts of east anglia once again — but the south—east could have more pers
manchester, yorkshire, much of the midlands and east anglia. the warmest spots seeing temperatures up to 20 celsius — the coolest spots, where cloudy, just 12. and again, we kept cloud for scotland and northern ireland, some quite heavy showers in eastern scotland at the moment. and, as we go on through this evening and overnight, there will be some further patches of rain coming and going, particularly in east scotland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud around, a few showers for southern wales,...
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manchester where andy burnham gets almost 100 million of this over three years. that's a huge cut to one of the cities that is driving the north's economy, closing the productivity gap in the last 15 years partly with london, using these funds to do that. so i think it's bad economics, which is why i'm on the programme — you got someone who is an expert on the politics of this, and i wouldn't want to stray completely out of my field of understanding, but i think i know enough about the internal poles of the conservative party to know this will not go down well with those in the northern research group, those defending those redwall seats. they'll livid that labour candidates will be able to have angela rayner come to visit the project the prime minister says he wants to cut in the next five years. that's terrible if you want to hang onto your seat.— onto your seat. let's test that. there's been — onto your seat. let's test that. there's been complaints - onto your seat. let's test that. there's been complaints today| onto your seat. let's test that. - there
manchester where andy burnham gets almost 100 million of this over three years. that's a huge cut to one of the cities that is driving the north's economy, closing the productivity gap in the last 15 years partly with london, using these funds to do that. so i think it's bad economics, which is why i'm on the programme — you got someone who is an expert on the politics of this, and i wouldn't want to stray completely out of my field of understanding, but i think i know enough about the...
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we are still awaiting results in the four remaining regional mayor races including greater manchester and the west midlands
we are still awaiting results in the four remaining regional mayor races including greater manchester and the west midlands
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but five independent candidate standing on a pro—gaza platform cost labour control in oldham in greater manchester as evidence labour's stance on gaza has had an impact, particularly in places with a significant muslim population. cheering and applause. earlier, keir starmer was in blackpool to celebrate winning a westminster seat there. cheering and applause. winning wasn't surprising. the scale of labour's victory was. the mood music for the prime minister pretty dire, then. rishi sunak was in catterick garrison in north yorkshire. obviously it's disappointing to lose good, hard—working conservative councillors and i'm grateful to them for all their service in local government, keeping council tax low and delivering services for local people, but we've still got lots of results to come. one of their few islands of optimism in a sea of gloom, the tees valley. the conservative ben houchen wearing victory but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be
but five independent candidate standing on a pro—gaza platform cost labour control in oldham in greater manchester as evidence labour's stance on gaza has had an impact, particularly in places with a significant muslim population. cheering and applause. earlier, keir starmer was in blackpool to celebrate winning a westminster seat there. cheering and applause. winning wasn't surprising. the scale of labour's victory was. the mood music for the prime minister pretty dire, then. rishi sunak was...
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manchester, labour have controlled this for years but do not any more. this is why. the number of independents has stopped labour getting a majority. labour lost five seats and the independence won seven. there's five seats, it lost the people who stood against the party's platform on gaza, the war in gaza and said, we do not agree with your policy and would do it differently and they are five of those seven independents. if you are labour trying to work out if your community might be affected by the war in gaza, this will make you nervous. it's not the biggest problem in the world for labour but on a night at has broadly been a good result for the party, this will be because of nervousness. find good result for the party, this will be because of nervousness. and there was a bur-election _ be because of nervousness. and there was a by-election as _ be because of nervousness. and there was a by-election as well, _ be because of nervousness. and there was a by-election as well, and - be because of nervousness. and there was a by-election as well, and ump
manchester, labour have controlled this for years but do not any more. this is why. the number of independents has stopped labour getting a majority. labour lost five seats and the independence won seven. there's five seats, it lost the people who stood against the party's platform on gaza, the war in gaza and said, we do not agree with your policy and would do it differently and they are five of those seven independents. if you are labour trying to work out if your community might be affected...
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there are more results to count today, including the mayors of london, greater manchester and the west midlands. harry farley, bbc news. let's go to birmingham — and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. good to see you. when do we expect a result? indie good to see you. when do we expect a result? ~ ., good to see you. when do we expect a result? ~ . , . , result? we are expecting the result ofthe result? we are expecting the result of the mayoral _ result? we are expecting the result of the mayoral contest _ result? we are expecting the result of the mayoral contest in _ result? we are expecting the result of the mayoral contest in the - result? we are expecting the result of the mayoral contest in the westl of the mayoral contest in the west midlands some this afternoon. we don't know when exactly, but what we don't know when exactly, but what we do know is that it could be a really close result. the incumbent mayor, the conservative, andy street, is hoping for a third term in the job, and throughout the campaign, richard parker of labour has been pushing really hard for a long time a
there are more results to count today, including the mayors of london, greater manchester and the west midlands. harry farley, bbc news. let's go to birmingham — and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. good to see you. when do we expect a result? indie good to see you. when do we expect a result? ~ ., good to see you. when do we expect a result? ~ . , . , result? we are expecting the result ofthe result? we are expecting the result of the mayoral _ result? we are expecting the result of the...
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there are more results to come today including the results of the mayors of london's, greater manchester and the west midlands. with more results expected, let's take stock of where we are. first, let's look at the mayoral elections. 11 mayors are being elected — in london, nine combined authorities, and salford. four results are in so far. labour have won three, including one that covers rishi sunak�*s seat in york and north yorkshire. the re—election of lord ben houchen as mayor of tees valley has been a rare bright spot for the conservatives. we're expecting seven more mayoral results to come in today. let's take a look at the local council elections next — and there were celebrations for labour, who have so far gained 173 new councillors across england, with more than 1000 seats overall. but progress wasn't made everywhere, losing overall control of oldham. labour is still the largest party but there's no doubt some voters there are unhappy with the party's stance on gaza and have turned to independent candidates. it was a disappointing result for the conservatives in england
there are more results to come today including the results of the mayors of london's, greater manchester and the west midlands. with more results expected, let's take stock of where we are. first, let's look at the mayoral elections. 11 mayors are being elected — in london, nine combined authorities, and salford. four results are in so far. labour have won three, including one that covers rishi sunak�*s seat in york and north yorkshire. the re—election of lord ben houchen as mayor of tees...
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oldham in greater manchester, really interesting if we are trying to figure out potential achilles' heel is for labour. onto the next page to show you, independent at seven, labour down five, that is why they lost control, and five of the independents was standing on a platform about the war in gaza, saying labour have the wrong policy, angry at the position they have taken. that appears to be one of the key reasons labour have lost control in oldham. the party says there are local factors, in oldham. the party says there are localfactors, losing in oldham. the party says there are local factors, losing seats there for a while. if anything is going to worry keir starmer this morning, it will be that. worry keir starmer this morning, it will be that-— will be that. fascinating. while we have not will be that. fascinating. while we have got you. _ will be that. fascinating. while we have got you. can _ will be that. fascinating. while we have got you, can i _ will be that. fascinating. while we have got you, can i get _ will be that. fascinating. while we have got you, can i get you - wi
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but five independent candidate standing on a pro—gaza platform cost labour control in oldham in greater manchester as evidence labour's stance on gaza has had an impact, particularly in places with a significant muslim population. earlier, keir starmer was in blackpool to celebrate winning a westminster seat there. winning wasn't surprising, the scale of labour's victory was. music. the mood music for the prime minister pretty dire, then. rishi sunak was in catterick garrison in north yorkshire. obviously it's disappointing to lose good, hard—working conservative councillors, and i'm grateful to them for all their service in local government keeping council tax low and delivering services for local people. but we've still got lots of results to come. one of their few islands of optimism in a sea of gloom, the tees valley. the conservative ben houchen wearing victory, but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be thinking about voting - conservative o
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manchester echoed that sentiment as well. we�*ve got two quite important people from both sides of the spectrum by saying this isn�*t a done deal for labour at spectrum by saying this isn�*t a done dealfor labour at all and i think the reason for that is there are still so many people in the country who don�*t know who they are going to vote for. we have an election in six weeks�* time and i think the floating voters of the people who are unsure, he fell may be the conservative party has gone in the wrong direction but they don�*t feel like keir starmer is a credible leader, if those people who were really sway the election and who both parties need to win over.— the election and who both parties need to win over. there needs to be siinificant need to win over. there needs to be significant movement _ need to win over. there needs to be significant movement for _ need to win over. there needs to be significant movement for that - need to win over. there needs to be significant movement for that to - significant
manchester echoed that sentiment as well. we�*ve got two quite important people from both sides of the spectrum by saying this isn�*t a done deal for labour at spectrum by saying this isn�*t a done dealfor labour at all and i think the reason for that is there are still so many people in the country who don�*t know who they are going to vote for. we have an election in six weeks�* time and i think the floating voters of the people who are unsure, he fell may be the conservative party...
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we've heard from stockport council and police from stockport council and police from greater manchester that they are no longer looking to this. the conservative parties are trying to say this in octave because we have not heard from hmrc. they never comment on these things. but we have been told that hmrc �*s and no tax was owed and the investigation is over. there's a relief.— over. there's a relief. before he let ou over. there's a relief. before he let you go. _ over. there's a relief. before he let you go. just _ over. there's a relief. before he let you go, just summarise i over. there's a relief. before he let you go, just summarise yourj let you go, just summarise your thoughts on the rest it's been another day where the economy is front and centre. it really feels like both conservatives and labour see this as a battle to be seen as the most credible when it comes economy. for the labour party under keir starmer in the shadows sampler rachel rees, they picks himself at a party that has changed. we heard a letter from himself at a party that has changed. we heard a letterfro
we've heard from stockport council and police from stockport council and police from greater manchester that they are no longer looking to this. the conservative parties are trying to say this in octave because we have not heard from hmrc. they never comment on these things. but we have been told that hmrc �*s and no tax was owed and the investigation is over. there's a relief.— over. there's a relief. before he let ou over. there's a relief. before he let you go. _ over. there's a relief....
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here's a caveat — 0ldham and greater manchester labour did comptroller and they don't anymore. it's no under, no overall control. this is why you can see and hear here in pink. the independents who've won seats, they took a lot of those seats from labour. labour had lost five and the five that they lost were won by independents who were criticising labour's policy on gaza. so that is a potential issue for the labour party, that in some parts of the country, particularly parts of the country with a high muslim population, they are seeing their vote drop and in some cases they're losing to independents. what does it all mean for westminster? it's a question a lot of people are asking. if there's a general election, how does this translate? well, there was one westminster seat that was up for grabs on thursday, blackpool south. it was conservative blue in 2019. you can see here, labour romped it on thursday, a really comfortable majority, 760a. for chris webb there. have a look at that as well, the gap between mark boucher for reform and david jones for the conservatives is tiny.
here's a caveat — 0ldham and greater manchester labour did comptroller and they don't anymore. it's no under, no overall control. this is why you can see and hear here in pink. the independents who've won seats, they took a lot of those seats from labour. labour had lost five and the five that they lost were won by independents who were criticising labour's policy on gaza. so that is a potential issue for the labour party, that in some parts of the country, particularly parts of the country...
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the man who was until last night the conservative mp for bolton north east in greater manchester has joined the labour party. mark logan is not standing at the general election but he says he is now backing sir keir starmer as the next prime minister. this afternoon he told the bbc the conservative party was unrecognisable from the party hejoined a decade ago. it comes amid continuing confusion and division over the fate of one of labour's longest serving and best known mps, diane abbott. she says she's being banned from standing next month. keir starmer has been saying no decision has been taken. but today labour's deputy leader angela rayner said she sees no reason why she shouldn't be allowed to stand again for her seat in east london. our political editor chris mason is in westminster. some interesting movements today is. good evening. it's rather a noisy affair, the labour party today, for one reason or another. to explain how this came about, the interview i will show you in a moment or two, i got a call from labour who said we want to introduce you to this guy who was a conser
the man who was until last night the conservative mp for bolton north east in greater manchester has joined the labour party. mark logan is not standing at the general election but he says he is now backing sir keir starmer as the next prime minister. this afternoon he told the bbc the conservative party was unrecognisable from the party hejoined a decade ago. it comes amid continuing confusion and division over the fate of one of labour's longest serving and best known mps, diane abbott. she...
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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%.
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...
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manchester, a government and the mayor is at loggerheads. i want to see a government in our mayors working together. that does not mean they can get everything they won, they can get everything they won, they know that, i know that, i expect them to push me and i will have to say no on some things we will work on other things. but one of the big differences i think in this election will be the opportunity to reset politics and to take a grown—up approach to this so we don't do the politics of gestures, gimmicks and of division, which is what we have had over the last few years, but actually coming together to reach the points we have in common as communities, at a country and improve, notjust a cross mayoral relatives but across the whole country. thank you very much. thank you all for coming. irate much. thank you all for coming. we have been listening to that labour leader sir keir starmer giving what is his first major speech, first keynote speech of this general election campaign, and he was very much be introducing himself, arguably,
manchester, a government and the mayor is at loggerheads. i want to see a government in our mayors working together. that does not mean they can get everything they won, they can get everything they won, they know that, i know that, i expect them to push me and i will have to say no on some things we will work on other things. but one of the big differences i think in this election will be the opportunity to reset politics and to take a grown—up approach to this so we don't do the politics of...
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seven results are due today in london, greater manchester, liverpool city region, south yorkshire, west midlands, west yorkshire, and salford. elections that have been declared — but they couldn't unseat the conservatives�* ben houchen, who held on in tees valley. here's our reporter, richard moss. ben houchen was never going to win as big as he did three years ago. in fact, he said he'd be happy to win by one vote. in the end, though, it was more comfortable than that. i therefore give notice that conservative party candidate ben houchen is duly elected as mayor for the tees valley combined authority. a clear victory, a third term secured. a conservative defying political gravity, a rarity in these elections. his defeated rivals, though, insist it was the clear blue water between mayor houchen and his own party that was crucial. i've been campaigning against an incumbent of seven years who's been well resourced and has been for seven years. but more importantly, i've been campaigning against an incumbent that did not wish to be associated with the conservative party or rishi sunak
seven results are due today in london, greater manchester, liverpool city region, south yorkshire, west midlands, west yorkshire, and salford. elections that have been declared — but they couldn't unseat the conservatives�* ben houchen, who held on in tees valley. here's our reporter, richard moss. ben houchen was never going to win as big as he did three years ago. in fact, he said he'd be happy to win by one vote. in the end, though, it was more comfortable than that. i therefore give...
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that is springing up to see of what is happening in greater manchester. —— bringing you up to speed. car manufacturers are struggling to sell electric cars, with private sales down almost 18% in the first four months of the year compared with last year. just 16% of electric cars sold last month were bought by private consumers the rest were purchased for company fleets. the government introduced a mandate last september for 22% of carmakers' sales in 2024 to be zero emission vehicles, but the industry says it's not likely that target will be met. tim pollard is editorial director for car magazine. hello, why are we not buying as many electrical vehicles as was hoped? this is a big transformation at the moment, it has been happening for a long time, you have been able to buy an electric car in the uk for over a decade but you'll need to look at the price of electric cars to realise one of the big stumbling blocks. they are really expensive and i think at a time it has a lot of your listeners and viewers would be feeling the caution with inflation rampant and with a turbulent few years
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we are still awaiting results in the four remaining regional mayor races including greater manchester and the west midlands where the tories will be hoping andy street can cling on. and, we are also expecting results from a the remaining handful of councils yet to declare, as well as ten police and crime commissioners. one, of course, was linked to south yorkshire. in the past half an hour, steve rotheram was declared the win er of the mayoral contest in liverpool. here he is speaking shortly after his victory was announced about what this result represents. today the people in our area have not only spoken, they have 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, mismanagementand ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagement and decline the tories have resided over. despite this, though, we are getting on with thejob this, though, we are getting on with the job locally. this this, though, we are gettin
we are still awaiting results in the four remaining regional mayor races including greater manchester and the west midlands where the tories will be hoping andy street can cling on. and, we are also expecting results from a the remaining handful of councils yet to declare, as well as ten police and crime commissioners. one, of course, was linked to south yorkshire. in the past half an hour, steve rotheram was declared the win er of the mayoral contest in liverpool. here he is speaking shortly...
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manchester police , so greater manchester police, so i can't possibly comment further. i'm sure she'll have lots to say as long as they find, i suppose, which house in order to go and question her at would have been the interesting thing there. but look, angela is also quite ironic with this whole speech because actually there was no plan whatsoever. ironically something labour's favourite thing to do. the fact of the matter is that there's been around a million homes built by the end of this parliament, 250,000 through the affordability of homes scheme . affordability of homes scheme. and if you look at like places like stoke on trent, you're actually building on average 200 homes more per year since we took power in 2010, compared to the disastrous labour legacy that they left our city under the blair and brown, which as we know, when they're busy selling the gold or, going into people's pension pots and raiding it, you know, they are quite the disgrace. >> can i just can i just say you might be a slightly less rosy picture for the tory party on the front of the times
manchester police , so greater manchester police, so i can't possibly comment further. i'm sure she'll have lots to say as long as they find, i suppose, which house in order to go and question her at would have been the interesting thing there. but look, angela is also quite ironic with this whole speech because actually there was no plan whatsoever. ironically something labour's favourite thing to do. the fact of the matter is that there's been around a million homes built by the end of this...
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in the statement, greater manchester police said any allegations that rayner should have paid capital gains tax or council tax would not fall under theirjurisdiction. that was a matter, they said, for hmrc. they will not be taking the matter any further. here's our political correspondentjoe pike. i don't know if you got response to that today, but positive news for angela rayner, that that investigation has gone away. tim, can you hear me?— investigation has gone away. tim, can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is— can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something _ can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something i _ can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something i think- can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something i think that l mean this is something i think that labour —— at labour are going to drawa labour —— at labour are going to draw a huge sigh over. it's not something that rishi sunak has raised about, it's interesting to note how he reacts to this news in the coming days and it does reflect the coming days a
in the statement, greater manchester police said any allegations that rayner should have paid capital gains tax or council tax would not fall under theirjurisdiction. that was a matter, they said, for hmrc. they will not be taking the matter any further. here's our political correspondentjoe pike. i don't know if you got response to that today, but positive news for angela rayner, that that investigation has gone away. tim, can you hear me?— investigation has gone away. tim, can you hear me?...
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greater manchester police say no further action will be taken against labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, following allegations she broke electoral law. and the lib dem leader makes a splash with the first full week of campaigning now under way. full week of campaigning now under wa . ., �* ~ ., way. hello, i'm adam fleming, host of newscast— way. hello, i'm adam fleming, host of newscast - _ way. hello, i'm adam fleming, host of newscast - you — way. hello, i'm adam fleming, host of newscast - you will— way. hello, i'm adam fleming, host of newscast - you will shortly - way. hello, i'm adam fleming, host of newscast - you will shortly be - of newscast — you will shortly be able to see us recording today's episode, where we will tell you everything you need to know from the campaign trail. find everything you need to know from the campaign trail-— campaign trail. and our other main headhnes campaign trail. and our other main headlines - — campaign trail. and our other main headlines - israel _ campaign trail. and our other main headlines - israel carries _ campaign
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the mayor of greater manchester and the former health secretary, andy burnham, has addressed the press. >> studied the case. >> studied the case. >> there must be accountability and there must now be full consideration of prosecutions. >> and i would include in that the potential for corporate manslaughter charges against whitehall departments. this report should rock whitehall to its foundations. this goes to the heart of the way this country has been run. major questions fall out of it. i believe that we now must see, as a matter of urgency, a full, comprehensive hillsborough law on the statute book, enacting sir brian's recommendation of a statutory duty of candour on senior civil servants . i would senior civil servants. i would go further and say, all public servants , they should be servants, they should be required as part of what they do . the clue's in the name public servants, to tell the truth. at the first time of asking, i think huge questions fall out of this for his majesty's treasury. the report is quite clear that it was the fear of financial exposure which led to this
the mayor of greater manchester and the former health secretary, andy burnham, has addressed the press. >> studied the case. >> studied the case. >> there must be accountability and there must now be full consideration of prosecutions. >> and i would include in that the potential for corporate manslaughter charges against whitehall departments. this report should rock whitehall to its foundations. this goes to the heart of the way this country has been run. major...
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manchester, where andy burnham was re—elected . he andy burnham was re—elected. he picked up just over 63% of the vote there and said he'll always give his best to the job. >> i'm overwhelmed, so have so many people prepared to put their trust in me? is overwhelming. it's humbling, and i recognise that people who vote for other parties at a general election of lent me their support, and it's why i will be very, very rigid in taking a place first rather than a party first approach. seems to me that's what the role of the mayor is all about, bringing people together , you know, get people together, you know, get everybody pulling in the same direction for a great city region like this one. and that's what i will be doing . what i will be doing. >> well, let's take a quick look at the results in those local elections across england as they stand now at 9:00 tonight, labour gaining control of eight councils up to a total of 50. the liberal democrats have also won more council seats overall than the conservative party. and as we were
manchester, where andy burnham was re—elected . he andy burnham was re—elected. he picked up just over 63% of the vote there and said he'll always give his best to the job. >> i'm overwhelmed, so have so many people prepared to put their trust in me? is overwhelming. it's humbling, and i recognise that people who vote for other parties at a general election of lent me their support, and it's why i will be very, very rigid in taking a place first rather than a party first approach....
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there are parts of greater manchester. as we all know. you know liverpool, goodness gracious me. parts of scotland where you know, knife crime, etc. is out of control. >> he makes no effort but sadiq khan almost laughs at it and i want, and i wonder if he's doing a bit of laughing now i'm going to go. >> i'm going to fly to the vat. i mean, i thought this headline was a joke when i first read it. he knows that he can't goes to meet the pope to talk about ulez. i mean, it sounds like a joke about ulez. >> there's also data now from many, outer london boroughs that the air quality is worse since the air quality is worse since the expansion. so i'd like to see what sadiq khan says. >> there's a lot of money, low traffic neighbourhoods rather than ulez. but i agree it hasn't been well handled and it hasn't done well. no one thinks they're doing a good job. >> yeah, well, well, look, this is this is what sadiq khan has said. i am truly honoured to have been invited to participate in this key summit hosted by his holiness pope francis, bringing together leading political, civic and rel
there are parts of greater manchester. as we all know. you know liverpool, goodness gracious me. parts of scotland where you know, knife crime, etc. is out of control. >> he makes no effort but sadiq khan almost laughs at it and i want, and i wonder if he's doing a bit of laughing now i'm going to go. >> i'm going to fly to the vat. i mean, i thought this headline was a joke when i first read it. he knows that he can't goes to meet the pope to talk about ulez. i mean, it sounds like...
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manchester police said it will take no further action in its investigation into electoral irregularities. angela rayner had been closely scrutinised over whether or not she'd paid the right amount of tax on the sale of her council home back in 2015, after there were conflicting stories over whether or not it had been her principal residence . in a statement residence. in a statement released this afternoon, police clarified that matters involving council tax don't fall under its jurisdiction. sir keir starmer reacted this afternoon i never doubted that angela hadn't done anything wrong and now she's been completely cleared by the police and that means that angela can be campaigning with us this is an important moment for the country. >> this is an election that is all about change. turning our back on 14 years of chaos and division . starmer. division. starmer. >> for the latest stories do sign up to gb news and scan the qr code on the screen right now, or go to gb news. com slash alerts . alerts. >> thank you polly. so just to get you used to me, i'm going to be here covering nigel's sh
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labour's andy burnham is also re—elected to a third term as mayor of greater manchester, while in the west midlands, the race is too close to call, with conservative incumbent andy street hoping to hold on. with conservative incumbent andy street hoping to hold on. hamas officials are taking part in talks in cairo on a possible deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza. and tens of thousands of madonna fans are set to crowd rio's copacabana beach in brazil, ahead of a free concert by the us pop star. labour's sadiq khan has secured a record third term as mayor of london beating conservative susan hall. mr khan is london's first leader to secure three terms since the post was created in 2000. following that result we heard from sadiq khan, here's his reaction to the result. it has been a difficult few months. we faced a campaign of nonstop negativity. but i couldn't be more proud that we answered fear mongering with facts, hate with hope, and attempts to divide with efforts to unite.
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results are expected in the six remaining regional mayoral races today and that includes greater manchester and the west midlands where the tories will be hoping andy street can cling on. all eyes will be on the capital to see if sadik khan can win a third term as london mayor. rumours have been swirling that the results will be much closer than the polls have suggested. we are expecting results from a handful of councils as well as ten police and crime commissioners. the labour leader has been speaking following a rally this morning to celebrate a clear warrant a plasma collection is the first mayor of the east midlands. the first mayor of the east midlands-_ the first mayor of the east midlands. ., ., midlands. he was asked about the london mayoral _ midlands. he was asked about the london mayoral contest. - midlands. he was asked about the london mayoral contest. sadik- midlands. he was asked about the l london mayoral contest. sadik khan was absolutely the right candidate. he has got two terms of delivery behind him and i'm confident he's got another time of delivery in front of him but
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manchester. two andy burnham was re—elected today. he picked up just over 63% of the vote there and said he'll always give his best to the job. >> i'm overwhelmed, so have so many people prepared to put their trust in me? is overwhelming . it's humbling, and overwhelming. it's humbling, and i recognise that people who vote for other parties at a general election of lent me their support. and it's why i will be very , very rigid in taking very, very rigid in taking a place first rather than a party first approach. seems to me that that's what the role of the mayor is all about, bringing people together , you know, get people together, you know, get everybody pulling in the same direction for a great city region like this one. and that's what i will be doing . what i will be doing. >> let's take a quick look at the results so far in those local elections across england . local elections across england. if you're watching on tv, you can see here the latest figures to us labour now gaining control
manchester. two andy burnham was re—elected today. he picked up just over 63% of the vote there and said he'll always give his best to the job. >> i'm overwhelmed, so have so many people prepared to put their trust in me? is overwhelming . it's humbling, and overwhelming. it's humbling, and i recognise that people who vote for other parties at a general election of lent me their support. and it's why i will be very , very rigid in taking very, very rigid in taking a place first rather...
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how would boris how would barbara bolton in greater manchester, how would she have heated a home with if we only had at our disposal solar panels and wind farms? i haven't, i haven't for one second, said you just i haven't for one, said solar panels, i haven't farms, i haven't for one second said only did darren say solar panels? >> and i'm going to tell you in a minute, if you don't stop putting words into my mouth like you did earlier on, i have never for one second in my life said that we do not need oil and gas to transition. >> if to net zero, we all. i've never said that. when have i said that you just did. when have i said it? i didn't, right? you're making things up. let's bnngin you're making things up. let's bring in the panel. >> because, god, have you been drinking again? he's going to tell lies, right. alex, who do you side with? well, darren, i obviously i side with you on this one. >> this is pretty straightforward. and when it comes to industry, i mean, look, so i'm wrong about planning and energy. hang on. let me let me get a word in now. but you just had five minutes
how would boris how would barbara bolton in greater manchester, how would she have heated a home with if we only had at our disposal solar panels and wind farms? i haven't, i haven't for one second, said you just i haven't for one, said solar panels, i haven't farms, i haven't for one second said only did darren say solar panels? >> and i'm going to tell you in a minute, if you don't stop putting words into my mouth like you did earlier on, i have never for one second in my life said that...