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south cloaks the resignation of chris skidmore, laborare cloaks the resignation of chris skidmore, laborbut they too lay down their chances seemed they were always aware of the challenges with the large conservative majorities in both seeds. we have heard that turn out in kingswood, it was 37%. there is a special live page up and running on the bbc news website and app and i would be back at half past with an update with the latest from both of the cones. you're live with bbc news. the uk tipped into recession in the second half of last year with the economy shrinking for two consecutive quarters. gross domestic product — a key measure of economic activity — fell by 0.3% in the last three months of 2023. that followed a contraction of 0.1% the previous quarter. it's the uk's third recession in the past 25 years. and the difficulty for the british prime minister is that one of his five key pledges was to grow the economy. our economics editor faisal islam reports. signs of the times in harlow town centre. on the one hand, some evidence of the struggle for hairdressers, retailers, restaura
south cloaks the resignation of chris skidmore, laborare cloaks the resignation of chris skidmore, laborbut they too lay down their chances seemed they were always aware of the challenges with the large conservative majorities in both seeds. we have heard that turn out in kingswood, it was 37%. there is a special live page up and running on the bbc news website and app and i would be back at half past with an update with the latest from both of the cones. you're live with bbc news. the uk...
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both by elections have occurred in somewhat difficult circumstances, chris skidmore it had stood downcies and that made life particularly difficult for him. peter bone, an ex brexiteer suspended from the house for about three weeks because he was having found guilty of bullying a member of staff. 10% of people signed a petition so that had the by elections so his partner, who is no standing in the sea, that made it a rather difficult backdrop for the conservatives, but one would normally have expected a government particularly now little more than nine months our way from general election to be fighting by elections, as hard as they could. because frankly, mr sunak needs some good news on the electoral front. the opinion polls are suggesting that the conservatives are making minimal progress since sunak became prime minister, 26% in opinion polls, it was 25% when he became prime minister, around the whole of the last 15 months the conservatives badly need to be able to show they can start to climb the actual mountain they face if they were to lose both by elections, then the truth is
both by elections have occurred in somewhat difficult circumstances, chris skidmore it had stood downcies and that made life particularly difficult for him. peter bone, an ex brexiteer suspended from the house for about three weeks because he was having found guilty of bullying a member of staff. 10% of people signed a petition so that had the by elections so his partner, who is no standing in the sea, that made it a rather difficult backdrop for the conservatives, but one would normally have...
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skidmore.ormer minister stood down last month over the government's energy plans. the other by—election in wellingborough, was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone�*s suspension from the house of commons for six weeks, for breaching the mps�* code of conduct. well, there has aleady been what we could describe as some "expectation management" from both the conservatives and labour party who issued statements after the polls had closed. the tory one said... "we have fought robust campaigns on the ground in both of these seats with local candidates. but these by—elections were always going to be hard. the government of the day rarely win by—elections". whilst the labour statement said "we were always aware of the challenge ahead of us with the large conservative majorities in both seats, which are both beyond our target list for a general election." correspondent harry farley is in wellingborough, what is the news on
skidmore.ormer minister stood down last month over the government's energy plans. the other by—election in wellingborough, was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone�*s suspension from the house of commons for six weeks, for breaching the mps�* code of conduct. well, there has aleady been what we could describe as some "expectation management" from both the conservatives and labour party who issued...
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this follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.nt's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the mps' code of conduct. my colleague nicky schiller is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us now from a community centre in the town. welcome to this eco—in wellingborough, which is also a swap shop. you can see lots of items of clothing here, and other different items, and people bring them into swap for others. here we have a range of baby clothes that are available. jonathan hornet is with me. he is the man running this. i can see we have lots of items of food with us, jonathan. our people allowed to come in and take that food? how does it work?- allowed to come in and take that food? how does it work? people can brina food food? how does it work? people can bring food and _ food? how does it work? people can bring fo
this follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.nt's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the mps' code of conduct. my colleague nicky schiller is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us now from a community centre in the town. welcome to this eco—in...
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voting took place in kingswood by the recitation —— resignation of chris skidmore, and in wellingborough of his seat following a recall petition. in wellingborough labour defeated a conservative majority of 18,000. the second biggest drop of the conservatives since 19115. it is the second—largest swing from tory to labour since the second world war. the performance of reformed uk, which used to be the brexit party will add to conservative fears as they came in third, taking 13% of the votes. that is a record result for them. in kingswood never toppled an 11,000 kingswood never toppled an 11 , 000 majority kingswood never toppled an 11,000 majority with nearly 45% of the vote. sir keir starmer called the result is fantastic. jacob rees—mogg claimed a low turnout. let's talk about all of this with our political correspondent ian watson. to everyone who has told me that they're willing to look at labour again, thank you for the opportunity. again, thank you for the opportunity-— again, thank you for the ouortuni . ., , ., opportunity. the conservative ma'ori opportunity. the conservative ma
voting took place in kingswood by the recitation —— resignation of chris skidmore, and in wellingborough of his seat following a recall petition. in wellingborough labour defeated a conservative majority of 18,000. the second biggest drop of the conservatives since 19115. it is the second—largest swing from tory to labour since the second world war. the performance of reformed uk, which used to be the brexit party will add to conservative fears as they came in third, taking 13% of the...
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it follows the resignation of x conservative mp chris skidmore.energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, which was recalled following a recall petition in the constituency. it follows mp peter bone�*s suspension from the commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. nicky is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us from a college in the town. hello, we are inside a trash in college, a further education college —— we are at the further education couege —— we are at the further education college here. students study a range of vocational courses, including construction, and health and social care. we havejoined by some of the students today. both these students are 18. this is the first time you could possibly vote. elizabeth, first of all, what would you like your mp to do for you? i first of all, what would you like your mp to do for you?- first of all, what would you like your mp to do for you? i would like to net your mp to do for you? i would like to get more — your mp to do for you? i would like to get
it follows the resignation of x conservative mp chris skidmore.energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, which was recalled following a recall petition in the constituency. it follows mp peter bone�*s suspension from the commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. nicky is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us from a college in the town. hello, we are inside a trash in college, a further education college —— we are at the further education...
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the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.e had to vacate his seat because of a successful recall petition. results are expected early on friday. you're live with bbc news. a murder investigation has been launched after a 16—year—old boy was stabbed to death in bristol. the teenager was attacked by two people wearing masks in rawnsley park in bristol on wednesday. local police say they were called by the ambulance service at 6pm on wednesday to a report that a boy had been found injured on the street. he died at the scene. earlier, we got the latest on the scene from our correspondent dan johnson. we know this attack happened here in rawnsley park in bristol at around 6:00 last night. you can probablyjust make out the police forensic tent there, the white and yellow tent, which is surrounding one of the benches here in the park. the police are saying that this 16 year old boy was stabbed by two masked figures who made their escape on bikes. we know that the boy, we're told, was able to get himself out of the park. he ran to th
the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.e had to vacate his seat because of a successful recall petition. results are expected early on friday. you're live with bbc news. a murder investigation has been launched after a 16—year—old boy was stabbed to death in bristol. the teenager was attacked by two people wearing masks in rawnsley park in bristol on wednesday. local police say they were called by the ambulance service at 6pm on...
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skidmore, we are always aware of the challenges ahead of us with a large conservative majorities inand our target list for a general election. i'll be back with continuing coverage of those i elections through the night here on bbc news, and you can get more on the bbc news website or app. you're live with bbc news. the uk tipped into recession in the second half of last year with the economy shrinking for two consecutive quarters. gross domestic product — a key measure of economic activity — fell by 0.3% in the last three months of 2023. that followed a contraction of 0.1% the previous quarter. it's the third uk recession in the past 25 years. and the difficulty for the british prime minister is that one of his five key pledges was to grow the economy. our economics editor faisal islam reports. signs of the times in harlow town centre. on the one hand, some evidence of the struggle for hairdressers, retailers, restaurateurs and others on the high street. on the other, the need to fill recruitment gaps, too. it may look like a recession — indeed it is now officially a recession — bu
skidmore, we are always aware of the challenges ahead of us with a large conservative majorities inand our target list for a general election. i'll be back with continuing coverage of those i elections through the night here on bbc news, and you can get more on the bbc news website or app. you're live with bbc news. the uk tipped into recession in the second half of last year with the economy shrinking for two consecutive quarters. gross domestic product — a key measure of economic activity...
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the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone. vacate his seat because of a successful recall petition. results are expected early tomorrow morning. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to the middle east now — and israeli specialforces have raided one of the main hospitals in southern gaza after saying they had credible intelligence that hamas had been holding hostages there. israel described its operation at the nasser hospital in khan younis as "precise and limited." the hospital's director has told the bbc that conditions inside are "catastrophic and very dangerous". our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. a medical refuge, turned military target. in nasser hospital, they hunted for safety to the sounds of destruction, by the light of mobile phones. hospitals are no protection from israel's army. a message for hamas, heard by all. the israel army now is almost about to enter the hospital. their protection against israel's powerful army — a table. we have patients who need care, but after the israeli army bombed
the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone. vacate his seat because of a successful recall petition. results are expected early tomorrow morning. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to the middle east now — and israeli specialforces have raided one of the main hospitals in southern gaza after saying they had credible intelligence that hamas had been holding hostages there. israel described its operation at the nasser hospital in khan...
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the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.ed as an mp last month and mr bone had to vacate his seat because of a successful recall petition. results are expected early on friday. in northern ireland, public finances and childcare provision will be on the agenda, when stormont ministers meet later. it's the first substantive meeting of the executive since power—sharing returned after a 24—month hiatus. the focus on finances comes amid a dispute between the uk government and stormont over a £3.3 billion pound financial package for restoring devolution. actor david harewood has been named the new president of the prestigious british drama school rada. harewood — who appeared in homeland and supergirl — is taking overfrom sir kenneth branagh — who's stepping down after nine years in the role. cynthia erivo — the star of the new wicked film — will be vice president. you're live with bbc news. and a reminder of the latest footage from gaza. this is inside gaza's nasser hospital — this has come to us from the reuters news agency. it
the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.ed as an mp last month and mr bone had to vacate his seat because of a successful recall petition. results are expected early on friday. in northern ireland, public finances and childcare provision will be on the agenda, when stormont ministers meet later. it's the first substantive meeting of the executive since power—sharing returned after a 24—month hiatus. the focus on finances comes amid...
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skidmore. hoping to take both seats, but in a statement said, we were always aware of the challenge ahead of us, with a large conservative majorities in both seats. there is a special live page “p seats. there is a special live page up and running on the bbc news website or app, and i will be back at half past with an update from both counts. you are life with _ update from both counts. you are life with bbc— update from both counts. you are life with bbc news. now to the war in ukraine. the head of nato, jens stoltenberg, has warned that the delay in approving new us military aid to ukraine is already having an impact on the battlefield. he said he expected congress to eventually approve the aid package because a russian victory was not in us interests. the united states being by far the biggest ally, of course it's vital that that continue to provide support, and therefore i continue to expect that they will be able to make a decision, hopefully as soon as possible. and a short while back the
skidmore. hoping to take both seats, but in a statement said, we were always aware of the challenge ahead of us, with a large conservative majorities in both seats. there is a special live page “p seats. there is a special live page up and running on the bbc news website or app, and i will be back at half past with an update from both counts. you are life with _ update from both counts. you are life with bbc— update from both counts. you are life with bbc news. now to the war in ukraine....
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skidmore. former minister stood down last month after the government's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, called following a recall petition and the northamptonshire constituency. that was prompted by former tory mp peter bone�*s suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the mps code of conduct. we could describe expectation management from both the conservatives and labour party who issued statements after the polls had closed. the tory one said... whilst the labour statement said... lets go live to kettering, which is where the wellingborough result will be declared. our political correspondent harry farley is there. got the coffee on the 90, there. got the coffee on the go, what's the mood there as to when we might get a result? fix, when we might get a result? degree of expectation management from labour. but in recent by—elections, we've seen labour overturned majorities bigger than that. when i last spoke to you, i mentioned reform uk, the part
skidmore. former minister stood down last month after the government's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, called following a recall petition and the northamptonshire constituency. that was prompted by former tory mp peter bone�*s suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the mps code of conduct. we could describe expectation management from both the conservatives and labour party who issued statements after the polls had closed. the tory one...
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the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.ccessful recall petition. results are expected early on friday. actor david harewood has been named the new president of the prestigious british drama school rada. harewood — who appeared in homeland and supergirl — is taking overfrom sir kenneth branagh, who's stepping down after nine years in the role. cynthia erivo, the star of the new wicked film, will be vice president. you're live with bbc news. the nato secretary— general has warned that america's failure to approve continued military assistance to ukraine is already having an impact on the battlefield. jens stoltenberg was speaking after kyiv described the situation on the front line as increasingly difficult. he said he expected congress would eventually approve an aid package. it's being held up by republicans in the lower house. nato allies are providing more support, more air defence, more ammunition. i welcome the decision by the european union to allocate 50 billion euros to ukraine, and i expect the us congress to agree
the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.ccessful recall petition. results are expected early on friday. actor david harewood has been named the new president of the prestigious british drama school rada. harewood — who appeared in homeland and supergirl — is taking overfrom sir kenneth branagh, who's stepping down after nine years in the role. cynthia erivo, the star of the new wicked film, will be vice president. you're live with...
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the vote in kingswood in gloucestershire was triggered by chris skidmore's resignation as an mp, while lost his seat following a recall petition. polls close at 10pm tonight. red bull's formula one team boss christian horner will make his first public appearance on thursday since a complaint of inappropriate behaviour was made against him. the 50—year—old is under investigation by red bull, but is expected to be at the launch of the team's new car. mr horner has denied the allegations. the welsh coastline is home to some of the largest seabird colonies in the world, including gulls and gannets. but a new study, by the rspb, has found that bird flu has had a devastating impact on the number of migrating species arriving in the uk. brendon williams reports. just two years ago, there were 34,500 northern gannet nests on this pembrokeshire rock, once the fourth—largest colony in the world. but in 12 months, bird flu wiped out more than half of grassholm's population, and gannets are not alone. black headed gulls were red listed before bird flu emerged in 2021, and numbers have declined by
the vote in kingswood in gloucestershire was triggered by chris skidmore's resignation as an mp, while lost his seat following a recall petition. polls close at 10pm tonight. red bull's formula one team boss christian horner will make his first public appearance on thursday since a complaint of inappropriate behaviour was made against him. the 50—year—old is under investigation by red bull, but is expected to be at the launch of the team's new car. mr horner has denied the allegations. the...
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chris skidmore and peter bone.comment alerts . alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:08 and the judge who decided not to punish in quotation marks three women displaying parachute images at a pro—palestine march may now face disciplinary action. this is after liking a social media post, branding israel a terrorist state and calling for a free palestine. yes, judge tan ikram was criticised has been criticised by various jewish groups for letting the three women off. >> scot free and now questions are being asked to whether we have a biased judicial system here in the uk. quite a lot to get stuck into. yeah >> it must be noted that accusations of getting off scot free aren't precisely correct, but no jail time was given. despite a sentence being handed down. let's bring in our reporter, ray addison, with all of the details. ray, what went on in this case? >> well, this was the case of three women who attended a pro—palestine rally exactly seven days after that horrific terror attack by hamas on israel. now, these
chris skidmore and peter bone.comment alerts . alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:08 and the judge who decided not to punish in quotation marks three women displaying parachute images at a pro—palestine march may now face disciplinary action. this is after liking a social media post, branding israel a terrorist state and calling for a free palestine. yes, judge tan ikram was criticised has been criticised by various jewish groups for letting the three women off. >> scot...
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the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.at because of a successful recall petition. you're live with bbc news. the israeli army says its special forces have rated a hospital in southern gaza. the army says it has credible intelligence that hamas held hostages in nasser hospital and that their bodies may still be there. hamas — which the uk and us consider a terrorist organisation — has called israel's claim "lies". israel describes it as a "precise and limited" operation at the site in khan younis. medical sources say israeli forces fired into the hospital, killing a patient and wounding several others. a trauma surgeon has contacted the bbc to say "tanks and snipers" were surrounding the hospital from "all directions". jenny hill sent this report from jerusalem. bbc verifies maryland timers have been looking what we know from the hospital. has been looking what we know from the hosital. �* , ,, ~ ., been looking what we know from the hosital. a ~ ., , ., hospital. as you know, israeli forces raided _ hospital. as you know,
the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.at because of a successful recall petition. you're live with bbc news. the israeli army says its special forces have rated a hospital in southern gaza. the army says it has credible intelligence that hamas held hostages in nasser hospital and that their bodies may still be there. hamas — which the uk and us consider a terrorist organisation — has called israel's claim "lies". israel...
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skidmore.gh... the second biggest drop from the conservative since 1945. it's the second second—largest swing from tory to labour in a by—election since the second world war. the performance of reform uk which used to be the brexit party will add to conservative fears as they came in third taking 13% of the vote. that is a record result for them. in kingswood labour toppled a loving thousand majority with nearly 45% of the vote. so keir starmer said the results were fantastic. the tory mp jacob said the results were fantastic. the tory mpjacob rees mogg blamed a low turnout. here is ian watson. in the uk — the labour opposition — has won a resounding — double byelection victory — in a bad night for the party bosses were quick to blame him for the scale of the defeat. the result here in kingswood for labour was perhaps a bit less spectacular than it was in wellingborough and there was no underlying scandal or controversy. but in some ways this result could be more significant because in this sea
skidmore.gh... the second biggest drop from the conservative since 1945. it's the second second—largest swing from tory to labour in a by—election since the second world war. the performance of reform uk which used to be the brexit party will add to conservative fears as they came in third taking 13% of the vote. that is a record result for them. in kingswood labour toppled a loving thousand majority with nearly 45% of the vote. so keir starmer said the results were fantastic. the tory mp...
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the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone — witharly on friday morning. in northern ireland, public finances and childcare provision will be on the agenda when stormont ministers meet later. it's the first substantive meeting of the executive since power—sharing returned after a 24—month hiatus. the focus on finances comes amid a dispute between the uk government and stormont over a £3.3 billion financial package for restoring devolution. actor david harewood has been named the new president of the prestigious british drama school rada. harewood — who appeared in homeland and supergirl — is taking overfrom sir kenneth branagh — who's stepping down after nine years in the role. you're live with bbc news: let's look at the latest in the middle east now. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has promised to press ahead with a ground offensive against hamas in rafah. that's despite a growing international outcry. benjamin netanyahu said powerful action was needed after civilians had been allowed to leave battle zones. but france's p
the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone — witharly on friday morning. in northern ireland, public finances and childcare provision will be on the agenda when stormont ministers meet later. it's the first substantive meeting of the executive since power—sharing returned after a 24—month hiatus. the focus on finances comes amid a dispute between the uk government and stormont over a £3.3 billion financial package for restoring...
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last month the sitting mp — conservative chris skidmore — quit the house of commons in protest at theas been speaking to voters. at the babies and toddlers group in the village hall, parents say it is time for a change and are usually talking about nappies. before a by—election a week ago, today talking politics. by-election a week ago, today talking politics.— talking politics. cost of livin: talking politics. cost of living to _ talking politics. cost of living to be _ talking politics. cost of living to be on - talking politics. cost of living to be on us. - talking politics. cost ofj living to be on us. bills talking politics. cost of- living to be on us. bills are rocketing. it was quite frightening. mortgages are going up, council tax. something has to be done. time for a new government. the heating. — for a new government. the heating. the _ for a new government. the heating, the bills, - for a new government. the heating, the bills, that is crazx _ heating, the bills, that is crazy. some of it not working before — crazy. some of it not working before so _ crazy. some of it not
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the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.you're live with bbc news. israeli forces have been carried out a raid in the main hospital in southern gaza. they say they had intelligence there might be the bodies of hostages there. the director of the nasser hospital in khan younis told the bbc that conditions were catastrophic and very dangerous, with the remaining patients — in his words — "piled up in wards". 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. a medical refuge, turned military target. in nasser hospital, they hunted for safety to the sounds of destruction, by the light of mobile phones. hospitals are no protection from israel's army. a message for hamas, heard by all. the israel army now is almost about to enter the hospital. their protection against israel's powerful army — a table. we have patients who need care, but after the israeli army bombed the hospital directly, most of our health care workers here are afraid about themself and they have to leave the hospital. about a0 health care workers stay at th
the by—elections will decide who'll replace former conservative mps chris skidmore and peter bone.you're live with bbc news. israeli forces have been carried out a raid in the main hospital in southern gaza. they say they had intelligence there might be the bodies of hostages there. the director of the nasser hospital in khan younis told the bbc that conditions were catastrophic and very dangerous, with the remaining patients — in his words — "piled up in wards". 0ur middle east...
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last month the sitting mp, conservative chris skidmore, quit the commons in protest at the governmentpondent iain watson has been speaking to voters. at thejojingles babies and toddlers group in the emersons green village hall, when parents say it's time for a change, they're usually talking about nappies. but with a by—election a week away, today, they're talking politics. cost of living, to be honest. bills are just rocketing. it's quite frightening, actually, how much mortgages are going up, council tax. you know, something that's got to be done, i think. it's time for a new government. the heating, the bills. that's crazy — that's another crazy one. obviously, something's not been working before, so something's got to change. it's a struggle, - really, for everybody. time for change, i think. politics can be precarious. the conservatives have a majority of more than 11,000 here in kingswood, but labour has overturned bigger margins in recent by—elections. they hope that any desire for change can build support for them, but some voters are having difficulty choosing their political
last month the sitting mp, conservative chris skidmore, quit the commons in protest at the governmentpondent iain watson has been speaking to voters. at thejojingles babies and toddlers group in the emersons green village hall, when parents say it's time for a change, they're usually talking about nappies. but with a by—election a week away, today, they're talking politics. cost of living, to be honest. bills are just rocketing. it's quite frightening, actually, how much mortgages are going...
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following the departure of chris skidmore and peter bone . for all the latest peter bone. the latest stories you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or you can code on your screen or you can 90 code on your screen or you can go to gb news. com slash alerts . go to gb news. com slash alerts. now back to . martin. now back to. martin. >> thank you. tatiana. right, let's get our teeth into today's show. and we start with a huge controversy surrounding the three convicted of three women convicted of a terror offence at a pro—palestine protest . and there pro—palestine protest. and there are big questions. huge questions today about whether the judge who heard that case was impartial. tanweer akram is understood to have liked a comment on linkedin. three weeks ago that called for a free palestine and referred to israel terrorists . he found them all terrorists. he found them all guilty after they displayed images of a paragliderjust the images of a paraglider just the week after hamas's october 7 invasion of israel. but in his own words, the jud
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this follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.own last month over the government's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone�*s suspension from the house of commons for six weeks, for breaching the mps�* code of conduct. my colleague nicky schiller is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us now from a cafe in the town. good morning. if you are feeling a little hungry, let mejust good morning. if you are feeling a little hungry, let me just tempt you with some of the lovely cakes that are on offer here at the ugly mug cafe in the heart of wellingborough, which as you say, voters here go to the polls in a by—election on thursday. joining me are dan and tasha clarkson, who on this cafe. dan, i'm interested in getting from your perspective what you think the issues are that the euro local mp will need to tackle.— will need to tackle. some of the local issues _ will need to tackle. some
this follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.own last month over the government's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone�*s suspension from the house of commons for six weeks, for breaching the mps�* code of conduct. my colleague nicky schiller is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us now from a cafe in the...
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it follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore. petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. my colleague nicky schiller is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us now. good afternoon. good afternoon, we have been in — good afternoon. good afternoon, we have been in wellingborough, - good afternoon. good afternoon, we have been in wellingborough, we . good afternoon. good afternoon, we l have been in wellingborough, we have moved to the queensway estate. in 2019, this was labelled as he left behind area socially and economically deprived. later on, we will talk about the issue of knife crime in the area. i want to bring in ben schofield, our political correspondent, who has been covering the whole of this by—election build—up. matthew mentioned peter bone, that is a reason why we have a by—election here. he bone, that is a reason why we have a by-election here.— by-election here. he
it follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore. petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. my colleague nicky schiller is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us now. good afternoon. good afternoon, we have been in — good afternoon. good afternoon, we have been in wellingborough, - good afternoon. good afternoon, we have...
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chris skidmore was the mp for kingswood on the northern outskirts of bristol.ority of around 11,000, it could be an easier target for labour. there's also another by—election at the end of this month in rochdale following the death of labour mp sir tony lloyd. now, the national polls suggest next week could be tough for the conservatives — just look at that gap between their polling average and labour's. and there at the moment, in third place, is reform uk — formerly the brexit party. it doesn't have any mps but is putting a lot of effort into the wellingborough by—election, particularly targeting tory votes. this will all be another unwelcome test for rishi sunak and his mps will be even more jittery if it goes badly. you can see a full list of the candidates in all three seats on the bbc website. thanks very much, vicki. thank you. with a tv audience of tens of millions in the us alone, this weekend's super bowl has been dubbed "the greatest show on turf". the kansas city chiefs will take on the san francisco 49ers in las vegas on sunday, but despite the usu
chris skidmore was the mp for kingswood on the northern outskirts of bristol.ority of around 11,000, it could be an easier target for labour. there's also another by—election at the end of this month in rochdale following the death of labour mp sir tony lloyd. now, the national polls suggest next week could be tough for the conservatives — just look at that gap between their polling average and labour's. and there at the moment, in third place, is reform uk — formerly the brexit party. it...
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it follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.e other by—election is in wellingborough which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. well, let's go live to my colleague nicky schiller who is spending the day in wellingborough talking to voters. good morning from wellingborough, in the heart of northamptonshire. it is about an hour the heart of northamptonshire. it is aboutan hour on the heart of northamptonshire. it is about an hour on the train from london, the next station is corby. we are in market street, which like many towns across the united kingdom has a mix of shops from the high street chains is that we have local independent coffee shops, the bargain stores, there are charity shops, the banks and building societies, and indeed we have seen a number of properties that have no shops at the moment. they are to light. the reason we are in wellingbor
it follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.e other by—election is in wellingborough which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. well, let's go live to my colleague nicky schiller who is spending the day in wellingborough talking to voters. good morning from wellingborough, in the heart of...
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i spoke to some longtime labour voters who were pleased that the mp is not a conservative, chris skidmored me they used about conservatives but they wanted to change so they bought it for the labour party. joining me here to discuss the results is doctorjames friedman from bristol university. this one for the labour party was widely predicted but how significant do you think it is? the widely predicted but how significant do you think it is?— do you think it is? the national olls do you think it is? the national polls were _ do you think it is? the national polls were predicting _ do you think it is? the national polls were predicting it - do you think it is? the national polls were predicting it will - do you think it is? the national polls were predicting it will go l polls were predicting it will go this way— polls were predicting it will go this way and some of the local polling — this way and some of the local polling but ultimately when a party comes _ polling but ultimately when a party comes from 23 percentage points behind _ comes from 23 percentage points behind to— comes from 2
i spoke to some longtime labour voters who were pleased that the mp is not a conservative, chris skidmored me they used about conservatives but they wanted to change so they bought it for the labour party. joining me here to discuss the results is doctorjames friedman from bristol university. this one for the labour party was widely predicted but how significant do you think it is? the widely predicted but how significant do you think it is?— do you think it is? the national olls do you think...
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it follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.r the government's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. let's head back to nicky schiller who has spent the day in wellingborough for us. nicky, who has spent the day in wellingboroughfor us. nicky, good evening. wellingborough for us. nicky, good evenina. . evening. good evening, matthew. we have been here _ evening. good evening, matthew. we have been here all— evening. good evening, matthew. we have been here all day _ evening. good evening, matthew. we have been here all day and _ evening. good evening, matthew. we have been here all day and we - evening. good evening, matthew. we have been here all day and we have . have been here all day and we have moved to st mark's church which will be one of the polling stations on thursday. it is in th
it follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore.r the government's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone's suspension from the house of commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for mps. let's head back to nicky schiller who has spent the day in wellingborough for us. nicky, who has spent the day in wellingboroughfor...
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now in kingswood, skidmore had in kingswood, chris skidmore had been the past four been successful at had won the seat at every general election since 1992, so to win , labour since 1992, so to win, labour need a swing in the share of the vote of 11.4 percentage points, so quite a big swing there in wellingborough , former wellingborough, former conservative mp peter bone won at every general election from 2005 to 2019. he increased the tories share of the vote by a staggering 62% in 2019. labour came second in four of the five contests, including in 2019 with candidate andrea watts. however, the exception was in 2015 when ukip was the runner up. the swing needed by labour to win this seat, though, is larger than in kingswood. it's 17.9 than in kingswood. it's17.9 percentage points. in other words , it's the equivalent of 18 words, it's the equivalent of 18 out of every 100 people who voted tory in 2019, switching sides could happen. it could. so swings of 11.4% in kingswood and 17.9% in wellingborough required by labour. but victory in wellingborough would be the seventh large larges
now in kingswood, skidmore had in kingswood, chris skidmore had been the past four been successful at had won the seat at every general election since 1992, so to win , labour since 1992, so to win, labour need a swing in the share of the vote of 11.4 percentage points, so quite a big swing there in wellingborough , former wellingborough, former conservative mp peter bone won at every general election from 2005 to 2019. he increased the tories share of the vote by a staggering 62% in 2019....
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but that by—election the former mp chris skidmore quit about five weeks ago .hey do well is they are a party without any kind of data. tom so the labour party, the tories, the established parties have know where people have data they know where people live, reform, don't know that they turn up at these seats and they turn up at these seats and they start. they try and get people to, help them get people out to, to help them get the vote out. and look the vote out. and they look around how can we make mark around how can we make our mark locally? why i think locally? and that's why i think 10.4% and 13% is impressive for reform uk. they'll get a lot of comfort from i think comfort from that. i think probably thankfully they didn't push tories into third place push the tories into third place in wellingborough , which i think in wellingborough, which i think would have been a complete seismic for the party. seismic disaster for the party. so a crumb of comfort for the tory party. >> well, christopher , hope we >> well, christopher, hope we know be with you know w
but that by—election the former mp chris skidmore quit about five weeks ago .hey do well is they are a party without any kind of data. tom so the labour party, the tories, the established parties have know where people have data they know where people live, reform, don't know that they turn up at these seats and they turn up at these seats and they start. they try and get people to, help them get people out to, to help them get the vote out. and look the vote out. and they look around how can...
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i'm and i'm off, which is basically and i'm off, which is basically and i chris skidmore a i like chriselection for his own personal preferences and pursue preferences to go off and pursue a career in academia. you two fingers completely fingers up as a completely rational the rational response from the electorate . and for electorate. and as for wellingborough, electorate. and as for wellin out 'ough, electorate. and as for wellin out forjh, electorate. and as for wellin out for sexual assault forced out for sexual assault issues and you his issues and then you pick his girlfriend. i it's mental madness. >> absolutely mental madness. madness. >> absolute.y mental madness. madness. >> absolute madness. madness. madness. >> absolute madness. in mean, ., >> absolute madness. i mean, benjamin , of course you wouldn't benjamin, of course you wouldn't vote for conservative or the reform party. >> no, we have perfect balance because i'm a labour party member. yeah, exactly. >> perfect >> excellent. always perfect balance this panel. but, uh, balance on this panel. but, uh, do of those do you
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the kingswood vote was triggered after conservative chris skidmore quit in protest over the government'sn wellingborough . green policy in wellingborough. polls open after peter bone was accused of bullying and sexual misconduct . accused of bullying and sexual misconduct. he though, denied those allegations . voting closes those allegations. voting closes at 10:00 tonight and will be broadcasting throughout the night with expert analysis and the all important results from midnight tonight and that will last right through till breakfast. crystal palace manager roy hodgson is in a stable condition after falling ill during the team's training today. the 76 year old was due today. the 76 year old was due to speak at a scheduled news conference for monday's game against everton, but that's now had to be cancelled. the premier league club have confirmed within the last hour that roy hodgson is now undergoing tests in hospital, keeping an eye on that story for you now, the first ever commercial us lunar lander mission is heading for the moon . the moon. >> 32211 ignition and lift—off. the spac
the kingswood vote was triggered after conservative chris skidmore quit in protest over the government'sn wellingborough . green policy in wellingborough. polls open after peter bone was accused of bullying and sexual misconduct . accused of bullying and sexual misconduct. he though, denied those allegations . voting closes those allegations. voting closes at 10:00 tonight and will be broadcasting throughout the night with expert analysis and the all important results from midnight tonight and...
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the kingswood vote was triggered after conservative chris skidmore quit in protest over the government'spolicies. and in wellingborough , polls are and in wellingborough, polls are open because peter bowen was accused of bullying and sexual misconduct allegations. he denied. voting closes at 10:00 tonight. gb news will be broadcasting throughout the night with expert analysis and all those important results from midnight tonight , right through midnight tonight, right through to breakfast. first thing in the morning for the latest stories, do sign up for gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . alerts. >> for the latest news from the bank of england . well, i think bank of england. well, i think we've got it in a clip here. >> oh, ostrich. consider how the world we know is trembling on the brink . have you heard the the brink. have you heard the news? may i hear your views? will you tell me what you think ? will you tell me what you think? the ostrich lifted his head from the sand . about an inch or so. the sand. about an inch or so. >> you wil
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the kingswood vote was triggered after conservative chris skidmore quit in protest over the government's policy in wellingborough . green policy in wellingborough. the polls are open after peter bowen was accused of bullying and sexual misconduct, although he denied those allegations. voting closes at 10:00 tonight and right here on gb news. we'll be broadcasting throughout the night with expert analysis and those all important results, all from midnight tonight , right from midnight tonight, right through to breakfast for the very latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts . common alerts. >> so the news this morning was not very good for the prime minister in fact, somewhat embarrassing. we are now back in recession. they're calling it a technical recession. we'll have a look at what that really means in just a moment. but remember, the people's forum with rishi sunak that we hosted here on gb news on monday evening? it all hinged around the five pledges and remember that old phrase? it's the economy, stupid, hard , it's t
the kingswood vote was triggered after conservative chris skidmore quit in protest over the government's policy in wellingborough . green policy in wellingborough. the polls are open after peter bowen was accused of bullying and sexual misconduct, although he denied those allegations. voting closes at 10:00 tonight and right here on gb news. we'll be broadcasting throughout the night with expert analysis and those all important results, all from midnight tonight , right from midnight tonight,...
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a vote in kingswood in gloucestershire was triggered by chris skidmore�*s resignation as an mp, whilenshire comes after peter bone lost his seat after a recall petition. polls open at 7am and close at 10pm tonight. the number of international students applying for uk university undergraduate courses has risen for the second year in a row. the university admissions service, ucas, says almost 116,000 foreign students want places from september — an increase of 0.7% on last year. a memorial stone honouring the antarctic explorer, sir ernest shackleton, is to be dedicated at westminster abbey today. he is best known for saving the lives of his crew aftertheirship, endurance, became stuck in ice before sinking in 1915. the shipwreck was discovered in 2022. ukraine says it's destroyed another russian warship off the coast of occupied crimea. powerful explosions were heard around the black sea when the cesar kunikov — a large landing ship — was hit by drones and started to sink. the kremlin has so far refused to comment on the attack. at least seven people have been killed in israeli air str
a vote in kingswood in gloucestershire was triggered by chris skidmore�*s resignation as an mp, whilenshire comes after peter bone lost his seat after a recall petition. polls open at 7am and close at 10pm tonight. the number of international students applying for uk university undergraduate courses has risen for the second year in a row. the university admissions service, ucas, says almost 116,000 foreign students want places from september — an increase of 0.7% on last year. a memorial...
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interestingly here, chris skidmore, the conservative mp resigned and caused this by—election, resigned what he saw as his party's lack of commitment to green issues. labour had just— commitment to green issues. labour had just watered down their so—called green prosperity plan. that seems to have had no effect on the results _ that seems to have had no effect on the results here. they campaigned relentlessly on the cost of living and the — relentlessly on the cost of living and the state of the nhs. that seems to have _ and the state of the nhs. that seems to have paid _ and the state of the nhs. that seems to have paid off. the conservatives went _ to have paid off. the conservatives went for— to have paid off. the conservatives went for a — to have paid off. the conservatives went for a local approach, complaining about threats to the green _ complaining about threats to the green belt, they also talked about the winning labour mp, damien egan, he is not— the winning labour mp, damien egan, he is not local. that tactic did not appear— he is not local. that tactic did not appear to —
interestingly here, chris skidmore, the conservative mp resigned and caused this by—election, resigned what he saw as his party's lack of commitment to green issues. labour had just— commitment to green issues. labour had just watered down their so—called green prosperity plan. that seems to have had no effect on the results _ that seems to have had no effect on the results here. they campaigned relentlessly on the cost of living and the — relentlessly on the cost of living and the...
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so in the case of chris skidmore who resigned , uh, chris skidmore who resigned, uh, critical of theof the prime minister, that's be that's not going to be particularly endearing his particularly endearing to his electorate and then electorate to go out and then vote again. vote conservative again. i wouldn't thought. wouldn't have thought. similarly, if similarly, in wellingborough, if you that is you know you have an mp that is facing series of allegations, facing a series of allegations, as you know, the idea that people going to sort people are then going to sort of rally around out, you rally around and come out, you may as well rally round his partner. yeah >> that a stupid decision? >> was that a stupid decision? well i think was uh, look, well i think it was uh, look, you she's think she's you know, she's i think she's a local so she's, you local councillor, so she's, you know, got her right to know, she's got her own right to be a, a local candidate. >> whether it's the right >> but whether it's the right decision is a terrible, decision or not is a terrible, terrible decisi
so in the case of chris skidmore who resigned , uh, chris skidmore who resigned, uh, critical of theof the prime minister, that's be that's not going to be particularly endearing his particularly endearing to his electorate and then electorate to go out and then vote again. vote conservative again. i wouldn't thought. wouldn't have thought. similarly, if similarly, in wellingborough, if you that is you know you have an mp that is facing series of allegations, facing a series of allegations, as...
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um, peter bowen and chris skidmore, the tories who are being replaced probably not by tories.dp numbers are going to come out. the size of the overall economy, and they're probably going went going to show that britain went into does that into recession. what does that mean in the third quarter of last year? so august, september, october, if, uh, gdp shrank. and in the final quarter up to december, they're probably going to show tomorrow that they shrank as well. two successive quarters of economic contraction. recession . contraction. that's a recession. and that will be the first recession in the uk outside of the pandemic, when, of course , the pandemic, when, of course, we went into recession, we shut the economy down, the economy contracted. first contracted. it will be the first non covid recession since non covid era recession since 2009. so here are the tories saying trust us on the economy. we're going to delay the election because interest rates are going to come down. there's going a feelgood factor. going to be a feelgood factor. it's going better. it's all going t
um, peter bowen and chris skidmore, the tories who are being replaced probably not by tories.dp numbers are going to come out. the size of the overall economy, and they're probably going went going to show that britain went into does that into recession. what does that mean in the third quarter of last year? so august, september, october, if, uh, gdp shrank. and in the final quarter up to december, they're probably going to show tomorrow that they shrank as well. two successive quarters of...
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it recently saw the resignation of former conservative minister chris skidmore and many in the constituency reporter jeff moody has this report . west minster has come to report. west minster has come to kingswood as candidates vie for votes in this week's by—election. >> but a quick drive around kingswood and you'd be hard pressed to find a single poster on a single window . the people on a single window. the people who live here tell me they're sick of politicians , sick of the sick of politicians, sick of the by—election sideshow . and it by—election sideshow. and it comes down to three little words for them. >> the cost of living just can't afford to live . i just got no afford to live. i just got no money. um . i struggle every day money. um. i struggle every day with cost and got nothing. >> and when you have nothing, it's hard to have hope. >> people can't afford to live, can they? >> at the end of the day , >> at the end of the day, everybody says this. everybody says that. but the grassroots of it all are . you can't afford to it all are. you can't afford to live . live. >> you kno
it recently saw the resignation of former conservative minister chris skidmore and many in the constituency reporter jeff moody has this report . west minster has come to report. west minster has come to kingswood as candidates vie for votes in this week's by—election. >> but a quick drive around kingswood and you'd be hard pressed to find a single poster on a single window . the people on a single window. the people who live here tell me they're sick of politicians , sick of the sick...
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the mp, chris skidmore, quit a seat that was being, uh, wound up and shut down at the next election, to seek a career outside of parliament. here in wellingborough. peter bone, the long serving tory mp brexiteer, was pushed out amid a degree of a concern about his private life. um, so the these byelections were not wanted by the prime minister and that's what he means. that's why there's no real campaigning here at they weren't seen here. at all. they weren't seen here. and we can see why 28.5% and now we can see why 28.5% swing to labour. um, that's the second biggest on record behind dudley dudley in 1994. the biggest collapse in support ever for a tory party as you said there, his biggest run of by—election defeats in one parliament since 1960s. it gets worse and worse and the problem the tory party has got is its supporters are not getting out and voting. they are not. they're sitting on their hands almost in at what they almost in protest at what they see how the government's been see as how the government's been run, beyond rishi run, going back beyond rishi sunak mr sunak has
the mp, chris skidmore, quit a seat that was being, uh, wound up and shut down at the next election, to seek a career outside of parliament. here in wellingborough. peter bone, the long serving tory mp brexiteer, was pushed out amid a degree of a concern about his private life. um, so the these byelections were not wanted by the prime minister and that's what he means. that's why there's no real campaigning here at they weren't seen here. at all. they weren't seen here. and we can see why 28.5%...
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skidmore's former seat, a rather unfortunate name turn out was almost half.s previously , but the real winner previously, but the real winner was the reform party, who established themselves as the third party, ousting the liberal democrats, whose leader, ed davey appears to well be keeping a very low profile after the post office debacle and is repeated calls for others to resign. then after a dash to his father's side for approximately 45 minutes this week, prince harry claimed i love my family. crikey really? which family do you mean the king? fair enough , you mean the king? fair enough, but maybe you'd hope he could love them in a slightly less sort of branding them racist, writing and calling them writing books and calling them evil mean, how bad does evil way. i mean, how bad does meghan look now well? will meghan look now as well? will she and her some she go and see her dad? some people may be able to overlook their behaviour, selling out their behaviour, selling out their family cash , but their own family for cash, but i'm afraid i can't. harry's g
skidmore's former seat, a rather unfortunate name turn out was almost half.s previously , but the real winner previously, but the real winner was the reform party, who established themselves as the third party, ousting the liberal democrats, whose leader, ed davey appears to well be keeping a very low profile after the post office debacle and is repeated calls for others to resign. then after a dash to his father's side for approximately 45 minutes this week, prince harry claimed i love my...
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and it recently saw the resignation of the former conservative minister, chris skidmore .es. >> yes. >> jeff moody looks ahead to see what's in store in this week's vote. >> westminster has come to kingswood as candidates vie for votes in this week's by—election. but a quick drive around kingswood and you'd be hard pressed to find a single poster on a single window . the poster on a single window. the people who live here tell me they're sick of politicians, sick of the by—election side show, and it comes down to three little words cost of living. >> the cost of living just can't afford to live. >> i just got no money. um, i >> ijust got no money. um, i struggle every day with costing . struggle every day with costing. got nothing. >> and when you have nothing, it's hard to have hope. >> people can't afford to live, can they ? at the end of the day, can they? at the end of the day, everybody says this. everybody says that . but the grassroots of says that. but the grassroots of it all are . you can't afford to it all are. you can't afford to live . you know, you need you l
and it recently saw the resignation of the former conservative minister, chris skidmore .es. >> yes. >> jeff moody looks ahead to see what's in store in this week's vote. >> westminster has come to kingswood as candidates vie for votes in this week's by—election. but a quick drive around kingswood and you'd be hard pressed to find a single poster on a single window . the poster on a single window. the people who live here tell me they're sick of politicians, sick of the...
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but the other one is chris skidmore's former seat.on't have that that difficult situation around it. the tories shouldn't be losing these seats. it's really it it shows how dire the situation is for them and exactly it seems like the it kind of infrastructure around the tory party has just given up at this point. although it's not all bad news because they have reportedly raised, i think, 16 million, uh, in the past few months from rich donors . so it's months from rich donors. so it's not like they don't have a kind of war chest to face the election later this year. but perhaps the fact that they're not pushing resources in the direction defending these direction of defending these seats a suggestion that seats is a suggestion that they're really all their they're really saving all their fire general election fire for the general election later this year. >> well , we shall see. jack, >> oh, well, we shall see. jack, thanks very much indeed. well, let's just tell you, because the by this thursday, by elections are this thursday, that
but the other one is chris skidmore's former seat.on't have that that difficult situation around it. the tories shouldn't be losing these seats. it's really it it shows how dire the situation is for them and exactly it seems like the it kind of infrastructure around the tory party has just given up at this point. although it's not all bad news because they have reportedly raised, i think, 16 million, uh, in the past few months from rich donors . so it's months from rich donors. so it's not like...
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last month, the sitting mp conservative chris skidmore quit the commons in protest at the government'sdlers group in the emersons green village hall, when parents say it's time for a change, they're usually talking about nappies. but with a by—election a week away, today, they're talking politics. cost of living, to be honest. bills are just rocketing. it's quite frightening, actually, how much mortgages are going up, council tax. you know, something that's got to be done, i think. it's time for a new government. the heating, the bills. that's crazy — that's another crazy one. obviously, something's not been working before, so something's got to change. it's a struggle, - really, for everybody. time for change, i think. politics can be precarious. the conservatives have a majority of more than 11,000 here in kingswood, but labour has overturned bigger margins in recent by—elections. they hope that any desire for change can build support for them, but some voters are having difficulty choosing their political colours. there's a big push on health care, at the moment. i think everyone's
last month, the sitting mp conservative chris skidmore quit the commons in protest at the government'sdlers group in the emersons green village hall, when parents say it's time for a change, they're usually talking about nappies. but with a by—election a week away, today, they're talking politics. cost of living, to be honest. bills are just rocketing. it's quite frightening, actually, how much mortgages are going up, council tax. you know, something that's got to be done, i think. it's time...