— this result is that the labour party has— this result is that the labour party has not changed what that means is that if keir starmer— that means is that if keir starmer will listen to his critics, _ starmer will listen to his critics, it _ starmer will listen to his critics, it will be people to his right _ critics, it will be people to his right in the party that he will he — his right in the party that he will be listening to. i think we will— will be listening to. i think we will probably see a shadow cabinet — we will probably see a shadow cabinet reshuffle next week, wouldn't be surprised about that — wouldn't be surprised about that at _ wouldn't be surprised about that at all, and i think the people _ that at all, and i think the people shuffled out of the front _ people shuffled out of the front bench team will be the people — front bench team will be the people to his left within the labour— people to his left within the labour party. people to his left within the labour party-— people to his left within the labour pa . ., ,, ,, ., labour party. thank you, siena. no

_ organisation of the labour party it _ organisation of the labour party.eeds a complete overhaul and _ party. it needs a complete overhauland i'm - party. it needs a complete overhaul and i'm sure - party. it needs a complete overhaul and i'm sure thatj party. it needs a complete - overhaul and i'm sure that that is now— overhaul and i'm sure that that is now become _ overhaul and i'm sure that that is now become keir— overhaul and i'm sure that that is now become keir starmer'sl is now become keir starmer's priority— is now become keir starmer's priority and _ is now become keir starmer's priority and i'm _ is now become keir starmer's priority and i'm sure - is now become keir starmer'sl priority and i'm sure anneliese dodds— priority and i'm sure anneliese dodds as — priority and i'm sure anneliese dodds as the _ priority and i'm sure anneliese dodds as the chair _ priority and i'm sure anneliese dodds as the chair will - dodds as the chair will oversee it for— dodds as the chair will oversee it for hint _ dodds as the chair will oversee it for him. the

party. two percentage points up, labour. her party. two percentage points up, labour- the — her party. ish labour leader, will not win it, but all the talk is that he will eat into — it, but all the talk is that he will eat into her majority. it is eat into her ma'ority. it is something _ eat into her majority. it is something that _ eat into her majority. it is something that should i eat into her majority. it is something that should delight every single _ something that should delight every single party, — something that should delight every single party, regardless— something that should delight every single party, regardless of- something that should delight every single party, regardless of the - single party, regardless of the ultimate — single party, regardless of the ultimate outcome _ single party, regardless of the ultimate outcome of— single party, regardless of the ultimate outcome of the - single party, regardless of the - ultimate outcome of the election, it is a real— ultimate outcome of the election, it is a real victory— ultimate outcome of the election, it is a real v

party. where does labour go from here?— conservative party. where does labour go from here? well...what sir keir starmer _ labour go from here? well... that's what sir keir starmer is _ labour go from here? well... that's what sir keir starmer is in _ labour go from here? well... that's what sir keir starmer is in his - what sir keir starmer is in his office discussing right now. i'm afraid he has handled the local elections very badly, because actually labour did rather well in quite a lot of places that declared late, including west yorkshire, but in a lot of places in the south, which for some reason seemed to count the votes more slowly than in the north, labour were gaining seats and winning may all races, in cambridge and peterborough, another strange new political construction. labour has been doing quite well in some of those places. 0verall, labour has been doing quite well in some of those places. overall, the picture has not been great, but it has not been as bad as it seemed when hartlepool was dominating the news at the start, and of course, nobody knows about the labou

deputy labour leader angela rayner is removed as party chair after labour's poor performance in the local election results. in wales, labour's mark drakeford remains first minister after his party took half of the 60 seats in the senedd. in other news, dozens of people have been killed, many of them schoolgirls, in a militant attack in the afghan capital, kabul. disruption continues on some of the uk's busiest rail lines. passengers are advised not to travel tomorrow after cracks were found on some high—speed trains. before we look at the papers, let's return to that result announced in city hall in the past hour, where labour's sadiq khan has been re—elected to serve as the mayor of london. here's some of what he had to say after the declaration. i'm a londoner through and through. this city is in my blood. but i'm also a patriotic englishman and a brit who's proud to represent this nation's great capital. the experiences i've had through my life have shaped my belief that we all have a responsibility to do everything we can to build the bridges that bring us together rather than the wal

we can't just say a _ for the labour party. guy with great hair who looks good in a suit is going to turn the party's fortunes around. there are much deeper— fortunes around. there are much deeper issues for the labour party— deeper issues for the labour party to _ deeper issues for the labour party to discuss and it often seems _ party to discuss and it often seems like the party is mired in factional infighting rather than — in factional infighting rather than addressing those big questions. than addressing those big questions-— than addressing those big ruestions. ,, ., ., , questions. siena, what is the best case _ questions. siena, what is the best case scenario _ questions. siena, what is the best case scenario in - questions. siena, what is the best case scenario in your. best case scenario in your view? ~ ~ view? well, i think in hartlepool, - view? well, i think in hartlepool, certainly| view? well, i think in - hartlepool, certainly from view? well, i think in _ hartlepool, certainly from when i hartlepool, certainly f

with the party and also with the country about the scale of change that needs to happen for the labour partyeen more than... since the party has beenin more than... since the party has been in sync with the public. and now he referred to it earlier this week as being like climbing a mountain. well, if people thought it was ben nevis, it has been clear from these results it is more like mount everest. but from these results it is more like mount everest.— from these results it is more like mount everest. but if we look away from the english _ mount everest. but if we look away from the english council _ mount everest. but if we look away from the english council elections l from the english council elections and hartlepool, which i know is a big thing to set aside, the mayo elections have been betterfor labour, and so has the success of the party in wales. how instructive have this results been about what the national party must do? i agree, there have been _ the national party must do? i agree, there have been high _ the national party must do? i agree, there have been high points- the natio

a reshuffle for labour's shadow cabinet — after the party's disappointing election performance. ges made by sir keir starmer include a new shadow chancellor and chief whip, and a new front bench role for angela rayner. labour's tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire. but she'll have to resign her westminster seat, triggering a by—election in batley and spen. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. hugs are to be — officially — ok again in england with an announcement due tomorrow on the next lockdown easing. the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks were found in some high speed trains. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew, and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. first, look at tamara's front pages. "starmer�*s leadership in crisis" is the guardian's front pa

labour party boss might hope, the crucial part, the labour party, the strategy on brexit is to say asyou outside. that is where my kids. good morning. do you want to tell the story? you know two special people you are bringing together for the first time. the first time since their amazing record—breaking heroics rowing solo across the atlantic. jasmine harrison, who had not been rowing before last year but became the first woman to row across an ocean. and frank rothwell, 70, the first man to complete that cross atlantic challenge. they are getting their awards today. this is the first time they have been on the water since going across the atlantic. they say these boats are less stable. please come in, your time is up! we want to get them on dry land to chat to them. while we do that let's remind ourselves of their incredible journeys. you wake up, you check your nav and your snack. you ring your mum. the first couple of days were absolutely horrendous. the past few days, i've just been trying to make up some distance. i havejust been rowing and rowing and rowing. you get a bit scar

the truth is the labour party's campaign. is the labour party's campaign organisation _ is the labourlity and skills have been- real quality and skills have been thrown — real quality and skills have been thrown to — real quality and skills have been thrown to the _ real quality and skills have been thrown to the winds _ real quality and skills have been thrown to the winds and - real quality and skills have been thrown to the winds and we - real quality and skills have been| thrown to the winds and we have staff there — thrown to the winds and we have staff there in _ thrown to the winds and we have staff there in the _ thrown to the winds and we have staff there in the party _ thrown to the winds and we have staff there in the party had - thrown to the winds and we havel staff there in the party had office and elsewhere _ staff there in the party had office and elsewhere who _ staff there in the party had office and elsewhere who frankly- and elsewhere who frankly underqualified, _ and elsewhere who frankly. underqualified, unmotivated, and elsewhere who frankly- underqualified, unm

right now and it faces— the labour party right now and it faces an — the labour party right now keir— it is still infected by corbynism. sir keir starmer is trying to clear some _ sir keir starmer is trying to clear some of— sir keir starmer is trying to clear some of it — sir keir starmer is trying to clear some of it out but the membership is dominated _ some of it out but the membership is dominated by corbynistas who joined under— dominated by corbynistas who joined under the _ dominated by corbynistas who joined under the £3 membership ticket. boris _ under the £3 membership ticket. borisjohnson may go under the £3 membership ticket. boris johnson may go only for the next election and he sees the conservative party is winning support— conservative party is winning support and the labour northern stronghold and if he is beginning to pump— stronghold and if he is beginning to pump support into them and levelling up pump support into them and levelling up as he _ pump support into them and levelling up as he calls it that is going to piece _ up as he calls it that is going to

party. disappointing labour and governing party. disappointing labourand sir keir governing party. ing labour and sir keir starmer, down 192. the liberal democrats with their ed davey are down in their tally of 24 so far and the greens are up 51. tally of 24 so far and the greens are up 51. we'll have the latest from across the uk — and we'll be joined by our election analyst, professor sirjohn curtice, to take us through what to look out for during the day. but first — let's speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. hello to you. tell us where we are. good morning. we are waiting for the final result from the scottish parliament and then we are waiting to see how the uk government response to that. the challenge for borisjohnson is how does he look like a prime ministerfor the borisjohnson is how does he look like a prime minister for the whole united kingdom rather thanjust the prime ministerfor united kingdom rather thanjust the prime minister for england? united kingdom rather thanjust the prime ministerfor england? and he will be thinking, how does he respond to

i don't _ of the others in the labour party. i don't really— of the others in the labour party.s framed that weight rather— guardian has framed that weight rather than trying to say this is all consolatory. and everything is ok now — all consolatory. and everything is ok now. the message the guardian is looking _ ok now. the message the guardian is looking out— ok now. the message the guardian is looking out seems a little bit interesting to me the way it's been framed _ interesting to me the way it's been framed. we interesting to me the way it's been framed. ~ , . ., interesting to me the way it's been framed. . , a ., interesting to me the way it's been framed. . , xi ., , framed. we will pick that up in the next art framed. we will pick that up in the next part of _ framed. we will pick that up in the next part of the — framed. we will pick that up in the next part of the paper _ framed. we will pick that up in the next part of the paper review. - framed. we will pick that up in the l next part of the paper review. thank you both so much. that's it for the papers for this ho

at the expense of the labour party-— their vote at the expense of the labour pa . _, , ., .,, labour n was put front and _ labour party. the constitution was put front and centre _ labour party. the constitution was put front and centre in _ labour party. the constitution was put front and centre in this - put front and centre in this campaign by snp and their desire to divide scotland all over again but scottish conservatives had a clear plan for what we can do in the necks parliament if we can get rid of the threat of another independence referendum. the threat of another independence referendum.— threat of another independence referendum. ,, ., ., ., , referendum. the snp have made gains but tacktical voting _ referendum. the snp have made gains but tacktical voting means _ referendum. the snp have made gains but tacktical voting means it _ referendum. the snp have made gains but tacktical voting means it looks - but tacktical voting means it looks difficult if not impossible for them to achieve an overall majority but with the addition of the scottish greens and the snp it seems c

he is a former labour party campaign co—ordinator and party chair. t all of the details at this time, it looks as if taking responsibility means throwing someone like angela rayner under the political bus. quite frankly, that is not taking responsibility, it is not the right attitude to adopt. you responsibility, it is not the right attitude to adopt.— responsibility, it is not the right attitude to adopt. you make the oint, do attitude to adopt. you make the point. do we _ attitude to adopt. you make the point, do we have _ attitude to adopt. you make the point, do we have the _ attitude to adopt. you make the point, do we have the full- attitude to adopt. you make the j point, do we have the full story, the full picture here? or are you satisfied this is, as far as you are concerned, a big misjudgement? it is concerned, a big mis'udgement? it is a m h -- concerned, a big mis'udgement? it is a myth -- it— concerned, a big mis'udgement? it is a myth -- it is— concerned, a big mis'udgement? it is myth-mush— concerned, a big misjudgement? it 3 a myth ——

yes, the dayjubilant _ within the labour party. party celebrates - within the labour party. yes, the dayjubilant party celebrates and | dayjubilant party celebrates and disappears and has a glass of something bubbly, and the one that is wounded begins some pretty public introspection. i havejust is wounded begins some pretty public introspection. i have just looked is wounded begins some pretty public introspection. i havejust looked to bring you the latest on this reshuffle and there is no sign of any of the labour leadership, sir keir starmer or any of his team. they have gone very quiet in preparation for the queen's speech, the new term of parliament coming in a couple of days' time. it looks like we might get something soon, not least because the leadership needs to clear up what on earth was going on around mount angela rayner, the deputy leader of the party. —— around angela rayner. the other role of responsibility she had been given ljy of responsibility she had been given by sickest armour, particularly around campaigning.

colin smith, scottish labour party and scottish _ labour party and scottish co—operative _ labour partyve party, 4671. labour party and scottish i co—operative party, 4671. i labour party and scottish - co—operative party, 4671. i hereby declare _ co—operative party, 4671. i hereby declare that — co—operative party, 4671. i hereby declare that oliver— co—operative party, 4671. i hereby declare that 0liver mundell- co—operative party, 4671. i hereby declare that 0liver mundell has i co—operative party, 4671. i hereby. declare that 0liver mundell has been duly elected — declare that 0liver mundell has been duly elected to — declare that 0liver mundell has been duly elected to serve _ declare that 0liver mundell has been duly elected to serve as _ declare that 0liver mundell has been duly elected to serve as of— declare that 0liver mundell has been duly elected to serve as of the - duly elected to serve as of the member— duly elected to serve as of the member of— duly elected to serve as of the member of the _ duly elected to serve as of the member of the scottish - duly elected to serve a

this is potentially i curtains for the labour party unless it's possible — curtains for the labour partyking at the next leader. what they should look at is a person. _ leader. what they should look at is a person. a — leader. what they should look at is a person, a leader who can really articulate — a person, a leader who can really articulate a — a person, a leader who can really articulate a bold, credible, exciting _ articulate a bold, credible, exciting and popular vision for the future _ exciting and popular vision for the future. particularly post—covid—19. growth. _ future. particularly post—covid—19. growth, jobs, the future of our young — growth, jobs, the future of our young people, what those leaving school— young people, what those leaving school at — young people, what those leaving school at the moment, many of whom have had _ school at the moment, many of whom have had their education wrecked under— have had their education wrecked under covid, what feature there is for them — under covid, what feature there is for them. this is what people want to hear~ _ for them. this

, an interesting one, because the labour party is— well, an interesting one, because the labour partyis under pressure to keep hold of— the labour party is under pressure to keep hold of this _ the labour party is under pressure to keep hold of this seat. - the labour party is under pressure to keep hold of this seat. it- the labour party is under pressure to keep hold of this seat. it has. to keep hold of this seat. it has been _ to keep hold of this seat. it has been iabour~ _ to keep hold of this seat. it has been labour. the _ to keep hold of this seat. it has been labour. the difficulty- to keep hold of this seat. it has been labour. the difficulty theyj been labour. the difficulty they will have — been labour. the difficulty they will have is _ been labour. the difficulty they will have is that, _ been labour. the difficulty they will have is that, as _ been labour. the difficulty they will have is that, as in- been labour. the difficulty they i will have is that, as in hartlepool, they face — will have is that, as in hartlepool, they face a — will have is that, as in hartlepool

at _ ayesha may be working for the labour party at times and i blame her entirely! th that thought, i shall leave it _ entirely! well with that thought, i shall leave it there _ entirely! well with that thought, i shall leave it there but _ entirely! well with that thought, i shall leave it there but chris - entirely! well with that thought, i shall leave it there but chris and l shall leave it there but chris and ayesha, thank you both so much. that's it for the papers this hour. christopher and ayesha will be back in just over half an hour to look over more of tomorrow's front pages. coming up next, it's sportsday. good evening. i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where we start with football and chelsea have set up an all english champions league final after a 3—1 aggregate semifinal win over real madrid. the blues will play manchester city later this month after beating is—time winners real and watching was natalie pirks. he's been here before — just last season, in fact. but to reach the champions league final with chelsea, thomas tuchel would have t

but instead we are seeing factionalism again in the labour party. _ factionalism again in the labour ty and rate of the party pushing for a change — rate of the party pushing for a change in _ rate of the party pushing for a change in direction. and it's not clear— change in direction. and it's not clear that — change in direction. and it's not clear that keir starmer necessarily has the _ clear that keir starmer necessarily has the authority to push for a radical— has the authority to push for a radical change which he is saying he's going — radical change which he is saying he's going to do. but to do that he's _ he's going to do. but to do that he's kind — he's going to do. but to do that he's kind of set one side and is he in the _ he's kind of set one side and is he in the position to do that right now? — in the position to do that right now? ., , ., now? the danger is with the time to sin in the now? the danger is with the time to sing in the front _ now? the danger is with the time to sing in the front page, _ now? the danger is with the time to sing in the front page, abortion

so what does this mean for keir starmer, the i mean for keir starmer, the leader of the labour party,urse from the former leader who crushed to that terrible defeat for the party back in 2019?- that terrible defeat for the party back in 2019? two things to say about — party back in 2019? two things to say about this _ party back in 2019? two things to say about this in _ party back in 2019? two things to say about this in terms - party back in 2019? two things to say about this in terms of. to say about this in terms of what it means for labour. the first is as you say directly for keir starmer. look, let's see how the results online because as i say hartlepool will get all of the headlines of course over the next couple of course over the next couple of hours and we are expecting that result in the next 90 minutes or so and it will dominate over the course of the morning but there are many, many more results to come in and i suspect for the reasons that i have described that actually all of the focus will end up on those results and to some extent because the hartlepool defeat had be

i spoke to matthew doyle, former head of media for the labour party and former special adviser to tonyen in sync with the public. and now he referred to it earlier this week as being like climbing a mountain. well, if people thought it was ben nevis, it's been clear from these results it's more like mount everest. but if we look away from the english council elections and hartlepool, which i know is a big thing to have to set aside, the mayoral elections have been betterfor labour, and so has the success of the party in wales. how instructive are those results about what the national party needs to do? i agree, there have been high points for the labour party over the last few days, notjust in scotland and wales, as you mentioned, but also some of the mayoral races that there have been have seen gains for the labour party, have seen increases in majorities for other of the mayors. it's not that we're saying that the position is universally grim, and indeed the bbc�*s own projection shows that the labour party is closing the gap on the tories from where it was in the 2019 general electi

— since i have the leader of the labour party and _ since i have the leader of the labour partyessing room of people. forget kissing _ be a dressing room of people. forget kissing babies, — be a dressing room of people. forget kissing babies, i_ be a dressing room of people. forget kissing babies, i haven't— be a dressing room of people. forget kissing babies, i haven't shaken i be a dressing room of people. forget kissing babies, i haven't shaken the i kissing babies, i haven't shaken the hand of— kissing babies, i haven't shaken the hand of a _ kissing babies, i haven't shaken the hand of a single _ kissing babies, i haven't shaken the hand of a single voter, _ kissing babies, i haven't shaken the hand of a single voter, and - kissing babies, i haven't shaken the hand of a single voter, and during l hand of a single voter, and during heavy— hand of a single voter, and during heavy lockdown _ hand of a single voter, and during heavy lockdown restrictions - hand of a single voter, and during heavy lockdown restrictions i i hand of a single voter, and during heavy lockdown restri

did stick to— problems within the labour party did stick to a _ problems within the labour partynot at all saying this — labour supporters. i am not at all saying this isn't important, it is important. _ saying this isn't important, it is important, it is very serious, but as far— important, it is very serious, but as far as— important, it is very serious, but as far as the _ important, it is very serious, but as far as the impact it will have on the party— as far as the impact it will have on the party and the party supports, i'm not— the party and the party supports, i'm not sure it is going to have the same _ i'm not sure it is going to have the same impact. i'm not sure it is going to have the same impact-— i'm not sure it is going to have the same impact. you have both worked for political — same impact. you have both worked for political parties. _ same impact. you have both worked for political parties. in _ same impact. you have both worked for political parties. in a _ same impact. you have both worked for political parties. in a sense, - for political parties. in a sens

has a lot to say on _ think the labour party has a lot to say on that, — think the labour partyd, how do we _ how do we make sure we are heard, how do we make sure we are heard, how do we make sure we are heard, how do we make sure our ideas are communicated practically and positively and we are able to bring people _ positively and we are able to bring people with us, which quite clearly in the _ people with us, which quite clearly in the case — people with us, which quite clearly in the case of hartlepool we have not done — in the case of hartlepool we have not done. so we need to ask ourselves— not done. so we need to ask ourselves that question. i think everybody understands the need for change _ everybody understands the need for change and that is where our focus should _ change and that is where our focus should be — change and that is where our focus should be. . ,., change and that is where our focus should be. . n , should be. alison mcgovern, it is kirsty wark _ should be. alison mcgovern, it is kirsty wark in — should be. alison mcgovern, it is kirsty wark in edinbur

emma harper, scottish— labour party, 2932. dumfries constituency. there we have the result for galloway. _ dumfries constituency. there we have the result for galloway. that - dumfries constituency. there we have the result for galloway. that was - dumfries constituency. there we have the result for galloway. that was a i the result for galloway. that was a long shot for the snp and in fact finlay carson has got it for the conservatives, no change there. emma harper on 14,000 odd votes. see the collapse of the labour vote? 2932. let's look at the share of the vote. look at the big swing. the share change. the conservatives have increased their vote and labour is down 7%. the greens up 3%. looking at the share change and the swing, if we can. the swing will clearly be to the conservatives. no swing there. let's pick up with sirjohn curtice on that one. it was a long shot for the nationalists.- shot for the nationalists. yes, it was a long _ shot for the nationalists. yes, it was a long shot _ shot for the nationalists. yes, it

i can't be leader of the labour party. i'm doing myjob as mayor of greater manchester. this interview tonight. but given my experience and my position now in the party, in my kind of once removed from westminster, i think i can say things that are meant to be helpful, and not intended to be kind of sending sending coded messages as sometimes people in westminster do. and people still interpret what i say as though they are those codes. it's meant to be helpful to the leadership that you tweeted you couldn't support a decision that he'd already made? that's public criticism. you're trying to be helpful? wouldn't it have been the done thing to give him a call or send him a message saying, i think you might want to reverse out of this one? no, because it would have been the wrong thing for that to sort of keep running and there needed to be a change. but you sent a tweet which made it run even more. well, i'm not rung up regularly now by people in the labour party. so, you know, i don't get that type of access. but occasionally i feel the need to make my views known. and w

the leader of britain's opposition labour party has reshuffleed his shadow cabinet after the party'slor and angela rayner has been sacked as the party's campaigns coordinator. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with zeinab badawi. this interview was recorded last thursday, before

party, 201. scottish labour— libertarian party, 201. scottish labour party, 2550. west constituen . ., ., constituency. there we have got the result in edinburgh _ constituency. there we have got the result in edinburgh west, _ constituency. there we have got the result in edinburgh west, and i constituency. there we have got the | result in edinburgh west, and indeed it is a victory, not unexpected, for the little democrat alex cole hamilton. we look at the charity vote, he liberal democrats, 5a%, snp 3a, conservative six and labour five, and we see the liberal democrats action on the roads there, another sign of tactical voting, going to the party you think can most represent in that area, the unionist boat, so the snp, the liberal democrats wing, is done after we go back to the chairman —— we go back to the reform uk party. you talk about rome not being built in a day, but you are like the lost city of the lantus, you have nowhere to go. there's for you.— to go. there's for you. complete nonsense- _ to go. there's for you. complete nonsense. we _ to go. there's

and the onus is now on both the conservative party and the labour party to respond to that. angela rayner, now that she's got four jobs. so she got fired as as party chairman on saturday, stayed as deputy leader because she's elected in her own right, and then she's now shadow first secretary of state and shadowing michael gove as chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, and she's doing this thing about the future of work. and she did an interview with laura earlier this week where she said this about her boss, keir starmer. what i heard on the doorstep is they didn't know— what keir starmer stood for. so that's what i think our challenge is, actually, i it's not people briefing saying we think keir thinks— this— and keir thinks that. but actually about i what are we doing? i'm not going to discuss- what the robust conversations that me and keir have. i haven't always had you know, we've had a very frank - relationship - and i welcome that. actually, i think it's really constructive. | and if one of your deputies said that about you after an election campaign, he wasn't that go

i�*d imagine the labour party... this i'd imagine the labour party... the lessons of the hartlepool by—election where there was a candidate _ by—election where there was a candidate who was effectively parachuted into the community. she's now won _ parachuted into the community. she's now won that selection and i think they will— now won that selection and i think they will be quite relieved that that that is the case. she is probably— that that is the case. she is probably their best chance of success — probably their best chance of success in that seat, kim leadbeater. but george galloway standing — leadbeater. but george galloway standing in that seat could split the labour vote. all eyes are going to be _ the labour vote. all eyes are going to be on— the labour vote. all eyes are going to be on that by—election in particular— to be on that by—election in particular the fortunes of keir starmer— particular the fortunes of keir starmer with lots of mutterings that if they— starmer with lots of mutterings that if they were to lose the seat it would — i

what is the labour party changing into? because a lotj party changing into? ns. we have _ specific example of what that means. we have seen our front line workers throughout — we have seen our front line workers throughout the pandemic not actually now being _ throughout the pandemic not actually now being rewarded for what they had done _ now being rewarded for what they had done they— now being rewarded for what they had done. they put themselves on the line, _ done. they put themselves on the line. they— done. they put themselves on the line, they have gone to work day in, day out _ line, they have gone to work day in, day out and — line, they have gone to work day in, day out and have been rewarded with a pay— day out and have been rewarded with a pay freeze. that is not valuing people's— a pay freeze. that is not valuing people's contribution, what they bring _ people's contribution, what they bring to— people's contribution, what they bring to our society, that is not creating — bring to our society, that is not creating a _ bring to our society, that is

i what i would say is that there are lessons the uk labour party can learn from the scottish labour party about what happened to us after a big, constitutional, binary choice on the challenges we face. what i am doing and what keir is doing is taking the party on a journey. i want to do it with energy, optimism, honesty and also with humility and authenticity. i think if we do that, we can persuade people across the party that the labour party is very much on their side. —— people across the country. i think people have seen that in scotland over the last ten weeks. we are not the angry labour party that wants to fight with everybody, we want to pull the country back together and focus on the national recovery. by making an open plea right now, everybody in the party spoke about the national recovery, we are not out of this crisis now. so let's keep working for this country that we love. let's look at the local authorities in england and update our knowledge. we have had more councillors elected. a500 councillors being elected. a500 councillors being elected in the set of elections across

and it feels to me that it's clearly aimed at a different wing of the labour party.to listen to voters again. it has to be that way around. they are not doing us a favour, are they? they are the servants of the people in fact. therefore it's up to them to listen to what we want. the labour party, lots of discussion in the last few days of having an extra censure crisis and whether there is a future. i strongly believe there is a future but it really needs to get to grips with who represents and what it offers them. because itjust can't sit there criticising the tory government. it needs to offer a valid vision for this country. the financial times. _ valid vision for this country. the financialtimes. on _ valid vision for this country. the financial times. on the front page again there is another story, johnson's mystique holiday. hope i put on set properly. added to inquiry into rule breaches a few weeks ago we were talking about wallpaper and questions. now we are talking about caribbean holidays. did we learn from the verdict of the elections last week that inquir

without the scottish labour party that they traditionally held, the math is incredibly difficult for ingle majority like the conservative party did in the december 2019 election. they're almost reliant, from the outset, on some type of coalition. that is not a position the labour party is used to being in. it's used to challenging conservatives. they are clearly still split between a more centrist line and the corbyn faction of the labour party. those divides continue to be deep, and they will take time to overcome, not least because boris johnson keeps reminding the left part of the labour party that he has basically taken their position, especially among the working parts of the north of england. so, they're in an incredibly difficult position. they remind people that this has become almost an urban party, and it is really stuck -- it doesn't know how to play the loss of this left-right divide. boris johnson is neither right nor left. he's got an economic policy, heavily investing in infrastructure, nationalization of airports up in the north of england. they've stolen the labour ec

laura: rob, what has happened to the opposition labour party? been rounded so extensively -- routed so extensively? rob: it's all of those things, laura. it's familiar, i think, to some left of center parties across europe, about trying to make the connection with less well-off, less well educated, working-class voters. the labour party now faces a really difficult question, and that is, does it need somnde sot shift left or right, get a new leader, or do they sit tight? maybe the conservatives won't be able to deliver on all these promises, the populist promises they have made, to uplift the parts of the u.k. that haven't been doing so well these last 10, 15 years. rather similar to the promises made by president trump in the united states a few years ago. laura: rob watson, thanks so much, staying up late for us tonight in oxford. we have reported extensively on the covid crisis in india, but it isn't the only country in the region dealing with an increasingly desperate situation. nepal, bangladesh, pakistan, and sri lanka have restricted or st

constituencies which are the moats, the electoral fortifications, if you like, which protect the labour partyg swept away altogether. hartlepool elected a conservative mp for the first time since 1959. when the tories started smashing labour's red wall at the last general election in 2019, the blame or credit, depending on where you sit, was put on labour's then—leader jeremy corbyn and on brexit. but this week, janet, i wonder if it's a case of borisjohnson what won it? yes, it certainly was, by definition. but it's not about brexit, or it is not all about brexit, except in the most symbolic, totemic sort of sense. and it's not all keir starmer�*s fault either. that may surprise you to hear me say that. brexit became the issue which made it clear to the traditional working class northern voters that their party held them in contempt. if you describe everybody who voted for brexit as a stupid bigot, not many people are going to vote for you who voted leave. that's the extent to which brexit was significant in this particular election. keir starmer�*s problem is not just the kind of local prob

to be _ that is good for the labour party. to be clear. _ that is good for the labour party.d i work _ executive of scotland union and i work with — executive of scotland union and i work with all the main uk parties, liberal— work with all the main uk parties, liberal democrats, labour and conservatives. i'm notjust here to talk about— conservatives. i'm notjust here to talk about how labour should win the election— talk about how labour should win the election today. gk. talk about how labour should win the election today-— election today. ok. we will leave it there. it election today. ok. we will leave it there- it is — election today. ok. we will leave it there. it is good _ election today. ok. we will leave it there. it is good to _ election today. ok. we will leave it there. it is good to talk— election today. ok. we will leave it there. it is good to talk to - election today. ok. we will leave it there. it is good to talk to you - election today. ok. we will leave it there. it is good to talk to you and | there. it is good to talk to you and thank you very much indeed

the labour leader sir keir starmer is preparing to reshuffle his team after the party's disappointing performance in the elections — he's already sacked his deputy angela rayner. when the leader of the party on friday— when the leader of the party on friday says he takes full responsibility for the election result— responsibility for the election result in_ responsibility for the election result in hartlepool in particular and then— result in hartlepool in particular and then scapegoats angela rayner, i think many— and then scapegoats angela rayner, i think many of us feel that was unfain — nicola sturgeon warns the westminster government against using legal arguments to prevent a second independence referendum after a fourth consecutive victory for the snp. the people of scotland have voted for the snp on the strength of offering when the time is right an independence referendum. the priority at the moment is not court cases, it's not independence legislation, it is recovery from the pandemic. disruption continues on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks are found

john mcdonnell of course was a leading figure in the labour party during its 2019 defeat, an historicthe party, but he said the difference between him and kier starmer was he owned that defeat himself, owned it personally. the reshuffle perhaps not getting off to the most auspicious of starts but i suppose until we get some names emerging later today we should probably just emerging later today we should probablyjust indulge in some idle speculation. this is what people are talking about in westminster, they are asking whether sir keir starmer as well as promoting rising stars such as wes streeting who seems to perform very well on television, can he attract back some of the big beasts with shadow and actual ministerial experience? people such as yvette cooper and hilary benn for example. and although reshuffles can strengthen party leaders, they can sometimes do the opposite as well. he's doing this under the cloud of worse than expected results for the labour party, so the question is those who perhaps will be losing their shadow ministerial roles or moved to other roles they feel u

faiza was a candidate for the labour party for chingford were welcome to both of you.first outing with us so lovely to have you with us. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages already in, starting with... the telegraph which leads on what it describes as the prime minister's defiance of pressure from teaching unions. quoting souces, the telegraph says that the pm is to announce next week that secondary school students won't need to wear facemasks in the classroom from later this month. the metro's front page is dominated by the the post—brexit fishing row — and the protest by french fishermen in jersey's territorial waters. the daily mail describes the same a story, and the decision by french fishermen to return to their ports, as the �*grand surrender�* and asks the question what could happen next. the ft�*s main story is the bank of england's forecast that the uk economy is set to grow at its fastest rate in more than 70 years. the guardian leads with an inquiry into public health spending — published by the lancet and the london school of economics — wh

party, not helpful, say some. it is about now moving forward. labourl focus, the civil war between those on the left of the party, those on the right of the party, from my point of view, that is absolutely pointless and destructive. and there is support from a former leader who is no stranger to strains at the top of the party. keir has got to be given the time and the power, and the resources to be able to get on with bringing forward new policies that will never be the same as 1997, cannot be the same as 2019, but he has got to bring forward and will bring forward new policies to change britain and he has got to get out there, as he wants to do, and listen to the people. so what does the new shadow cabinet look like? angela rayner was given some more senior roles, about 2k hours after she was sacked from herjob as party chair on saturday. anneliese dodds takes that role, after being sacked as shadow chancellor. rachel reeves has replaced her. and there is a promotion, wes streeting, considered to be a strong media performer, is in charge of the child

tie: truth is that the labour party's whole campaign pa rty�*s whole campaign organisation party's wholejust, these are not people who you can transform by giving more support to. i think the staffing needs changing. we need to overhauljust about everything, really. the organisation, the way in which we have been selecting candidates, ourfunding base, candidates, our funding base, communications, candidates, ourfunding base, communications, what we did the social media. the whole thing needs a complete overhaul. could you write now tell us what voters should believe is here starmer's one central idea. if you could sum it up in a sentence in a way that we all know lots of people consume politics in the briefest of glimpses, what would you say was? it glimpses, what would you say was? . glimpses, what would you say was? , ., ., ., ., was? it is for him to do not me. was? it is for him to do not me- he _ was? it is for him to do not me. he speaks _ was? it is for him to do not me. he speaks on - was? it is for him to do not me. he speaks on his i was? it is for him to do not me. he speaks o

some of the labour family prospered. in wales, the partynate in cardiff. and after a long wait, london's city hall looks secure again for labour, siddique khan, the mayor, therefore anotherfour siddique khan, the mayor, therefore another four years. siddique khan, the mayor, therefore anotherfour years. they siddique khan, the mayor, therefore another four years. they took the mareoffice and the west of england, cambridgeshire and peterborough. there was no sign of keir starmer today after a battering in much of england. n today after a battering in much of encland. . ., �* , england. i declare the andy burnham. .. _ england. i declare the andy burnham. .. and _ england. i declare the andy burnham. .. and there - england. i declare the andyj burnham. .. and there were england. i declare the andy - burnham. .. and there were those england. i declare the andy _ burnham. .. and there were those who care art burnham. .. and there were those who care part of — burnham. .. and there were those who care part of the _ burnham. .. and there were tho

that's a seat that the labour party has held since 1974, since the seat was created, and this will bed for around a year. —— labour leader. he'll want to show that he can hold onto those labour heartlands and make progress after the serious significant defeat the labour party saw in 2019. if he can't, i think the murmurings and mumblings and grumblings about his leadership will grow louder, and for borisjohnson, the prime minister, who leveled up the prime minister, who leveled up his party to victory in 2019, if he takes the seat, it will be some level of further proof. although by election can be a tease and a sense, but he's eating into those old labour heartland. while spy elections have to be treated with a little bit of caution, we'll be seeing something how those leaders are doing. jessica parker had a very fizzy few days. —— very busy. still to come... the new research that shows that reducing methane could have a bigger impact on reducing global warning than previously thought. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa. afte

the labour party failed to address the plan 13 years in government mr. speaker. thirteen unlucky years for this country. they didn't do it. now they were finally get that recognition if they want to support that mr. speaker then without changing they would supported if they want to back it. >> thank you mr. speaker. if we open that door than the money wasted. and then take a look as they get back on their feet. in the long-term we need to create the environment with those lifetime skills guarantee. but then across the country. as such as my honorable friend shows us. and with the right investment. those to cally them. as part of a fragile economy. and from the 18 hundreds. and then to be very concerned of those conversations that are now going on. and then to meet all those members. >> a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. scott: madam president, i am proud to stand today in am proud to stand today in >> madame president proud to stand today in support of the joint allies. israel is a vibrant democracy that supports capi

—— abouta —— about a few days for the labour party. it is shaping up to be a big debate in the party about i next. it is shaping up to be a big debate in the party about what l next. it is shaping up to be a big i debate in the party about what had happened. sir keir starmer has said he will take responsibility for these results and that the party needs to change to reconnect with voters. the question is going to be how does it change? the first move we saw last night of stripping angela rayner of her responsibility for running campaigns has already proved pretty divisive. why? she is a popularfigure, the deputy leader, because she was elected by the membership, overwhelmingly. a labour spokeswoman has defended the move by saying that the party needed to change the way campaigns were run in the future. sources of the record have suggested she needed to take responsibility for what they described as a bungled campaign. there is already a backlash to this. john mcdonnell, the former chancellor, accusing sir keir starmer of scapegoating.

keir starmer— uniting the labour party. w— starmer has done a good job over the last few weeks and months keeping the party— last few weeks and months keeping the party together but losing angela rayner _ the party together but losing angela rayner would be difficult for him. just moving away from politics, something else as eye—catching on the front of the sunday telegraph is from the chief political correspondent saying hugging family and friends allowed for next week, prime minister to to say, and as long as people use their common sense, borisjohnson will apparently say tomorrow, according to christopher hope. this is the feel good stuff that the prime minister want to follow up those election results with. i want to follow up those election results with.— want to follow up those election results with. ~ ., ., ., results with. i think we have got to the oint results with. i think we have got to the point now _ results with. i think we have got to the point now where _ results with. i think we have got to the point now wh