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that number, the 42,000 votes for the independent akhmed yakoob, is evidence _ for the independent akhmedow in, so we are waiting for four more, one waiting, we have three now in, so we are waiting forfour more, one is in are waiting forfour more, one is in a recount and that is commentary, tell us about the other three. brute tell us about the other three. we are currently waiting on walsall, i was there — are currently waiting on walsall, i was there yesterday for the local council _ was there yesterday for the local council elections. the conservative vote held _ council elections. the conservative vote held up pretty well, there were independent candidates standing against _ independent candidates standing against labour, a lot of the people were _ against labour, a lot of the people were splinter groups from the labour party and _ were splinter groups from the labour party and they resigned over the gaza _ party and they resigned over the gaza issue — party and they resigned over the gaza issue and labour were not able to take _ gaza issue and labour were not able to take those seats

there is another thing that came into play here, azadeh ,, that was the independent candidate, akhmed yakoobhat make up the overall result, birmingham being one of them, that is where i am speaking from, and it is the major city here. and that it quite striking, and i spoke to labour'sjess phillips earlier who really felt that sir keir starmer�*s position on gaza after the war began, his refusal to immediately call for a ceasefire back then, may have cost them votes in this race, and it may have been the case when you look at that 42,000 that akhmed yakoob got. whether they were labour voters who moved across or new voters who voted for him, either way that is a big chunk of votes, despite that, it looks like labour have managed to do it here. so a real kind of stunning victory, the party would say, if indeed it is confirmed, and it looks likely of course that that is the case, azadeh. all right, rajini, and it looks like there is some reaction from labour, these results again are not confirmed, but labour sources are claiming victory in one of them is ellie reeves, the deputy campaign strat

there was an independent candidate here, akhmed yakoob, who got more than 42,000 votes, and jess certainly all of— committed to do is to be mayor for all of our— committed to do is to be mayor for all of our communities, and i spent all of our communities, and i spent a lot— all of our communities, and i spent a lot of— all of our communities, and i spent a lot of time — all of our communities, and i spent a lot of time listening to concerns of the _ a lot of time listening to concerns of the muslim community, and i'm committed — of the muslim community, and i'm committed to working hard and spending — committed to working hard and spending some more time and doing all i spending some more time and doing all i can— spending some more time and doing all i can to _ spending some more time and doing all i can to talk about the difference we have and to build a better— difference we have and to build a better relationship with them, because — better relationship with them, because one of my priorities is to help parts— because one of my priorities is to help parts of this region that have been