this had been a conservative council. the conservatives had a majority of seven.k how that has changed. liberal democrat majority of 15, with the lib dems taking 37 seats compared to the conservatives' nine. let me show you how the seat change has worked. almost a complete straight swap, so a striking result for the liberal democrats in bath and north east somerset. reeta, thank you. laura, if you're sitting in downing street, ready to have breakfast, may be at six o'clock or 6.30, and looking ahead to the rest of the day because is lots more to come, you could end up ina lots more to come, you could end up in a position which is noticeably worse than losing 330. how does that change the dynamics of the way that mrs may is trying to manage what is already a fractious party? well, if it ends up being a lot worse than it appears now, as we have already seen from priti patel, it may stir up again in another sense that people might try to oust her in short order. our expectation is that that probably won't happen until after the european elections, but if things chang

the number of councillors for the conservatives has dropped by 442, a big loss for the conservatives, labour also suffering losses, down 79. as you can see for the figures here, the real winners are the lib dems, greens and independents. the liberal democrats at 304, ed davey has said that the lib dems are back in business, and the independents are interested, john curtice, the analyst, has said in the 69 councils were independents we re in the 69 councils were independents were standing, they won on average around 25% of the vote. they are amongst the biggest winners. ukip also suffering. let's have a look at the councils, 248 councils in england for the taking, let's have a look at how the numbers are stacking up look at how the numbers are stacking up at this stage. there are still 140 yet to declare. we will bring you those results through the day. as they stand, labour and conservatives suffering losses, and it's the same stories, the liberal democrats, independents and hung councils all up. with more on the story of the night so far, here's jessica parker. results coming in, som

there was a conservative majority here. they we re a conservative majority here.s proved, they have held onto their majority. only slightly. they lost a couple seats to the liberal democrats and the conservatives have ended the evening very happy because, as i say, they we re very happy because, as i say, they were worried. they have changed the boundary slightly. there are fewer councillors than they were before. but the candidates as they troop off into the morning light, the conservatives are pretty happy. the liberal democrats were hoping to make gains here. in fact, there are not any liberal democrat candidates here. they split the count into three different parts of south gloucestershire. their heartland is more in the northern part of south gloucestershire. they gained a couple of seats but that was really it for them. the conservative party remain in control of south gloucestershire and they are very relieved to have done so. just a thought if i can about the nature of the campaign over the last few weeks. what have party workers been coming up against in

this was a conservative council. it had been conservative since 2011.s have gained that. if i show you the seat change, that shows you exactly what has happened. the conservatives have lost 23, almost all of those seats have gone to the liberal democrats. if we go back to the main screen, the other liberal democrat gain on this screen, somerset west and taunton. they say isa somerset west and taunton. they say is a brand—new council. it has been formed by the merger of two councils, taunton and west somerset. both of these councils were conservative. it was largely thought that this new council would therefore be conservative as well, with liberal democrat opposition. in fa ct, with liberal democrat opposition. in fact, look what has happened. the liberal democrats have got it with a majority of one. an unexpected win. the conservatives on ten seats. independents on 1a. a strong showing. the conservatives have lost 31 seats based on the notional aggregate of seats they would have had in the two former councils. let me take you back to the main screen to

conservatives down by 2%. ican conservatives down by 2%.e bald figures and results, there's some very interesting shifts going on. indeed! rita, thank you very much. jo, rita, thank you very much. jo, some thoughts on those — when we see that lib dem performance there, for example, in havant? what's interesting is we all come intease election night programmes with our views of which seats we were particularly looking to and thought would do well. we're talking about areas here — we've got fantastic teams there, i'm sure, but they were not on our list of places that we thought our vote share was going to go thought our vote share was going to 9° up thought our vote share was going to 9° up by thought our vote share was going to go up by 11%, necessarily. i think what we're seeing is that message is resonating. and clearly, where we've had huge resources, we're seeing very significant gains. but in places which have not been traditional lib dem heartlands, necessarily, then we're also seeing the public responding to that clarity of that messa

conservatives have a special role to play here. we conservatives are not playing that role. if i see something insulting to someone, i only needed to be helpful. so please try to take it in the spirit. last generation has seen a forcing of conservative institutions. as many wonderful institutions that do many things. if you look at the level of ideas, i think there's been a specific denigration. it's not been there. i think we look over the last generation, the system gradually discuss good reasons and bad reasons, it's called conservatism in america for the most part, abandoned the vision. as a general, take a look at the public posture of the conservative movement. i think it generally appended religion. i think they abandon nationalism. the last few years since brexit and trump and all of that, there's a question that it could be but last generation, over some five conservatives appended religion and nationalism and for everything on the market mechanism and economic growth which i fully support except for the abandonment part. so where we are today, as a movement, and in

a lot of conservative voters who have been voting conservative all their lives we re voting conservativeming to the liberal democrats because they are either remainers or they think the conservatives are believe most incompetent share we have ever seen. we have seen lifelong labour supporter is coming to us because they are shocked that labour is now a conservative —— brexit party. i think the british people are saying, stop brexit michael, not as the prime minister is trying to suggest, get on with brexit. i would say, wouldn't i, if that were the case you could claim that were the case you could claim that if you are doing either better than you are doing? it is all relative? these are the best local election results in our history. how do you translate it in a general election? yes, you have a broad base at council level, you run councils, you win some seats, but how do you translate that into a general election? it is not guaranteed that would happen? it is not guaranteed at all but i think we could win a huge number of seats across the country. take sheffield hallam, nick clegg's ol

when she has stepped down as conservative party leader, thatis down as conservative party leader, that of finding the new leader can begin. she says she deeply regrets that she has not been able to deliver brexit. she talked about how trying to really enact the will of the voters had been her challenge and it was with deep regret to her that she had not been able to make that happen. i have done my best to do that, she said, i have done everything i can to persuade members of parliament and have tried three times to get her brexit deal through parliament, but failed, and she said that was for her a deep regret, that she had not been able to deliver brexit. she also outlined other areas of her premiership and other areas of her government, some of the things she thought this government has achieved. our assistant political editor norman smith is with me and was listening to that. on a personal note, the prime minister at the end, understandably very emotional. it's a huge moment, and she was close to tea rs a huge moment, and she was close to tears at the end when she talked about how i

it was not the conservative party that w011 was not the conservative party that won that election, itn the conservative party itself. my than the conservative party itself. my abiding faith is that the conservative party, the most successful political party in the history of democracy, will revert to its traditional strengths of recognising that in order to achieve anything in politics you have to have power and to get power that you have power and to get power that you have to be elected and to be elected you have to corral the centre ground of british politics. is there one name very briefly you would say of the runners and riders you think could do that? i hope that people will stand back and realise that it is not a question of the singer, it's the song. and before you choose the next singer asked to listen to the next singer asked to listen to the song. thank you very much indeed. thank you so much for joining us from banbury. after the divisions over europe were laid bare by the referendum three years ago, theresa may came to office with the task of bringing together both the co

conservative voters all seem to have gone to the liberal democrats and its care of the conservativesh it and all it suggests is if we spill into a general election this year which i feel is overwhelmingly more likely than not those parties will have to rapidly clarify their position so for the labour party that means they will have to become the position of remain and it is for the tories, they are going to have to become the party are brexit and that could mean ano party are brexit and that could mean a no deal brexit if that deal with the eu is dead as it seems to be. do you think a general election is inevitable? i think we've learnt you shouldn‘t be foolish to make certain political predictions but i definitely think we are now at a point we are more likely than not. as sebastian says, whoever the next prime minister is, the tory prime minister is going to have to try and keep the brexit went within the party ha p py keep the brexit went within the party happy if they are to unite the party happy if they are to unite the party and that means sounding as though they are prepared t

conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th ofjune.nful for herinner friday the 7th ofjune. painful for her inner circle, after the agony of trying to get parliament on site. someone else to try now. it will be my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in parliament where i have not. such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise. but her effo rts willing to compromise. but her efforts to deal first with her own party and then labour came crashing down. with the country watching on, this inscrutable leader, human after all. this country is a union, not just a family of four nations but a union of people, all of us, whatever oui’ union of people, all of us, whatever our background, the colour of our skin or who we love, we stand together, and together we have a great future. our politics may be under strain, but there is so much thatis under strain, but there is so much that is good about this country

labour and the conservatives. conservatives were completely wiped out here.g they would pick up an old dvd and they would pick up an old dvd and they find you asking questions about they find you asking questions about the eu elections. a lot of bargain hunters, getting reaction to the european elections. what did you make of it? i wish we would hurry up and move on and get out of brexit, let us be our own country again. so many things need looking at. homelessness. we do not need to be paying for other countries. good result for the brexit party and you support that. what did you think?” used to be into politics and voting and think it was really important, because you cannot moan about what is going on if you do not vote. since what has happened with the elections and with brexit, we voted for what we wanted, we were passionate about it, and nothing has happened. it has been over two yea rs. happened. it has been over two years. i will have to interrupted you here. let's look at the news, weather and travel. while the green party took the remaining seat. ou

the conservatives also lost ground in heartlands like folkestone and howth, that was conservative, itl control, smaller parties making advances there. better news for the conservatives in north east lincolnshire, they took that council that was previously hung. ashfield, in pink, that means the independents have won this council. it was in no overall control before, but labour in fact were very strong in ashfield, the independents have taken that. let's look now at labour's performance, some real disappointments during this election. darlington has always been labour until now. labour has lost darlington, a real heartland council. similar case with the wirral, and let me take you into the world to just show you the pattern of what happened. let's have a look at the share change, this is the change in the share of the vote compared to last time these seats we re compared to last time these seats were up for election, look, the labour vote going down by 13%, that will really have hurt. let's look at the last council on the screen, trafford, a big metropolitan council that labour has gai

this is a conservative loss. it has just been declared a conservative loss.ey had a majority of the two but, although they are still counting, the conservatives cannot get past the conservatives cannot get past the winning number so it is now the conservatives and the liberal democrats neck and neck on 20 seats each and the contest now is to see who will be the largest party. let me show you the seat change. the conservatives have lost five, the liberal democrats have gained for. what is also interesting, the share change. look at that, conservatives are down by 1a%. joe swinson smiling broadly. st. alba ns are down by 1a%. joe swinson smiling broadly. st. albans is a very remaining area. voted 63% to remain in the european union and it could be that we are seeing the liberal democrats benefiting from that fact. we will be talking a little more about saint ——st albans. what i want to do is get to speak about what is happening in derby. traditionally a very big labour area. happening in derby. traditionally a very big labourarea. 0ur guest happening in derby.

in two weeks‘ time theresa may will step down as leader of the conservative party — but she'll remaindowning street until a new leader is elected. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. her voice cracking with emotion as she said she left with no ill will and enormous gratitude. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female prime minister but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. there were immediate tributes from rivals, with a new conservative leader and prime minister, due in number ten, by the end ofjuly. the prime minister's put her heart and soul into trying to do the best for this country at a difficult time, facing a challenging climate in parliament. a little later mrs may left downing street, but her departure from no ten for good, changes nothing says labour, sayi

conservative party and he needs our support.some deal three parliament because the parliamentary arithmetic does not change. if you change the prime minister you do not change the problems theresa may changed. they are to the conservative party and whoever is prime minister. the deadline and timetable for brexit is still as it stands with that deadline of the 31st of october and the eu position will not change. there may well be with a new leader a momentum and an opportunity to seize with mps thinking they may have to change their minds and their positions on things and positions may well change on that basis but it isa may well change on that basis but it is a big court for the new leader does make a big load for the new leader to have and they will have a difficultjob. leader to have and they will have a difficult job. it feels pretty brutal moving on to talk about the next leader when only a few hours since theresa may stayed here and gave that the emotional farewell. is there anything she can look back on as her legacy? you

prime minister trees kra may set to meet imn t imminently with the leader of the back bench conservative 1992 committee sir brady amitt reports that she could be set to announce her resignation later today. >>> european stocks recover some ground as president trump predicts a quick end to the u.s.-china trade war and says huawei could be part of the deal >> considerable trade uncertainties continue to weigh as the company misses first quarter profit forecast. we'll speak so soren next. >> casinos surge after the parent company kwets protection from all creditors for at least six months >>> our top story. wig day in the u.k. today. the prime minister theresa may this hour meeting with the leader of the back bench conservative sir gram brady and is kbpd to make a statement right after. steve has the latest from westminster. in front of downing street, eebl, steve. at the prime minister is expected to give a timetable for her departure from office what more do we know >> actually, we don't have any details as of yet from number 10 downing street everything has come from close colleagues, so

conservative m.p.'s will have one eye on the next election. boris johnson n might be e able deliver election victory then. so we may get sufficient support to stay in the race and then whwhen it goes outut to the mem he's almost certain to win. boris johnson is the favorite for this. >> british politics has been changed forever by brexit and of course we're now waiting for the results of the european elections which will be another strong indicator. are we as a result witnessing the end of the conservative party? >> we'e're witnessing the end o yes, another conservative prime minister. brokeen by the issue of europe. we have had numerous conservative leaders who simply cannot resolve this issue. and until the conseservative pat comes to teerms with either beig in the e.u.u., or we get some fm of brexit sorted d out, the iss will rumble on forever. today's departure byy theresa may, or announced departure, told us precisely nothing in terms of ouour relationshipip w the european ununion. her successor whwhether it be boris johnhnson, whoevever,

the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, said she will back a conservative candidatey committed to scotland remaining in the uk, and she says she's looking for somebody who would bea she's looking for somebody who would be a unifier, who would try and bring the whole country together again. well, here in northern ireland, it was those issues thrown up by the irish border during the brexit negotiations that theresa may never really fully overcame, and she never persuaded her supposing allies, northern ireland's democratic unionist party, to support her deal. now, that confidence—and—supply arrangement with the dup, something the nationalist party here have been critical of, that arrangement is due to expire and will need to be renegotiated shortly after theresa may's successor takes office. now, further south tonight in the republic of ireland, irish prime minister lee over radtke said theresa may's resignation could be very dangerous for ireland. it is the country that could be potentially the most exposed to the effects of a hard brexit and if there were to be a brex

i will vote conservative candidates. i will vote conservative and i will encourage others to do so.have these elections, i want our meps to return. what is happening tonight has to be in the context of knowing we are just before going to the polls. sir graham brady will see the prime minister on friday, we will not have the results, but some indication, sir graham brady was been to the executive and they will have the opportunity to discuss a real change. a real change so that she could be a challenge for the leadership, because she is now safe until december, correct? yes, because there was a failed challenge, she has until december. but judging challenge, she has until december. butjudging by the mood upstairs, the centre of the conservative party thatis the centre of the conservative party that is relatively agnostic about the eu has moved now. ithink the prime minister will know that. someone said to me it isn't about brexit anymore, it isn't about her as the leader, whatever deal came forward , as the leader, whatever deal came forward, lots of people feel that people are not l

with us now, conservative mp james joining us. with us now, conservative mpjames morris.ech also took responsibility for it, so now the party needs to move forward, and the party needs to move forward, and the party has challenges. we need to deliver brexit by the 31st of october, and whoever the next leader is needs to bring the party in the country together. we had sir vince cable say there, and we have heard the same thing from senior figures in your own party, as senior as the chancellor, that there are concerns about the possibility of tacking towards a new do you —— no—deal brexit. i would prefer us to leave the eu with a deal. i supported the prime minister‘s withdrawal agreement, but we do need to deliver brexit. that will be a matter for the leadership contenders.“ brexit. that will be a matter for the leadership contenders. if i brexit. that will be a matter for the leadership contenders. ifi can press you on the choices that may be coming down the road for someone like you. the question is a no—deal brexit or no brexit — what way will you go? it is on the publi

fairly moderate conservative m.p.'s in marginal seats now can see the boris is probably their best chance of doing 2 days one is meeting the challenge from the break to party that we are going to see to the right the conservatives have a strong vote this weekend winning european parliament elections and that is making a lot of people within the conservative party nurse because the great to politics winning over a lot of. committed leave voters but the 2nd facing the conservatives is that they need a leader who can be jeremy corbin now rightly or wrongly many within the parliamentary party are concluding that boris johnson is the only person with the charisma and the sort of presence required to deliver on bulk of the post challenge it's what what is unsure unclear at this moment is indeed whether he can deliver on those you know there is another view which is borrow as well polarized britain but he is not the same boris johnson who won the london mayor election twice in a row but he is very toxic among middle class pro

party and you've got conservative party and you've got conservative party and you've got conservative who have said you've not delivered on the one thing she said which run not true is i have done my best to deliver brexit. the country are going know you haven't and that's the whole point. that point about seeking a compromise. we will talk about that ina compromise. we will talk about that in a moment. am i pre-empting? can i say quickly? she said, the audacity of that given her failure given that she did not live up to her international obligations on refugees living here but she was a prime minister who said over and over again that no deal is better than a good deal, she hyped up... no deal is better than a bad deal. the lancashire house speech was a serious mistake. her mistake was to try to find a compromise which would keep the conservative party together. she kept trying to get a majority in the house of commons based on the conservative party and the dup. that's not possible. there is no such thing as a conservative policy on europe and there is no such thing as a labour part

and the guardian says centrist cabinet ministers think the next conservative leader will promise a hardt. so most papers leading with theresa may. that's where we should start as well, why not start perhaps with the financial times and jack, made to set out departure gate as mutiny kills off that brexit plan, and actually, the financial times plays actually, the financial times plays a straight battle that paints a brittle picture. that's right, we waited a long time, we've always known that this premiership is coming to an and slowly but surely in the last few months and it looks like although it's not been confirmed that tomorrow is going to be the day she stands up on the podium and sets out when she's going to leave and i did think she well, that's the most likely playing although we have had these big days in brexit and british politics before and sometimes they turn out to bea before and sometimes they turn out to be a damp squib but i don't think that's going to happen to my think it's that i think she really has run out there's nowhere else for her to go the deal is not going to

that is conservatives delivering for everyone. mr. corbyn: mr.speaker real , wages are lower than they were 10 years ago. and how can it be fair that we live in a society where the average chief executive of a ftse 100 company now earns 145 times the annual average salary in this country? some of the lowest rates of pay are among young workers. that is why at the weekend, i announced that the next labour government will abolish the youth rates, because, quite simply, if you are old enough to do the job, you are old enough to be paid the wage to do the job. does the prime minister agree with that principle? pm may: i say to the right honorable gentleman the impact of the policy that the right -- has announced is actually that it will cost young people jobs. > [background talk] pm may: that is not just what i am saying. the director of the institute for fiscal studies said that the policy would "end up having quite a negative effect on young people." but we don't need to rely on quotes to know what would happen to young people under a policy like t

and the labour party for failing conservatives and the labour party forfailing to deliver on conservatives the labour party for failing to deliver on brexit. talks between the two to try to find some solution will continue next week, and this morning we heard from the health secretary about what he thinks needs to happen. i think the prime minister's deal is a better arrangement than a permanent customs union, but i think we need to be in the mood for compromise. we need to be listening to these results from these local elections, which is i say are about delivering brexit, but not about living this particular form of brexit, there was no door that i knocked on whether person opened and said, i would like a slight change to paragraph five of the agreement in this particular way. that is not the mood of the nation. it is get on, deliver brexit and then move on. the mood of the labour party, they might have expected to have a good night. that last time the seats were thought was in 2015. not as good as a result is they were expecting. they were many in the labour party who thought they would

it was too much for many conservatives.d as nigel farage's new brexit party surged in popularity and finally moved against her. theresa may never wanted brexit to define her time in office but the momentous decision to leave the european union was the backdrop to everything her government did. she was praised for her tenacity and sense of duty in the face of so many setbacks, but critics said she lacked vision and regarded brexit as a damage limitation exercise. once more, the issue of europe has ended the career of a conservative leader. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. let's find out now how theresa may's announcement is being viewed across the uk. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondents emma vardy in londonderry and felicity evans in cardiff, but first sarah smith in glasgow. sarah. politicians here are of course trying to work out what theresa may's departure means for them and means for scotland. already nicola sturgeon has said that the prospect of what she calls an even more hardline brexiteer coming on as

the prime minister faces a call to resign from one conservative activist. says voters have sent a message to politicians. these were always going to be difficult elections for us and there were some challenging results for us last night, but it was a bad night for labour too. i think people were sending a very clear message, a simple message, to both main parties, to us and the labour party — just get on and deliver brexit. some of them were local factors and some of them were people probably disagreeing with both parties on attitudes towards the european union. cheering the big winners have been the smaller parties like the liberal democrats, greens and also independent candidates. results are still coming in. we'll be analysing what they tell us about the current political landscape. also this lunchtime... research shows that gay men who are taking drugs to treat the hiv virus can't pass it on through unprotected sex. one of the most powerful cyclones to hit india for years batters the north east coast, with winds of over 120 miles per hour. a million peo

conservative and unionist party. 144, 674. uk, 46,612. conservative and unionist party. 144,674.at was 611,742. uk independence party. 53,739. the total number of rejected ballot papers in the region is 9544. i also give notice that i prepared a statement setting out the details as required by the election rules and i hereby declare the following candidates have been duly elected for the south—west region. i would now like to ask the first name from each of the parties if they would like to give a short speech to the assembled from. so there we have our latest regional result from the south—west of england and ann widdecombe, the former conservative m p for maidstone now that one of the new meps for the south—west on behalf of the brexit party. thank the workers of the brexit party. tonight we reaffirm the vote of 2016 because there was only one reason for voting for the brexit party and that was if you wanted a brexit. and therefore we will go forward, determined that thatis we will go forward, determined that that is what we are going to achieve. when we go to brussels, we will

that's a british conservative m.p. and hardline beck city of peta bowden talking to barbara faisal in london resumes resignation comes in the middle of elections for the european parliament which are being held across the bloc european conservatives have been holding their final rally in munich bringing together leaders from a number of e.u. countries most member states will be voting on sunday and that includes germany but the election campaign for america's conservatives have has come under pressure from the next unexpected source. germany youtube influence he's video has hit nearly 8000000 views in less than a week and its message has shaken germany's political establishment now the you tube stop behind its 27 year old red so i was joined more than 80 years from a huge juba's in the statement about european parliamentary elections but this is no ordinary get out the votes of people and they did leave before to no clue craft and tell us more welcome william noel what is this video statement all about right so it come

and the impact on the conservatives is clear — they've now gotjust four meps, down 15.on three seats. while in wales, plaid cymru have won one seat after beating labour. counting in northern ireland meanwhile is still under way. let's get some reaction from the party leaders, earlier brexit party leader, nigel farage, spoke to reporters — accompanied by his newly elected meps. if we will have to brexit process to the conservatives and labour party, we would never ever have got a brexit that was resembling anything like the referendum. this clearly will put pressure on them, pressure on the conservative leadership contest. the question is, are they going to respond to this pressure or will those parties go on being coalitions, coalitions of leavers and remainers. if they do and stay indecisive and if we don't leave on the 31st of october, then i think we can produce a result in the next general election that will stun them. the liberal democrats were one of the winners in the uk's well, earlier, ispoke to the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable. i was pleasa

fairly moderate conservative m.p.'s in marginal seats now can see that doris is probably their best chance of doing to save this one is meeting the challenge from the break to party that we are going to see a party to the right of the conservatives have a strong vote this weekend at winning the european parliament elections and that is making a lot of people within the conservative party nurse because the back to parties winning over a lot of committed leave voters but the 2nd place in the conservatives is that they need a leader who can be jeremy corbin now rightly or wrongly many within the parliamentary party are concluding that boris johnson is the only person with the charisma and the sort of presence required to deliver on bum of the boat challenge it's what what is unsure unclear at this moment is indeed whether he can deliver on those you know there is another view which is barr is well polarized correct and but he is not the same boris johnson who won the london mayor election twice in a row that he is very to

the views of some young conservative members in reading.e view in other parts of the uk, where the perspective on brexit can also be very different? in a moment we'll speak to emma vardy in belfast, and sian lloyd in cardiff, but first let's hear from our scotland editor sarah smith in glasgow. politicians here are trying to work out what a new prime minister could mean for scotland. nicola sturgeon has wasted no time in saying a new tory leader could strengthen the case for scottish independence. she says if a hardline brexiteer takes over, if there is a prospect of the uk leaving the eu with no deal, it makes it all the more important scotla nd makes it all the more important scotland should be given a chance to decide whether it wants to be an independent country. that is why scottish tories will be looking for a leader and refused to allow another referendum on scottish independence. the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, said she will back a candidate who says they are deeply committed to scotland remaining in the uk

been campaigning for marine conservation zones for about ten yea rs, conservation zones for about tensites that have been designated, so it's great news. and how significant is it, what does it mean in terms of sea life and work will be better protected going forwards? it means that a whole array of underwater habitats and species, from seahorses to deep muddy planes, cold water coral reefs, will be protected from damaging activities going forward. we've been doing some... what is this, that is a seahorse. these shots are all in british waters? some of things we might think are in a zoo some of things we might think are in a zoo from the pacific but they are right here in our own sea? exactly, i think when people watch blue panicked and they see this amazing marine life and they don't realise that it marine life and they don't realise thatitis marine life and they don't realise that it is right on our doorstep as well. -- blue planet. we don't a lwa ys well. -- blue planet. we don't always associate the coastline around the uk with exotic, rich marine life, what are the more interesti

can i ask you to focus on what the conservative party should do, this is about the conservative partyverall saying, we voted to leave but we haven't left yet. it's overall and anger at parliament. as a governing party, clearly that hits as hardest, people will say it's down to the government. but it's up to parliament as a whole to come together and deliver brexit, particularly because we are operating as a minority government so we need other parties to work with us. we cannot have labour mp5 continuing to block brexit. if they had supported us in the last few weeks, we would not be where we find ourselves and we would have left the european union. how much influence for will be conservative party have on local issues when it has been significantly rejected by those who have voted ? significantly rejected by those who have voted? what you will see in local areas is a conservative councillors and activists continuing to work hard on local issues, and that's one thing that has been reflected in these results, people don't want to vote for the main parties, they have really turned and l

you take on boris johnson again three years after they fell out during the last conservative leadership contest. fell out during the last conservative leadership contesti will put my name forward to be prime minister of this country. i believe lam minister of this country. i believe i am ready to unite the party, willing to deliver brexit and lead this great country. final voting in the eu elections in underway in 21 member states — results will be released after polls close at 10 pm tonight. a former inspector at the care quality commission says he raised concerns nearly four years ago about a care home at the centre of abuse allegations. a man and a woman are charged with murder after two children died following an "incident" at a house in sheffield on friday. a ringside seat at the wrestling for president trump, on an official visit to japan. and in sport, britain's lewis hamilton has won the monaco grand prix, dedicating his victory to the late niki lauda. and coming up... talking movies heads to cannes for the world's most prestigious film festival. good evening. the environment se

for the conservatives, they also lost ground in heartlands like folkestone and hythe — that was conservativeol, the smaller parties making advances there. better news for the conservatives in north east lincolnshire, they took that council that was previously hung. ashfield, here in pink, that means the independents have won this council. it was in no overall control before, but labour in fact were very strong in ashfield — the independents have taken that. let's look now at labour's performance, they had some real disappointments during this election. darlington has always been labour until now. labour's lost darlington, a real heartland council. similar case with the wirral, and let me take you into the wirral to just show you the pattern of what happened. let's have a look at the share change, this is the change in the share of the vote compared to last time these seats were up for election. look, labour's vote going down by 13%, that will really have hurt. but let's look at the last council on this screen, trafford, a big metropolitan council that labour has gained from no overall contro

conservatives were doing slightly worse.not least because many think leaving without a deal woui’ many think leaving without a deal wour preferable to the extension that we are involved in. so they accepted nigel farage's argument? yes, on the other side, the other thing that was going on was more on the remain side of the debate and it was between labour and the liberal democrats and the greens for the remain vote. here the polls were very uncertain and most said the labour party should still come second. but all were detecting during the campaign the liberal democrats and greens were pulling more remain voters. the question was was the more clearer we want a second referendum and we hope it will come up with a different result of the liberal democrats and the greens and the change uk would draw voters. it did, not to the same extent as the brexit party drew voters from the conservative party. it has come as more of a shock to the labour party and perhaps surprised the liberal democrats in particular. but it does therefore

let's return to the conservative party leadership contest.e who have thrown their hat into leaving already. with me is the international trade secretary, liam fox. how tempted are you to join the contest? if we get any more candidates, it would be a shortlist to say that those who are not. why would you be tempted, or why wouldn't you be? as i say, it's very unlikely. i'm away this week, i have myjob to do. we have work to do in north africa so i'm off to their to do thejob. that north africa so i'm off to their to do the job. that is what all the candidates will have to remember, they still have at their jobs candidates will have to remember, they still have at theirjobs to do. who would you support, or why? or what kind, if you will not tell me a name. there are a number of issues for sup obviously, brexit will be central to this but it cannot be the only issue. there is a world beyond brexit, that will be a time beyond brexit. who about is the next without will take is taken to the next election. i want to know what can think about wealth

conservatives and then labour. the contest conservatives and then labour.tes? i think the brexit party's performance candidates? i think the brexit pa rty's performance is candidates? i think the brexit party's performance is going to have a serious impact on the conservative party. the conservatives are facing something of an existential crisis. just look at some of the numbers we have now got from yesterday. more than half of the conservative party's 2017 electorate, those vote rs party's 2017 electorate, those voters that turned out, more than half we nt voters that turned out, more than half went to the brexit party. inevitably, i think the conservative party is going to respond to that by sort of shifting further to a harder brexit position, saying it is time to increase preparations for no deal. trying to think about how to stall these pretty catastrophic losses to the brexit party in those leave areas. this is a difficult entry for the new reader. in a way, i thinkjeremy corbyn has faced a tough time today because theresa may has gone, on the plight

. —— the conservatives.al others were soon being added to the mix. stockton and hartlepool were among the councils where labour lost majority. but independence making many of the gains. in red car, and the party lost nearly half its counsellors. 13 in total. the party lost nearly half its counsellors. 13 in totallj the party lost nearly half its counsellors. 13 in total. i dig we have a strong track record locally andi have a strong track record locally and i would defend that track record to anybody, but the issue with what we have been resenting with is brexit and national politics. a new man holding the microphone and the power. independent andy preston became the town's elected mayor under the labour also lost its council majority. —— on a day labourer also. there is a huge challenge had but also some amazing things we can do building on the strength of the town. another independent retained hisjob strength of the town. another independent retained his job as elected mayor in copeland, weldon sunderland,

there is like five conservative parties within the conservative party. how does he unite them?reviously seen someone in the one nation weighing and he is in and he weighing -- wing ng, and thatg wi is difficult to see him getting to the final two is a hurdle. the mps decide and then it goes to the members. the members is where he is popular and the mps he is very unpopular. the base case is not inevitable that he will be prime minister. francine: what is jeremy corbyn thinking? patrick: he is probably loving it, because the path to a likely.election is more if there is another general election, probably going to be a fragmented parliament regardless. francine: thank you both for being with us and thank you, maria tadeo. we will be back with alan wager of king's college london and patrick armstrong. tom: let's listen to the final comments of prime minister may. >> i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honor of my life to hold. the second female prime minister, but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to of had the

conservative majorities., what's behind the tory downfall here7m goes back to the issue with brexit. the lead bands also made substantial gains in devon. taking control of tea m gains in devon. taking control of team branch and narrowly missing out on the majority. they realised that in parliament it's a real mess at the moment because of that, it translated into a good result for us. translated into a good result for us. infinite, labour say they are bucking the national trend increasing their majority by one seat. this is a local election and lots of people about it on the merits of local issues and candidates. difficult night for conservatives in the city. they dropped to third place behind ukip and several wards. with the collective failure in the house of commons to deliver the result of that referendum and until it is a result, i think all local politicians and all councils across the country will struggle to deal with the issue. exeter also remains under labour control, it would have been surprised if

fairly moderate conservative m.p.'s in marginal seats now can see the boris is probably their best chance of doing 2 days one is meeting the challenge from the break to party that we are going to see to the right the conservatives have a strong vote this weekend winning your empowerment elections and that is making a lot of people within the conservative party nurse because the great to parties winning over a lot of. committed leave voters but the 2nd place in the conservatives is that they need a leader who can be jeremy corbin now rightly or wrongly many within the parliamentary party are concluding that boris johnson is the only person with the charisma and the sort of presence required to deliver on the boat challenge it's what what is unsure unclear at this moment is indeed whether he can deliver on those you know there is another view which is borrow as well polarized britain but he is not the same boris johnson who won the london mayor election twice in a row that he is very toxic among middle class professional

he will have a vote on the conservative leader.all, your reaction on that statement from theresa may earlier today? i think the emotion at the end of her speech just goes to show what an extraordinarily difficult job she has had over the last few weeks, months and years in trying to get a consensus in the house of commons. she's put everything into trying to get this agreement across the line. unfortunately, she's not been able to succeed. the extremists, both in the extremist brexit camp and the extremist remainer camp in the house of commons have not been prepared to compromise, and i'm very pleased that she has said compromise is not a dirty word and that her successor will need to find this compromise to ultimately secure the withdrawal agreement to go through the house of commons. 30 which are preferred candidate to be? —— who would your preferred candidate to be?|j candidate to be? —— who would your preferred candidate to be? i haven't com pletely preferred candidate to be? i haven't completely decided, i will be meeting this

focusing on conservatives is the kindest reports in your conservative politicians are set to countriesake the she must quit as leader and another political story also featured on the front page, it's a story about the health secretary is as anti—backs campaigners have blood on their hands as he considers making child vaccinations compulsory. in other news, daily mary says detectives in pa rt news, daily mary says detectives in part are investigating a new suspect, a report that the investigators are close to cracking the case. after british authorities tipped them off about a known paedophile who is in the same resort when the toddler vanished in 2087. so that's how some of the front pages like —— 2007. one story obviously dominates, now say the same thing really but in a different way. should we start with the daily mail, so now will they listen, that's the message the public seem to wa nt that's the message the public seem to want to get through at that they need to listen and to each other. no one knows what the public is saying, then saying will they listen and the male, who has ba

this is happening in the conservative party, it isa happening in the conservative party, it is a conservativef the house is known about. thank you both very much. ben. i'm joined now by conservative mp huw merriman. you're a may loyalist, who disappointed are you that the prime minister's decided to step down? i'm really disappointed for her. i think it will be hard for even the harshest person not to have sympathy for the situation she is put in and the emotion she displayed today. she showed how much she loves the this country and how disappointed she is. i'm disappointed for her. we have talked to a lot of people, who say she got her tactics wrong on brexit and she was too hard line, too many red lines, if she had opted to compromise earlier, she could have got a deal through? i don't go with that. her dealwas got a deal through? i don't go with that. her deal was a classic compromise. it was something that gave position to people that wanted us to leave the eu, because we were legally leaving, but with a two—year time span to leave on settled terms. for our future relationship deep with t

him rather than that party and now the conservatives including m.p.'s believe boris johnson is the only one who could really take him on and he turned to you know bob many will describe a terry's army as the dregs of prime minister but she failed to deliver and she says she regrets this what will her resignation mean for breaks it. what her resignation means for breaks it is is there's a big chance that we are back to square one and that is something that might be particularly dreaded in brussels because the new prime minister is very likely we might save also from what we heard from ali and what the conservatives many of conservators here think it won't feel bound by any concessions she has made so far and boris will certainly go back to brussels and say ok folks let's open the books again let's renegotiate i want this and that and the other and then we'll have to go through this whole rigmarole again brussels repeating no the deal is the deal it's on the table it's not to change bill so take it or leave it leave it the ball is in the british court al

from the boris i know he very much a one nation conservative in thei very much a one nation conservative must say that i do not believe in his heart that he thinks leaving the eu is the best thing for the uk. that would be at odds with the uk. that would be at odds with the boris i knew all those years ago. people do change. yes, but in the end he is a political and politically calculating creature. he will decide what is best for boris johnson, that is his nature, but he will also decide, i think, what is pragmatic what can be delivered. is a pragmatic person at heart. and some may argue that is not the sort of person we want as prime minister. and one who thinks about himself. he will need to prove he is more than that. i don't believe he is an idea logically fixed person. he is someone logically fixed person. he is someone who has mentalflexibility. who else do you think could be in the running? i think dominique raab may try also make three. i think the constituency parties will opt for boris. they like him and think he is a character. the others, they do not feel they can come throu

handy advice for those using whatsapp to plot their conservative leadership campaigns.olitics this week? time now for our countdown with julia butler. at five, 2015 brought ed miliband's two kitchens. this week brought us james brokenshire is four ovens. the former labour leader and housing secretary do not share much in common but they have both received a roasting. at four, former prime minister david cameron has announced his memoirs will be released in september, before the brexit deadline of 31st of october. his book will be called, for the record. at three, this is the third time mark reckless has resigned the former labour leader and housing secretary do not share much in common but they have both received a roasting. at four, former prime minister david cameron has announced his memoirs will be released in september, before the brexit deadline of 31st of october. his book will be called, for the record. at three, this is the third time mark reckless has resigned from a political group to join another in the last five years. the former tory mp defected to ukip in