constituency.— for the edinburgh central constituency. for the edinburgh central constituen ituency. so, that is a famous| victory in edinburgh central for the snp _ victory in edinburgh central for the snp that — victory in edinburgh central for the snp. that was ruth davidson's seat, it has— snp. that was ruth davidson's seat, it has now— snp. that was ruth davidson's seat, it has now been taken by angus robertson who were there snp leader at westminster, and is now most certainly— at westminster, and is now most certainly going to go into a job in the scottish parliament. he is a very— the scottish parliament. he is a very senior— the scottish parliament. he is a very senior figure in the snp and this is— very senior figure in the snp and this is a — very senior figure in the snp and this is a victory that was much wanted — this is a victory that was much wanted by— this is a victory that was much wanted by nicola sturgeon. let's take us— wanted by nicola sturgeon. let's take us through it now the details on that _ take us through it now the details on that. so, the snp wi

edinburgh central and dumbarton. edinburgh centrai— central and dumbarton.is literally those two seats. in wales, i think we are _ those two seats. in wales, i think we are looking to see whether or not labour— we are looking to see whether or not labour continue to make relative progress — labour continue to make relative progress. but we know little yet of the vote _ progress. but we know little yet of the vote in — progress. but we know little yet of the vote in wales and virtually nothing — the vote in wales and virtually nothing about it in scotland, and that is— nothing about it in scotland, and that is a — nothing about it in scotland, and that is a big gap in our knowledge. in england — that is a big gap in our knowledge. in england what we are looking for is that— in england what we are looking for is that some of the wards will be have _ is that some of the wards will be have been— is that some of the wards will be have been collecting the results were _ have been collecting the results were particularly interested to get data from — were particula

they took east lothian from labour, they took ayr from the conservatives and they took edinburgh centralargeting of tactical voting by unionist voters to keep the snp out, so they had a strong night but did not get their overall majority that they were aiming for. now, in wales, the story is a very labour—focused one. labour had a very good night. it equalled its previous best of 30 seats in the senedd. there had been a lot of focus on whether the conservatives could gain seats from labour. they did manage to gain the vale of clywd and they also took brecon and radnorshire from the liberal democrats. but that surge we saw from the conservatives in 2019 in the general election didn't happen. labour managed to gain rhondda from plaid cymru, and that was a big gain for them, a big swing from plaid. now in england, there has been a whole host of local elections, and here, the story has been of a very strong conservative performance. conservatives gaining seats all over england, including cannock chase, which has never been conservative before. you can also see, conversely, labour had a bad n

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now edinburgh central, famous for its festival, edinburgh castle and the scottish parliament.sed. richard lochhead of the snp is looking to hold the seat, he is a scottish government minister, in 2016 it was douglas ross, now leader of the scottish conservatives, who made gains for the tories here. he was then elected to holyrood lochs the regional list before resigning when he went to westminster in 2017. former police officer tim eagle is tasked with trying to win this seat. east lothian to the east of edinburgh has been a labour hotline since the first scottish election in 1999, it is a big rural constituency —— has been a labour heartland. at the last election iain gray won, a former scottish labour leader. he is standing transylvania msp will be coming. in 2016 the snp came close to winning, the labour majority is just over 1100 votes and martin whitfield is the candidate, a former mp for the corresponding westminster seat. he looks to be an battle with paul mclennan of the snp. the current mp, kenny macaskill, has defected from the snp to alex salmond's new alba party. o

to pick up in edinburgh central because to put that in terms of personalities. rhaps? i think that's right. he _ with a party for perhaps? i think that's right. he someone i with a party for perhaps? i think that's right. he someone linked | with a party for perhaps? i think. that's right. he someone linked to with a party for perhaps? i think- that's right. he someone linked to a potential— that's right. he someone linked to a potential future of leadership and there _ potential future of leadership and there is— potential future of leadership and there is a — potential future of leadership and there is a lot of talk about him getting — there is a lot of talk about him getting my grasso's old job as a constitution secretary in the scottish _ constitution secretary in the scottish cabinet. in constitution secretary in the scottish cabinet.— constitution secretary in the scottish cabinet. , , . scottish cabinet. in these difficult times ahead- _ scottish cabinet. in these difficult times ahead. absolutely. - scottish cabinet. in these difficult times ahead. absolu

first, edinburgh central.o almost 1500 and it's interesting to have a look at what happened with vote share. conservatives down by 6%, labour up by 6%. this isn't the only seat where it appears some tactical voting happened to keep the snp out. looking forward to results today, the snp —— if the snp is to get a majority, it is hard to see how they will do it without winning aberdeenshire west, it was a conservative majority last time but tory incumbent will be hoping to cling on against the snp. here in bbc scotland we have a map which shows every seat in scotland as being the same size. aberdeenshire west could be key. if it turns yellow, and snp majority looks probable. if it stays blue, it may fall short at the regional list seats which will be announced later today. 56 of holyrood's129 seats are regional list seats and this is where we should see the bulk of conservative labour and green msps returned by the crux of the voting system —— quirks. lee rowley has echoed what boris johnson said about rejecting

they have taken east lothian from labour, edinburgh central— lothian from labour, edinburgh central fromwas a swing to _ conservatives of 3.3%. there was a swing to the — conservatives of 3.3%. there was a swing to the conservatives in eastwood of 0.4%. the problem with that is, _ eastwood of 0.4%. the problem with that is, if— eastwood of 0.4%. the problem with that is, if you compare with what they— that is, if you compare with what they need — that is, if you compare with what they need in galloway for example, they need in galloway for example, they need _ they need in galloway for example, they need about 2% swing in galloway in order— they need about 2% swing in galloway in order to _ they need about 2% swing in galloway in orderto take they need about 2% swing in galloway in order to take that seat. that is obviously— in order to take that seat. that is obviously much bigger than the swing that they— obviously much bigger than the swing that they had in the other seats. if we have _ that they had in the other seats. if we have a — that they had in the other seats. if we have a loo

a couple of other big beasts that come into the scottish parliament, like angus robertson in edinburgh centralnce you are reminding us of in scotland has been totalfor such dominance you are reminding us of in scotland has been total for such a long time. a lot of people would suggest that came to pass because labour was complacent and they relied on their vote for too long, didn't knock on doors and took voters for granted and it rotted away. there are some parallels perhaps a decade or so behind with what we now see happening in parts of england where labour, perhaps took this vote for granted and conservative candidates like in that astounding win for ben houchen in teesside, saw the opportunity, built an organisation on the ground and are now reaping rewards in very big ways. are now reaping rewards in very big wa s. . . are now reaping rewards in very big wa s. ., ., ., " are now reaping rewards in very big wa s. . . . ~ i ., are now reaping rewards in very big wa s. . . ., ~ ., ., ways. laura, thank you. laura mentioned — ways. laura, thank you. laura mentioned ben _ ways. laura, thank y

the seat of edinburgh central and the seat of ayr.ru made that lawn. —— parking their tax. plaid cymru made that lawn. -- parking their tax.— parking their tax. hopefully it tives an parking their tax. hopefully it gives an example _ parking their tax. hopefully it gives an example to - parking their tax. hopefully it gives an example to the i parking their tax. hopefully it l gives an example to the people parking their tax. hopefully it i gives an example to the people of plaid cymru that they can find their way back into europe as an independent country. mr speaker, putting an wreck of the scale of the snp victory and achievement... idit snp victory and achievement... ian blackford of the snp giving his response after the queen�*s speech earlier today and we had from the prime minister and keir starmer also. just a silly prime minister to say in response to ed davey, the liberal democrat leader, that he would be hoarding a public enquiry into the end of the session. —— just to say that the prime minister said in response. he also s

edinburgh. to ethiopia now with parliament has agreed to designate that to great people who liberation front a terrorist organization it is a setback for peace talks between the central government and the t.p. l.f. which dominated national politics for 17 years and until recently ruled the northern 2 growing region fighting between the 2 sides broke out 6 months ago thousands of people have died in the conflict and more than a 1000000 have been displaced well the united nations says more than 500 cases of sexual violence have been reported since the start of the conflict into growing most victims are struggling to cope with these psychological effects of their ordeal and all desire is who morgan spoken to a survivor who fled to sudan's got every state. when fighting began in ethiopia stigma region last november this woman who we are calling but it's a can to protect her identity says she was working in a farm in her hometown of. fearing for her life and that's of her 2 year old son she says she fled in search of safety but she says she and her son ended up in a situation she'd never imagined. 4 military soldiers from the i am here a region got me and took me to a hou

edinburgh. he was by her side at many state openings, beginning in 1952. we looked back through the archive at their attendance together across the decades. here in central wife who has lost a husband and a son who has lost his father _ husband and a son who has lost his father and — husband and a son who has lost his father. and these traditions which are so— father. and these traditions which are so familiarto father. and these traditions which are so familiar to us are changing regardless — are so familiar to us are changing regardless. fits are so familiar to us are changing regardless-— are so familiar to us are changing retardless. ~ , ., , ,, ., . ., regardless. as to the substance of the queen's _ regardless. as to the substance of the queen's speech, _ regardless. as to the substance of the queen's speech, what - regardless. as to the substance of the queen's speech, what did - regardless. as to the substance of the queen's speech, what did you | the queen's speech, what did you make of it? for the queen's speech, what did you make of it?— the queen's speech, what did you makeofit? ., , ., _, , make of it? for somebody from wales, it seems, i mak