so you're standing in hartlepool . i you're standing in hartlepool. saw a list of some of the seats that you standing in. it's all your priority is not something . your priority is not something. is that right ? i think like is that right? i think like molly east was the same thing. mansfield was in the i think from memory bolsover was you. yeah, that's right. sort of laboun yeah, that's right. sort of labour. industrial heartland towns, right. strong brexit , towns, right. strong brexit, great parts . this country having great parts. this country having been let down by both main parties . you know labour let parties. you know labour let down those constituencies for decades. down those constituencies for decades . right. and down those constituencies for decades. right. and and the tories came in and they promised a level up and they done nothing. absolutely nothing. these are, these are constituencies that actually benefit from the energy that we have under our feet. the coal the gas, the oil . they the gas, the oil. they understand what makes brit

so you're standing in hartlepool . i you're standing in hartlepool. saw a list of some of the seats that you standing in. it's all your priority is not something . your priority is not something. is that right ? i think like is that right? i think like molly east was the same thing. mansfield was in the i think from memory bolsover was you. yeah, that's right. sort of laboun yeah, that's right. sort of labour. industrial heartland towns, right. strong brexit , towns, right. strong brexit, great parts . this country having great parts. this country having been let down by both main parties . you know labour let parties. you know labour let down those constituencies for decades. down those constituencies for decades . right. and down those constituencies for decades. right. and and the tories came in and they promised a level up and they done nothing. absolutely nothing. these are, these are constituencies that actually benefit from the energy that we have under our feet. the coal the gas, the oil . they the gas, the oil. they understand what makes brit

when need to keep _ the hartlepool had a bit. when need to keep an— the hartlepool had a bit.ent -- _ to keep an eye on that. it could give sent —— if you give several centimetres. the freezing fog, extensive _ centimetres. the freezing fog, extensive across parts of the midlands into east anglia, softening and as— midlands into east anglia, softening and as well. through the day had come _ and as well. through the day had come a _ and as well. through the day had come a smattering of snow showers, and that— come a smattering of snow showers, and that band of snow drifting southwards. just giving you an indication, it is cold, —7, —8, but temperatures _ indication, it is cold, —7, —8, but temperatures may well stay below freezing _ temperatures may well stay below freezing where we have the snow and hovering _ freezing where we have the snow and hovering around freezing where we have that _ hovering around freezing where we have that fog. at best, low cloud and grey, at worst the fog lingers. as we _ and grey, at worst the fog lingers. as we go — and grey, at worst the fog lin

. _ politics, they used to be much more engaged, hartlepool in 2012 had its first ready — engaged, hartlepoolmore power to people down the food chain... is power, giving more power to people down the food chain. . ._ down the food chain... is that because we — down the food chain... is that because we didn't _ down the food chain... is that because we didn't properly i down the food chain... is that i because we didn't properly hand down the food chain... is that - because we didn't properly hand on the powers? we have the right powers for the right places but we didn't reform the centre?— for the right places but we didn't reform the centre? listen to gordon brown today. _ reform the centre? listen to gordon brown today. 25 _ reform the centre? listen to gordon brown today, 25 years _ reform the centre? listen to gordon brown today, 25 years ago, - reform the centre? listen to gordon brown today, 25 years ago, he - reform the centre? listen to gordon brown today, 25 years ago, he was. reform the centre? listen to gordon. brown today, 25 years ago, he was of easily— brown today, 25 years ago,

fits candidates in harley hartlepool?labour — you sayjust yesterday for the labour party came out and proposed it elected _ labour party came out and proposed it elected second chamber for regions — it elected second chamber for regions and nations. what is exciting _ regions and nations. what is exciting about that is it brings the regional— exciting about that is it brings the regional time mention into our central— regional time mention into our central government. westminster centric— central government. westminster centric politics. that is an exciting _ centric politics. that is an exciting development for uk politics if it is— exciting development for uk politics if it is taken up by the lake of labour— if it is taken up by the lake of labour party if they do succeed into getting _ labour party if they do succeed into getting into government. from that perspective the regional dimension is very— perspective the regional dimension is very exciting. there are a lot of details _ is very exciting. there are a lot of de

of by elections was actually when boris johnson was prime minister and were winning places like hartlepoolvernment that historically hasn't normally and by elections are a way the public gives the government a bit of a kicking. i'm not pretending that the result was in any way good. it was deeply to see it this morning, but it's i don't think it's something that we should take out of the ordinary or something like the is showing a particular direction of travel for the next general election. yeah behind in the polls we've got a lot work to do to really trust to show the conservatives still the party that are placed to run the country and the economy but if you look back to the 1990s, tony blair was getting much bigger swings. the labour party ahead of the 97 general election in 92 to actually don't really care about the nineties to be honest you know you're saying of course you're telling me what you should be telling me that you are strong, you are fit to govern and you are the party of the people i mean, but come on, even today such javid he said he's not even going to run again at the n

david in hartlepool , his street david in hartlepool, his street covered in that blanket of snow.andice a of snow and, of course, frost and ice as well . how about and ice as well. how about primrose hill in north london , a primrose hill in north london, a man who is usually used to the icy wastes of scotland. mark white joining us . mark, you were white joining us. mark, you were saying that even though the temperature is not quite below freezing, it feels a lot colder than it shows on the thermometer . yeah, i'll tell you , never . yeah, i'll tell you, never used to bother at all about the winters. when i was farther north in scotland, but 22 years down in london , i've become a down in london, i've become a real southern , i have to say. real southern, i have to say. and it does feel subzero here today and actually the lights starting to fade now. so within an hour or . so starting to fade now. so within an hour or. so we're probably going to be heading towards darkness and we know that with that will come the subzero temperatures . so all of the temperatures. so all of the sn

this is his snowy street hartlepool . lovely. street in hartlepool. lovely.ne. sophie says. this is my winter wonderland in. oh, that's folic it. that's like a classic british christmas card that is akshay's christmas card print . akshay's christmas card print. don't by the way, we've got some up lighting going there that's like a professional job. mary says this is our garden . says this is our garden. gloucestershire, equally gorgeous . can see that's my gorgeous. can see that's my bedroom window. something from above, isn't it? the of in above, isn't it? the sort of in that oh, at this. that pyjamas. oh, look at this. out window. it, collins out the window. love it, collins says. photo of gillingham. kent there we go. lovely and says, i hope you both well. harrison pictures from fulham in london . pictures from fulham in london. and as i say, very rare . we get and as i say, very rare. we get snowy scenes in london this so we're a bit overexcited we this one or at least our kids are. yeah i'm getting live photographs coming in on whatsapp now of my kids pl

a terraced house in hartlepool. police!. this is one of a series of raids by the cleveland force targeting suspected organised crime operations. a 25—year—old albanian man is arrested. he's also wanted by police in kent. any persons? at a second address, officers find a living room full of cannabis plants. here, there's another arrest. again, the man is 25 and albanian. he's also a suspected illegal immigrant. both men have now been charged with cannabis production. over a few hours in these and other raids, police seize drugs valued at almost half a million pounds. the serious and organised crime groups to make sure that they ply their trade, there's also associated violence in and around the areas between different and rival gangs. so this is another reason why we're trying to protect the public and keep them safe, and especially the vulnerable people that these organised crime groups prey on. national law enforcement chiefs say that albanian gangs have become involved in what they describe as an explosion in cannabis pro