jonathan beale with the latest. the israeli army says that more than 700 israelis have been killed since the hostilities began — that includes both civilians and military personnel. palestinian sources say more than 400 palestinians have been killed. fighting has been taking place on israeli territory. this video, filmed on sunday, shows the israeli military exchanging gunfire with what they say were palestinian militants. the palestinian group hamas has taken dozens of hostages, forcing them to come into gaza. footage is being posted on social media — this shows an 85—year—old israeli grandmother. families have also been taken by hamas. this man's wife, and his young daughters were shown being taken into gaza. he had this message for the people who are holding them. yesterday, while my wife and two daughters, little girls, five—year—old and three years old, went to visit my mother—in—law near a kibbutz in gaza and during the morning, i contacted my wife and she told me on the phone that there are terrorists inside

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.on the ground at stier with food and water is running out along with electricity as is evident on those pictures in the health and infrastructure also crumbling. the story will continue to be tracked and stay with us on bbc news. hello. the outlook for the next few days as we look towards the weekend will bring quite a lot of sunshine, but, with that, a decidedly chilly feel — some chilly days and some cold nights. some places will see their first frosts of the season. there will be a few showers around. some of those could be wintry over high ground in the north. during today, southern parts have seen cloud and some outbreaks of rain. that was how it looked in hastings. and some really heavy rain is on the way for friday in association with this area of low pressure, this frontal system, pushing up from the south. turning really wet overnight across parts of england and wales. there could be enough rain in places for some flooding. but some mild air will be pushing up with this weathe

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.for its offensive, aid groups say the situation in gaza is developing into a �*humanitarian catastrophe�*. the international committee of the red cross says hospitals there risk turning into morgues. gaza's biggest hospital, al shifa, has continued to receive a steady flow of gazans injure. on sunday the palestinian health ministry said 300 people, mostly children and women, had been killed in 2a hours, with more than 800 injured. israel has been continuing to bomb gaza from the air. but as the israeli ground invasion looms, hospitals in northern gaza are under pressure to evacuate. the world health organisation said on sunday that 21 hospitals in gaza have been given an order to evacuate by the israel military. i'm joined now by laetitia courtois, the head of the international committee of the red cross delegation in new york, and its permanent observer to the un. thank you very much for your time on the bbc. i would like to begin by asking about your volunteers, who decided not to ev

bbc defence - correspondence jonathan beale. long been considered one of the world's most sophisticated. but hamas's attack caught israel completely by surprise and was the worst breach of the country's defences in about 50 years. new york times staff writer ronen bergman has been investigating how this could have happened and who was involved in the planning. bergman is also the author of rise and kill first: the secret history of israel's targeted assassinations. hejoined me earlier from tel aviv. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. we are one week on from the attacks. talk us through what appears to be a massive failure of intelligence on the part of israel and according to your reporting what appears to have gone wrong?— reporting what appears to have gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli side _ gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli side that _ gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli side that did - gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli side that did not - the israeli side that did n

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.sein ibish, senior resident scholar with the arab gulf states institute. it's good to have you on the programme. listening to jonathan's report there, talking about israel's next move, how it is preparing, what do you think hamas is doing in terms of preparations? i do you think hamas is doing in terms of preparations?- terms of preparations? i think the are terms of preparations? i think they are bracing _ terms of preparations? i think they are bracing entirely - terms of preparations? i think they are bracing entirely for. they are bracing entirely for they are bracing entirely for the hottest possible welcome for the israeli troops, many of them are reservists, many of them are reservists, many of them are reservists, many of them are not used to close quarters combat. hamas obviously spent many months, possibly more than a year, probably with some help from hezbollah and certainly with help from the quds force of iran, preparing the attack on southern israel, which was extremely e

jonathan beal has the latest, and i should warn you his report has some distressing images.aeli troops are still hunting down armed palestinians. more than 30 hours after their biggest and bloodiest breakout from gaza into israel itself. one of the world's most advanced militaries taken by surprise. by hamas, a militant group kept behind barriers that were supposed to stop this happening. their attack, as brutal as it was brazen. hundreds killed. for israel, that has included scores of unarmed civilians as well as of soldiers. already, the largest loss of life in decades. here, the bodies of an israeli family shot dead waiting to be identified and buried. hamas has taken dozens of hostages, too. like this 85—year—old grandmother, whisked away by militants in a golf cart. families, too, among them this man's wife and their five—year—old and two—year—old daughters. he is left anxiously waiting for news and pleading for their safe return. i want to ask of hamas, don't hurt them. don't hurt little children, don't hurt women. if you want me instead, i am willing to come. israel's

jonathan beale, bbc news, kfar aza.to our chief international correpsondent, lyse doucet, in southern israel. a reminder of why we are where we are. what is the latest where you are. what is the latest where you are in terms of timetables, the ground offensive that seems to be drawing nearer? that ground offensive that seems to be drawing nearer?— drawing nearer? that is the big auestion drawing nearer? that is the big question everyone _ drawing nearer? that is the big question everyone is _ drawing nearer? that is the big question everyone is asking, i drawing nearer? that is the big i question everyone is asking, most drawing nearer? that is the big - question everyone is asking, most of all the people of the gaza strip. and the thousands of israeli troops on the border. they were visited by benjamin netanyahu and by the defence minister yesterday. the defence chief said you can see gaza from where you are, especially in gaza city, you can see the horizon. he told them soon you will see it from the inside. there's be

0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has more.srael has long been preparing for the next phase of this war. their troops call it mini gaza — a multi—million dollar urban warfare centre to train for a potential ground assault. it even includes a labyrinth of tunnels. hamas is believed to have built more than 1,000. the tightly packed streets of gaza favours the defender. buildings to hide in. intense israeli air strikes, which have already reduced many to rubble, form barriers to any invading force. even israel's overwhelming air power will not be able to destroy an army underground. hamas is very well prepared, they've prepared the underground booby—traps all around, but professionally i don't see how the goal which was written by the cabinet to destroy the military force of the hamas can be done without going with ground forces into the gaza strip. it wouldn't be the first time israel's defence force has entered gaza. but operations like this, the most recent in 2014, were short and limited. veterans say this time it could prove

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.us secretary of state, antony blinken has arrived, extent is aircraft in the last few minutes or so. the six states are trying to coordinate efforts against hamas according to us officials. they heard widespread opposition to hamas during his tour, but concern to the plight of the palestinians. he said he made it clear, cannot and must not be business as usual going forward. he said they are determined to do everything to address the situation in gaza. he says civilians should not have to suffer. we will have any lines as soon as we get them here. this is what president biden has been saying about the situation in gaza. he warned israel offer long—term incursion into the territory and referred to his two state solution. heery is speaking to our partners at cbs moves. would you support israeli occupation of gaza at this point? i think it would be a big mistake. look, what happened in gaza in my view is hamas and the extreme elements of hamas don't represent all the palestinian people. a

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. civilian has been killed in israel by a missile fired from lebanon — the first to die on israel's northern border in the recent crisis. the group hezbollah, which has links to iran, says that it carried out the attack. israel says it's retaliating by striking targets in southern lebanon. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is on israel's border with lebanon, and sent us this report. israel says it's responded to multiple attacks from lebanon through the day. in a week that's seen daily exchanges, this is the largest. a builder was killed who was working on a home it's been nearly an hour now that we've heard continuing fire going overhead, from both directions. most of it seems to be going from the israeli side to the lebanese. we are hearing some return fire as well. we've taken cover in a forested area. it's a bit more solid, offers a bit more protection. and we're continuing to hear these things going overhead all the time. earlier, the first civilian was killed on the northe

our first report tonight comes from jonathan beale, in ashkelon, on israel's response.you that you may find some of the images in his report distressing. israel's military operation to eliminate the threat inside its own territory still isn't over. this afternoon, near the border with gaza, more israeli troops are being sent in to clear out pockets of hamas fighters. their surprise attack that shattered any image of israel's invincibility. up any image of israel's invincibility. up to 8,000 palestinian militants broke through the fences and barriers supposed to contain them. on this road, evidence that many have now been killed. but three days on and some are still fighting. this road is littered with the bodies of hamas fighters and burnt out, smashed up vehicles like this that they were using when they infiltrated across the border. you can hear gunfire still going on here. they are still clearing the area, the israeli forces, smoke in the distance, apache helicopters overhead. this clear up operation is still not over. the military block access to no—go areas. and st

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. impactful images and video showing the devastation in gaza. 0ur reporter simi jolaoso has collated some of them that tell the story so far. the gaza strip is experiencing a new humanitarian crisis is casualties and losses as a result of the israeli air strikes mount. take a look at this video. this shows some of the rubble of buildings, peoples homes, their businesses destroyed. the infrastructure of many facilities and because of many facilities and because of continuing to take hits. you can see the devastation on the faces of people coming to terms with the fact that all their possessions are gone. the only place for survivors to go now our makeshift shelters converted hospitals and schools. this school is run by the united nations. these children have found shelter at the hospital in gaza city. and we are told safety, food and basic necessities are inadequate. sadly, as many survivors, there are dead. there are mounting civilian casualties as you can see in this one clip in a line

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.s offensive, aid groups say the situation in gaza is developing into a "humanitarian catastrophe". the international committee of the red cross says hospitals there risk turning into morgues. gaza's biggest hospital, al shifa, has continued to receive a steady flow of injured. on sunday, the palestinian health ministry said 300 people, mostly children and women, had been killed in 2a hours, with more than 800 injured. i spoke with laetitia courtois, the head of the international committee of the red cross delegation in new york, and its permanent observer to the un. she gave us the latest from their teams on the ground in gaza who decided not to evacuate over the weekend. the international committee of the red cross has a team of over 100 staff in the gaza strip. they are still deployed and trying to help and cope with the most urgent need, trying to fix the damaged water systems. trying to support the medicalfacilities. in particular the paramedics of the palestinian society, working

that was jonathan beale they're giving us the very latest.the meantime, the international community is mobilising. the united nations security council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors to discuss the crisis. there was no attempt to agree a common statement — but the un's middle east envoy called on all countries with diplomatic links to the region to work to restore calm. let's hear now from both palestinian and israeli diplomats — starting with the palestinian permanent observer to the un: israel keeps saying the blockade and 00:04:42,572 --> 2147483051:39:06,559 repeated assaults on gaza are to 2147483051:39:06,559 --> 00:00:00,734 destroy hamas military capabilities and ensure security. clearly, and expectedly, it's blockade and assaults accomplished either. when israel now tries to justify yet another assault by the same faulty premise, no one should say or do anything to encourage it down this path. anything to encourage it down this ath. , . israel's ambassador to the united nations put forward a very different perspective t

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.ing here at the bbc, this is the scene in gaza. conditions are worsening. food, power, waterand medicines are all pretty scarce supply and there are warnings that fuel shortages will start effecting hospitals in gaza in the next 2a hours. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. more foreign prisoners are to be deported to their home countries under plans to tackle overcrowding injails. justice secretary alex chalk is due to set out plans in the commons today for reducing the prison population in england and wales. figures show thatjails are approaching full capacity — with the number of inmates at an all—time high. the true picture of a&e waiting times in wales has been seriously under—reported for a decade, according to the royal college of emergency medicine. the independent medical association has found thousands of hours are missed from monthly figures. when the missing data is taken into account, it suggests the performan

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. tactics could evolve quickly.ns 0ur guestjoins us from michigan to explain his views. thank you for your time on bbc news. the ground invasion by israeli defence forces seem imminent, what do you anticipate in terms of how this is likely to play out in military tactics and strategy? thank you for having me. the last segment from jonathan did a really good job explaining the complexity that is likely to unfold. in the coming days, if not even sooner. i think israel has three key military objectives, kill or capture as many hamas fighters and leaders as they can, destroy the infrastructure of terrorism that enables hamas to conduct attacks in israel and elsewhere, but the third factor which may complicate the first two is the recovery of hostages. how that plays out dynamically in this urban intense combat is going to be very difficult.— very difficult. given the final challenge — very difficult. given the final challenge you _ very difficult. given the final challenge you mentioned . very difficult. given the final

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. ——the flames are being fanned.eporting, it's thought that the 250 people killed in israel by hamas were young people attending a music festival in the southern israeli desert. social media pictures showed hundreds fleeing the nova festival which was held near the small settlement of re�*im — a kibbutz near the border with gaza, as caroline hawley reports moments before, at a festival that brought together young people from across israel, a carefree crowd. they have no idea of the horror about to erupt. images posted on social media show people running for their lives. witnesses say that after rockets were fired, palestinian gunmen began attacking from several directions. "don't kill me," she pleads, as noa argamani and her boyfriend, avi natan, are both taken captive. both are still missing, thought to have been taken into gaza. today, noa's father spoke through his anguish to israeli media. translation: i asked to see the video and then i saw - that it was definitely her. she was so scared, so frightened. i always

our correspondent jonathan beale has the latest.

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.ry elections have just concluded. poles have finished casting their votes in what some have described as a bitterly fought and highly divisive contest. the polish electoral commission is reporting that turnout was likely the highest since the fall of communism. the right—wing law and justice party is seeking to secure a third term in office, locked in a fierce battle with the liberal opposition led by former european council president donald tusk. according to the the first exit poll released in the last hour — the governing law &justice party are in the lead but are likely to fall short of a majority, opening the the possibility that opposition parties could take power in a coalition. let's go live now to warsaw, where is our eastern europe correspondent — sarah rainsford. just explain a bit of the background to this, it has been a fiercely fought campaign, what have been the major issues in this election? yes. major issues in this election? yes, extremely fiercely _ major issues in t

a short while ago, i spoke to our defence correspondent jonathan beale in ashkelon, in southern israelyou. just starting off, can you give us the latest about what you are hearing from the israeli military at this hour? yeah, you get the sense that something big is about to happen soon. what we have seen is earlier today israel's prime minister visiting the troops massing on the border with gaza. we also know he spoke to president biden again tonight, and then we had this statement from the israel defence force this evening which states that they are preparing for a wide range of offensive operations from air, land and sea, and is the important bit — with a significant emphasis on ground operations. and it will have to be significant if israel is to achieve its goal of crushing, of destroying hamas. so, you get the feeling something is going to happen soon. we don't know the timings. we don't know if it's hours, days away, but certainly the preparations, the rhetoric suggests something is fairly imminent. and to further complicate the situation, we do, of course, believe more than 100

a short while ago i spoke to our defence correspondent, jonathan beale in ashkelon, in southern israeleli militaryjust now? i get the impression that something big is about to happen soon. notjust the israeli prime minister visiting troops massing on the border with gaza this afternoon. he also spoke with the us president again tonight, joe biden. and the statement from the israel defense force tonight which says they are preparing for a wide range of offensive operations from air, land and sea. and this is the important bit with a significant emphasis on ground operations. and they will have to be significant if israel is to achieve its goal, its stated goal of destroying hamas. now, when will this happen? the answer to that is we simply don't know whether it's hours away, days away. but the rhetoric certainly is stepping up, suggesting something is fairly imminent. and to further complicate the situation we understand that there are many hostages being held inside gaza. will this change any plans for an invasion by the israeli military? we spoke recently to the families of those with

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.st moving and developing situation, and we can get you some more breaking news that's now coming into us. a white house official has confirmed to our us partner, cbs news, that several americans have been killed, but they haven't put a number to that. that's the only confirmation we have coming in from the white house official who said several americans have been killed and they are monitoring the situation very closely there on the ground. so that's a story we will continue to track, as well as the fallout. 0ur correspondents have been tracking developments from across the region. here's our international editor jeremy bowen injordan. israel right now is going through this most extraordinary, awful national trauma. and as you've been hearing, the military response has already started, and it's going to be considerable. now in the past, when there have been flare—ups, there sometimes has been pressure on israeli leaders, including benjamin netanyahu, to "deal with hamas once and for al

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. to bring in a statement we have received from the un.partment of safety and security in gaza were informed by their liaison officers in the israeli military that the entire population of gaza north of wadi gaza should relocate to southern gaza within the next 2a hours. this amounts to approximately 1.1 million people. the same order applied to all un staff and those sheltered in un facilities — including schools, health centres and clinics. the united nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. the united nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation. that is that statement from the united nations that we have received as we are looking at pictures coming to us from gaza with multiple blasts and smoke plumes. do stay with us on bbc news. we will keep you up—to—date. thanks for watching. take care. many parts in the state have been experiencing warm weather bu

what could be the complexity of a ground operation - bbc correspondent jonathan beale found out. this is who israel is currently at war with: hamas, militants who crossed the border on october 7 with the sole intention of killing women and children. for more. it was essentially a suicidal task. a shrapnel from a shell or grenade hit the left side of my head. it's hard to say from what namely, i was also shot through the finger on my left hand, and another bullet was lodged in the left side of my neck. yoav, who grew up in london, was one of the first israeli soldiers to be wounded in that war, but he would not be the last. we were asked not to show it. he says: israel is fighting an enemy unlike any ordinary army. they are only interested in killing jews. there was no attempt to secure a retreat to their own territory. they were ready to die after completing the task, which meant killing as many people as possible and dying themselves. it's just part of their arsenal. israel shows journalists weapons captured from militants. they say this is only 20% of all the weapons that hamas

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. you are watching that report you can see on your screen, still up now, live pictures from gaza. 0ccasionally you see the sky light up 0ccasionally you see the sky light up as those attacks continue. the israeli prime minister did promise that israel will use enormous force and throughout the day and now throughout the night, we are seeing the evidence of that. the prime ministers said that the idf�*s retaliation for this tack is only just begun and you can see there the sky lighting up and gaza as that bombardment continues. 2&00 hamas targets have been hitjust throughout the day. so that siege of gaza continues. those attack continue to light up the sky. those of the live pictures not from gaza. —— now. masha michelson a spokesperson for the israeli defence force. she spoke to me a short time ago. we have seen over the past 48 hours fast fighting in the territories surrounding but i can confirm at this point that the idf has gained control of those territories and we have fought off

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.oung festival goers are believed to be among the hostages, taken from the site of this music festival in the southern israeli desert on saturday. 260 people there were killed. videos posted on social media showed hundreds fleeing the festival, close to the gaza strip, as they came under fire. they include 25—year—old noa argamani, seen here, being taken away on a motorbike by militants and separated from her boyfriend, who is also missing. my colleague maryam moshiri spoke with amit parpara from tel aviv. he's a friend of noa argamani and he spoke about his last contact with noa. my first contact with noa was around 6:30, when the missiles started. there were missiles all over israel. that's what woke us up, all of us. and then we started messaging all the people that are still now in the music festival, which happens to be all morning. what did she say in those messages? we're seeing them now, but they're obviously in hebrew. can you explain what she's saying to you? yes, she's sendin

jonathan beale, bbc news, kfar aza.ss the border, and all of that here in a moment or two. the wins have been gusting at around 60 mph at times on the north sea coast and flooding has been the other major concern, particularly so in parts of scotland where we have five severe flood warnings in force along stretches of both the north and south esk, as well as the severe flood warnings we have 16 in scotland and wales, five in wales and a for england and a large chunk of those affecting the midlands where we will see disruption to transport and some schools have been shot as well. today's weather warning, the other one stretches from the north millers to the scottish borders and they will be joined by further weather warnings in scotland overnight and notice another top level red warning on these warning stay in force for scotland tomorrow morning. another 70 up to 100 millimetres of rain in angus and aberdeenshire, which means we are likely to see further severe flooding. during the evening and overnight the heaviest rai

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.ort men shared from benjamin netanyahu that there will be a ground offensive. —— no confirmation. there is a build—up of the heavy weaponry. the tanks ready in preparation for a ground incursion. justice statement from hamas saying they will not negotiate over the israeli captives while under fire. over the israeli captives while underfire. some earlier statements under fire. some earlier statements from underfire. some earlier statements from the armed military wing of hamas earlier today saying they would start killing hostages if the israelis continue to target civilians inside gaza. let's talk about the liner brought you a few minutes from the white house, john kirby on the intelligence i'd say they do not see any direct evidence of iran's involvement at that moment. as ron, israel sworn enemies. no secret that surround armed finances, should come as no surprise serious questions are being asked and what role iran has played in this attack. the wall street journal reported today th

jonathan beale, bbc news, kfar aza. victory for labour. keir starmer�*s party overturns huge conservative majorities in tamworth and mid—bedfordshire, to secure historic by—election results. it is clear that the voters here have turned their back on a failed tory government. they have had enough of the decline of the last 13 years, and they are crying out for change. a woman dies after being swept into a river, as storm babet hits parts of scotland. there's a warning of widespread flooding and a risk to life. president biden addresses the american people and tells them supporting israel is vital for us security. the first humanitarian aid convoy is due to enter gaza this morning. hello to you, welcome to the programme. the conservatives have suffered crushing defeats in two by—elections overnight, with labour overturning substantial majorities in both mid—bedfordshire and tamworth. the result in mid—bedfordshire represents the largest conservative majority, overturned by labour at a by—election, since 1945. it was trigg

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.hat? well. more can you tell us on that? well, those reports _ more can you tell us on that? well, those reports have _ more can you tell us on that? well, those reports have started - more can you tell us on that? well, those reports have started to - more can you tell us on that? -ii those reports have started to come through in the last hour or so whilst i have been doing interviews with other channels. as far as i can gather, that is certainly the intent of egypt, the united states and israel, and in that sense it is something to be welcomed. it will be an opportunity to get people out of gaza, particularly british nationals. but i would sound a note of caution that hamas gets a vote and hamas is extraordinarily unreliable. and therefore, whilst i hope that what has been agreed will happen, i wouldn't want to say that i am 100% confident that it will. hamas have said they have had no information about any truce being agreed? information about any truce being aareed? ~ ., ., ~ ., ,

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.arch and rescue agency says more than 260 bodies have been recovered from the site of a music festival, that had been taking place close to the gaza strip. there were about 3000 people attending an all—night rave at the beginning of that attack on israel. caroline hawley reports. moments before, at a festival that brought together young people from across israel, a carefree crowd. they have no idea of the horror about to erupt. images posted on social media show people running for their lives. witnesses say that after rockets were fired, palestinian gunmen began attacking from several directions. "don't kill me," she pleads, as noa argamani and her boyfriend, avi natan, are both taken captive. both are still missing, thought to have been taken into gaza. today, noa's father spoke through his anguish to israeli media. translation: i asked to see the video and then i saw - that it was definitely her. she was so scared, so frightened. i always protected her and, at this very moment, i cou

jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel.ships and surveillance aircraft to the eastern mediterranean in support of israel. downing street said rishi sunak had urged his israeli counterpart to take all possible measures to protect ordinary palestinians. let's speak now to our political correspondent helen catt. good morning. we have seen, haven't we, certain governments pledge their support to israel but equally, attempted approach must be taken, obviously. attempted approach must be taken, obviousl . , . , ., ., obviously. yes, and in terms of what the uk is sending _ obviously. yes, and in terms of what the uk is sending in _ obviously. yes, and in terms of what the uk is sending in the _ the uk is sending in the uk in support, downing street is describing this as a step change. so the uk is sending aircraft, surveillance flights that they are expected to carry out will start today, that is to track threats to regional stability including monitoring, downing street tells us, for the transfer of weapons to terrorist groups.

jonathan beale, bbc news, kfar rosa.—elections in mid—bedfordshire and tamworth. it's the first time labour have made two by—election gains on the same day since 1962. let's take a look at the results in more detail. in mid—bedfordshire, the labour candidate alistair strathern won the seat with 13,872 votes — giving the party a majority of 1,192 votes. their share of the vote was 34.1%. the conservatives took 31.1% and lib dems 23.1%. labour increased their share of the vote by over 12%. the conservatives' share fell by more than 28%. and the swing from the conservatives to labour was 20.5%. the conservatives were also defeated in tamworth, where labour overturned a majority of more than 19,000. labour took 11,719 votes — giving the party a majority of 1,316 votes. labour's share of the vote was 45.8%, while the conservatives took just over 40%. labour increased their share by 22.1%. and the swing from conservative to labour was significant, at 23.9%. a lot of statistics. we know the results. we're joined now by daisy co