he it absolutely clear that this is a change labour party.- change labour party. he didn't answer the _ change labour party. he didn't answer the question, - change labour party. he didn't answer the question, there - change labour party. he didn't i answer the question, there were other_ answer the question, there were other labour councillors in that room _ other labour councillors in that room joining in with that conversation, it will bait to be investigated?— conversation, it will bait to be investiuated? ., ., . investigated? any allegation that needs to be _ investigated? any allegation that needs to be investigated, - investigated? any allegation that needs to be investigated, will. investigated? any allegation that needs to be investigated, will be| needs to be investigated, will be investigated.— needs to be investigated, will be investiuated. , ., ., investigated. martyn ford had said there is a perception _ investigated. martyn ford had said there is a perception that - there is a perception that anti—semitism is being weaponised and do _ anti—semitism

i think labour was alwa s the ballot? i think labour was always aware _ the ballot?hink labour was always aware that _ the ballot? i think labour was always aware that gaza - the ballot? i think labour was always aware that gaza was . the ballot? i think labour was - always aware that gaza was going to be a huge issue in this by—election. i was there just a few days ago speaking to people on the streets and i spoke to a lot of labour muslims who said they were angry that labour didn't have a strong enough stance on this. a couple of labourfigures i have been speaking to, they didn't want to go on the record but they said privately one of the reasons they called this by—election so quickly, and it is going to be on february the 29th, was because they didn't want other candidates to gain momentum. they mean by that, george galloway. he is campaigning for the workers party of britain and he is campaigning against labour�*s stance on gaza. in fact another mp said to me he thought this by—election was rushed and they didn't do enough due diligence on the candidate. but it

there is a — until recently a labour member... there is a labour— until recently a labour member...s somebody who will. is not, there is somebody who will be printed — is not, there is somebody who will be printed with _ is not, there is somebody who will be printed with labour— is not, there is somebody who will be printed with labour next - is not, there is somebody who will be printed with labour next to - is not, there is somebody who willl be printed with labour next to their name _ be printed with labour next to their name on _ be printed with labour next to their name on the — be printed with labour next to their name on the paper— be printed with labour next to their name on the paper but he - be printed with labour next to their name on the paper but he is- be printed with labour next to their name on the paper but he is not. be printed with labour next to their name on the paper but he is not a i name on the paper but he is not a labour— name on the paper but he is not a labour candidate _ name on the paper but he is not a labour candidate any— name on the paper but he is

for labour it was inevitable. john says labour has not changed. a lid on anti—semitism, but he's failed. john, to be fair to keir starmer, you know, he has actually kicked people out of the party. he stopped jeremy corbyn standing he corbyn from standing again. he might have dithered a bit. he might have dithered a bit. he might dithered for a day might have dithered for a day or so it came to the so when it came to the by—election in rochdale. but in the act. has the end he did act. he has actually i mean, be to actually i mean, to be fair to him, think he's actually him, i think he's actually tried. i just think this stuff is rooted within the is so deep rooted within the labour party. and think their labour party. and i think their reliance what been that reliance on what has been that bloc muslim vote. and i say that because something like 85% of muslim voters have been voting laboun muslim voters have been voting labour, their reliance on it is so great that i think they're going to find it very difficult. and if they want to kick people out

labour didn't— labour party vote.overnment from 1997 to 2010. if it is not — government from 1997 to 2010. if it is not winning strongly here — if it is not winning strongly here in— if it is not winning strongly here in a _ if it is not winning strongly here in a by—election, then its prospects _ here in a by—election, then its prospects for the general election are not good. but this is clearly a _ election are not good. but this is clearly a good _ election are not good. but this is clearly a good result - election are not good. but this is clearly a good result for- is clearly a good result for labour, and what you make of the chipmunk one vote. they have come in third ahead of the greens and the liberal democrats. what does that play for the conservative party. it is how we persuade those who voted — is how we persuade those who voted for — is how we persuade those who voted for it in 2019 to vote for it— voted for it in 2019 to vote for it in— voted for it in 2019 to vote for it in 2024, and that means we need —

labour took 44.9% of the vote. labour took 44.9% of the vote, and the conservatives 34.9%.et us go back to kettering. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome. i, being the returning officer at the election for a member of parliament for wellingborough on thursday the 15th of february 2024, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the said election is as follows. nick the flying brick, the official monster raving loony party, 217 votes. cheering ana savage gunn, liberal democrats, 1422 votes. applause ben habib, reform uk, 3919 votes. applause helen harrison, the conservative party candidate, 7408 votes. applause ankit love jknpp jay mala postmortem, 18 votes. applause gen kitchen, labour party, 13,844 votes. cheering alex merola, britain first, 477 votes. will norris, green party, 1020 votes. applause andre pyne—bailey, independent, 172 votes. marion turner—hawes 1115 votes. cheering kevin watts, independent, 533 votes. the number of ballot papers rejected was as follows. for want of an official mark, none. voting for m

labour. it is disfavour around conservatives. . ._ labour.a sentence of more than 30 years on charges that include extremism, which he says were all trumped up to silence him. again, that breaking news is that the russian prison service has said that alexei navalny has died. he had recently been me —— been moved to another penal colony nickname northern woolf in december. it is seen as one is the toughestjails in russia, that is why it is nicknamed toto wolff. freezing temperatures in that area. most detainees who are held there have been how their are being held there for serious crimes. we did speak to journalists recently on a video call. he was seen joking during that video call and he appeared to be in good spirits. he said he had been quite far away and back then, it was around christmas time, he said he hadn't quite received any hoppers christmas mail. we have reports coming in from the russian prison service that one of the leading opposition figures to president vladimir putin of russia has died, alexei navalny, at the age

did not want the labour party to do that and — did did not want the labour party to do that.dly, scottish labour backed the - do that. and yesterday, awkwardly, scottish labour backed the notion l do that. and yesterday, awkwardly, | scottish labour backed the notion of that at— scottish labour backed the notion of that at their— scottish labour backed the notion of that at their conference _ scottish labour backed the notion of that at their conference in _ scottish labour backed the notion of that at their conference in glasgow i that at their conference in glasgow and you _ that at their conference in glasgow and you had — that at their conference in glasgow and you had the _ that at their conference in glasgow and you had the scottish _ that at their conference in glasgow and you had the scottish labour. and you had the scottish labour leader— and you had the scottish labour leader on— and you had the scottish labour leader on your— and you had the scottish labour leader on your programme - and you had the scottish labour leader on your programme this| leader on your prog

people who have not voted labour went out and voted labour so i am very pleased but there is obviously more work to do. this is bbc news. we start with the government suffering a double by—election defeat at the hands of labour. its the latest blow to the conservatives less than a year from a general election that opinion polls suggest they are likely to lose. labour candidates overturned comfortable majorities in kingswood and wellingborough. hailing the results, labour's leader, sir keir starmer, said the british people were ready to put their trust in his party to deliver change. genevieve victoria, also known as gen kitchen, labour party, 13,8“; votes. cheering. it's a result even better than they had hoped for. the biggest drop in the conservative vote, and the second largest swing from tory to labour in any by—election since the second world war. they know that our roads are not fit to drive on, getting our child a doctor's appointment can seem impossible, and that they are paying more and getting less. today, they said enough is enough. wellingborough was also record—breaking fo

labour did not get over 50%.this was a seat labour held throughout its period of government from 1997 to 2010. if it's not winning, and winning strongly in a by—election, then its prospects for the general election aren't that good. everyone here knows that success in a by—election doesn't necessarily translate to triumph when a general election comes. but the voters in wellingborough and kingswood have played a part in shaping the narrative as that unknown date looms ever closer. hannah miller, bbc news. let's speak to geri scott, senior political correspondent at the times. to what extent do you think these results are indicative of the wider picture? results are indicative of the wider icture? j . ., , ., , picture? by-elections are very different to — picture? by-elections are very different to general _ picture? by-elections are very different to general elections, i picture? by-elections are very - different to general elections, turn out lower, people do not vote in a very big night at a general election b

thinking his labour supporters there. 50 thinking his labour supporters there. ., thinking his labourrom that, hannah? , probably wanted from that, hannah? . .,, probably wanted from that, hannah? . ., , ,., hannah? is there anything you want to say? _ hannah? is there anything you want to say? waiting - hannah? is there anything you want to say? waiting for - want to say? waiting for results. _ want to say? waiting for results, so _ want to say? waiting for results, so waiting - want to say? waiting for results, so waiting to i want to say? waiting for l results, so waiting to see, want to say? waiting for - results, so waiting to see, but feeling — results, so waiting to see, but feeling really happy and very excited — feeling really happy and very excited about what's next, so let's — excited about what's next, so let's see _ excited about what's next, so let's see-— let's see. we will let you go and speak _ let's see. we will let you go and speak to _ let's see. we will let you go and speak to you _ let's see. we will let you go and speak to you later. - let's see. we will let you

ever voted labour. or to vote for labour for me. i am just apathetic with everything that is happening. as a business owner, i have got a gift shopin business owner, i have got a gift shop in wellingborough, and the business rate relief that we have enjoyed has been scrapped at the end of april, that is coming under the radar, nobody is talking about that, but we are in a recession now officially and we are scrapping business rate relief. everything is going against business right now and it isn't giving me any confidence that i am going to be retiring any time before i am 80. that that i am going to be retiring any time before i am 80.— that i am going to be retiring any time before i am 80. that is another 60 ears! time before i am 80. that is another 60 years! first _ time before i am 80. that is another 60 years! first time _ time before i am 80. that is another 60 years! first time ever— time before i am 80. that is another 60 years! first time ever labour. - time before i am 80. that is another 60

labour, of course, labour party. emerge. but he'll still appear on the ballot paper as the labour party candidate and the labour party candidate and the rochdale by—election. confused? well, we'll try to make sense of it for you. we'll also cross live to birmingham, where people have been protesting against plans to slash funding for the city's youth in half. of course, that's because the council went bankrupt. there and last week we were told the countryside was racist. well, today . get ready racist. well, today. get ready for it. apparently got off. is racist. yes you heard that right. golf is racist. tiger woods plays a racist sport according to some politicians in france, you couldn't make it up . france, you couldn't make it up. and that's all coming up in your next hour . thank and that's all coming up in your next hour. thank you forjoining next hour. thank you for joining me on the show . always me on the show. always a pleasure to have your company. please get in touch all the usual ways. vaiews@gbnews.com.

labour did not— than the labour party vote. labour did not get— than the labour party vote. not get over 50%. bear in mind, this was a seat labour held throughout its period of government from 1997 _ throughout its period of government from 1997 to 2010. if it is not winning — from 1997 to 2010. if it is not winning and winning strongly here in a by—election, then its prospects for the _ a by—election, then its prospects for the general election are not that good. for the general election are not that good-— for the general election are not that ood. , , . . , . that good. this is clearly a good result for labour, _ that good. this is clearly a good result for labour, though, - that good. this is clearly a good result for labour, though, and i that good. this is clearly a good - result for labour, though, and what you make of the reform vote, they have come third ahead of the liberal democrats and the greens, what risk is that to the conservative party? that is a fundamental challenge for the conservative party, how do we persuade — the conservative party, how do we persuade

labour party vote, it is more than the labour vote. labour didn't get over— labour vote. was— over 50%, and bear in mind this was the— over 50%, and bear in mind this was the seat labour held throughout its period of government from 1997 to 2010. if it is _ government from 1997 to 2010. if it is not — government from 1997 to 2010. if it is not winning and winning _ if it is not winning and winning strongly here in a by—election, then its prospects for the — by—election, then its prospects for the general election aren't that good. for the general election aren't that good-— that good. this is clearly a aood that good. this is clearly a good result, _ that good. this is clearly a good result, though, - that good. this is clearly a good result, though, for. good result, though, for labour, and what you make of the reform vote? they have come in third ahead of the greens, head of the liberal democrats. what risk does that make for the conservative party? the fundamental _ the conservative party? the fundamental challenge for the conservative party is how do we persuade — con

the labour by the labour party.n this one, that perhaps he gave way to some kind of, uh, well , well, yes, he was of, uh, well, well, yes, he was bullied into it. >> essentially the allegation is that the speaker was locked in a room with sir keir starmer. sue gray, the chief of staff, to the labour party leader, has been seen around the speaker's office as well. that's what some tory mps have been saying. and during the hours leading up to that decision , he was locked in decision, he was locked in a room with senior labour figures, including sir keir starmer. now sir michael fabricant was saying one of the reasons that there were points of order after prime minister's questions , that minister's questions, that there was dragging and was sort of foot dragging and time wasting and obfuscation from many labour mps was to buy time for the speaker to be browbeaten into breaking with precedent and electing this labour party amendment. that's the challenge . that's the the challenge. that's the accusation, of course, th

the former labour mp for rochdale some years a-o labour mp for rochdale some years ago is _ labour mpelt that — conservatives hope to capitalise as well. that by—election which probably— well. that by—election which probably a couple of days ago seemed less interesting of the three by—elections coming up is now very interesting — by—elections coming up is now very interesting indeed. by-elections coming up is now very interesting indeed.— interesting indeed. thank you very much for the _ interesting indeed. thank you very much for the latest. _ for more on this let's speak to anna gross, political correspondent for the financial times. i know you were listening to that. in terms of what is happening in rochdale. i was listening to so many different constituents going on to phone—ins and the overriding thought from them was what a mess. yes. from them was what a mess. yes, absolutely- _ from them was what a mess. yes, absolutely. you _ from them was what a mess. yes, absolutely. you are _ from them was what a mess. yes, absolutely. you are right - from them was what a mess. yes, absolu

if the labour win the election on labour it shows how if the labour win the election on labour are itour are notit shows how if the labour win the election on labour are not making how if the labour win the election on labour are not making the/ if the labour win the election on lmoves|re not making the/ if the labour win the election on lmoves here.t making the/ if the labour win the election on lmoves here. despite] the/ right moves here. despite their 20 point lead in the polls. although . i did see one today although. i did see one today suggesting it could have fallen to as little as ten points, according more according according to more in common, i've common, a real worry here. i've never known time covering never known in my time covering politics two decades politics going back two decades for party to surrender for a major party to surrender a seat so easily. this seat in rochdale. a by—election is february 29th, has a 9000 voted majority . at the last election, majority. at the last election, the labour party overnight has simply said , we we're not going simply said, we we

no, no it's not labour. no, 1997. it's not new labour. mentioned tony blair and it's you know, it's a presidency it's like we're not a presidency . we you know, and tony blair had enormous charisma and keir starmer basically does not. that's the trouble. but we're not talking that keir starmer is the labour party. he is the man who's leading the labour party. >> identify any >> the labour identify any greatness labour party ehhen >> no, no , no. >> no, no, no. >>— >> no, no, no. >> people want people want a government . that doesn't put government. that doesn't put profits before . people, which is profits before. people, which is what the conservative government has done. >> nina. they want a leader. they want a leader who's going to deal with the practical problems of the cost of living and yes think and the nhs. yes now, i think very much than two by very much more than these two by elections last night. rochdale is significant. is going to be very significant. now. know what's happened is going to be very significant. ncrochdale. know

he also played up the importance of scotland, labour is not labour without scotland.s not about gaming the election, it is about who we are to served. you can see images from keir starmer addressing delegates at the labour conference in glasgow. he has just finished speaking a short time ago, and you can see there the change scotland needs was the banner very much in election mode and working hard to try and get those scottish votes. we'll be returning now to our global coverage of bbc news. thank you forjoining us. ever since the death of alexei navalny, people have been leaving tributes. but in putin's russia, even laying flowers can be risky, if you're doing it in memory of his biggest opponent. whenever anger and upset at navalny�*s death have boiled over, police have moved in. hundreds of people have been arrested across the country, dragged away by police, who have cleared the streets. this is the russia that navalny and his supporters wanted to change. but three years ago, he was poisoned with a nerve agent, then he was locked up. the last time the politician w

mp, that on the ballot there are two former labour disowned labour mps and one disowned labour mps andaordinary situation. believe. >> i mean, matt can correct me. i don't think it's ever happened before. i mean, we've had situations in america where people have died and still been elected know, and we've elected and, you know, and we've actually situation actually had a situation in this country somebody died. country where somebody has died. and south staffordshire, i and in south staffordshire, i seem about years seem to remember about ten years ago, they had to rerun the ago, and they had to rerun the whole election. but i've never known this. known anything like this. and obviously well, we can't obviously we got well, we can't actually the actually enumerate the candidates in rochdale for obvious you know, candidates in rochdale for obv news you know, candidates in rochdale for obv news has you know, candidates in rochdale for obv news has some you know, candidates in rochdale for obv news has some skin] know, candidates in rochdale for obv news has some skin innow, candidates in

thinking his labour supporters there. 50 thinking his labour supporters there. ., thinking his labour supporters there, ., ., thinking his labour supporters there. ., ., ., ., there. so from that round of applause. — there. so from that round of applause. they _ there. so from that round of applause, they think - there. so from that round of applause, they think they i applause, they think they probably wanted from that, hannah? is probably wanted from that, hannah? , .,, probably wanted from that, hannah? , ., , ,, hannah? is there anything you want to say? _ hannah? is there anything you want to say? waiting - hannah? is there anything you want to say? waiting for - want to say? waiting for results. _ want to say? waiting for results, so _ want to say? waiting for results, so waiting - want to say? waiting for results, so waiting to i want to say? waiting for l results, so waiting to see, want to say? waiting for - results, so waiting to see, but feeling — results, so waiting to see, but feeling really happy and very excited — feeling really happy and very excited about what's next,

problem with labour and anti-semitism?- problem with labour and anti-semitism? when keir starmer took the leadership of _ anti-semitism? when keir starmer took the leadership of the - anti-semitism? when keir starmer took the leadership of the labour i took the leadership of the labour party he said he would work from day one to fight anti—semitism. under jeremy corbyn�*s leadership the party was seen to have an anti—semitism problem and it was clearly one of those things keir starmer has really pledged to eradicate. i think yesterday in the reaction he was able to get from thejewish labour movement, for example, they were initially willing to see that while these comments have been reprehensible they accepted the party had changed and in the context of the by—election they accepted at the time it was necessary to keep supporting the labour candidate. for the labour party leadership to be able to draw on that support i think was a significant shift that you saw yesterday which would perhaps not have happened underjeremy corbyn�*s leadership, but it is something,

no, no it's not labour. no, 1997. it's not new labour.entioned tony blair and it's you know, it's a presidency it's like we're not a presidency . we you know, and tony blair had enormous charisma and keir starmer basically does not. that's the trouble. but we're not talking that keir starmer is the labour party. he is the man who's leading the labour party. >> identify any >> the labour identify any greatness labour party ehhen >> no, no , no. >> no, no, no. >>— >> no, no, no. >> people want people want a government . that doesn't put government. that doesn't put profits before . people, which is profits before. people, which is what the conservative government has done. >> nina. they want a leader. they want a leader who's going to deal with the practical problems of the cost of living and yes think and the nhs. yes now, i think very much than two by very much more than these two by elections last night. rochdale is significant. is going to be very significant. now. know what's happened is going to be very significant. ncrochdale. know w

the labour party has a roblem labour party. the labour party has a problem and — labour party.m and they're _ labour party. the labour party has a problem and they're demonstrating. problem and they're demonstrating they are not fit for government, they are not fit for government, they have not changed and they should not be voting in the election later in the year.— later in the year. there are nine da s to later in the year. there are nine days to go _ later in the year. there are nine days to go until— later in the year. there are nine days to go until the _ later in the year. there are nine days to go until the by-election| later in the year. there are nine - days to go until the by-election and days to go until the by—election and all of a sudden there's everything to play for and the man who hopes to be prime minister by the end of the year, it is a mass he could do without. peter saull, bbc news. we'll speak to our political correspondent hannah miller in a second but first our north of england reporter, rowan bridge, is in the constituency for us. how is this news being

, we need uk labour to do better and look like it can beat the conservatives and for uk labour to beat in scotland. and i think if you look at what's happened over the last almost three years i've been leader, you can see that's exactly what the case has been. the rutherglen hamilton west by—election being the perfect example of that. we've gone in that short period of time to being 32 points behind the snp to now many polls being ahead of the snp. but feet on the ground, we've won one by—election, we've still got lots more work to do and we're completely cognisant of that. i think the other challenge is... you like that word, don't you, cognisant? what is that word, cognisant? it's probably my... it's probably my word of the day, sorry. maybe just words i wake up with i use a lot on any given day. i like it. i'll try and use a different one, then. no, no, don't, i'm all for cogni... i don't know, i don't think, i can't say it and i certainly wouldn't be able to spell it! but i'm quite happy to have my vocabulary expanded. james is aware of the word. listen, i hope you guys can give me

labour did not get over— labour party. labour did not get over 50%~ — labour party. get over 50%. bear in mind this was a seal _ over 50%. bear in mind this was a seal labour— over 50%. bear in mind this was a seat labour held throughout its breed _ seat labour held throughout its breed of — seat labour held throughout its breed of government from 1997 to 2010 _ breed of government from 1997 to 2010 if— breed of government from 1997 to 2010 if it — breed of government from 1997 to 2010. if it is not winning, unwilling strongly hear any by—election, then its prospects with the general election not that good. everyone _ the general election not that good. everyone here knows that success in a by—election doesn't necessarily translated to triumph when a general election comes, but the voters in wellingborough and kingswood have played a part in shaping the narrative is the unknown date looms closer. hannah miller, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak to our political correspondent iain watson, who is in kingswood. but first, let's go to our chief political correspondent he

well, i think labour-mack are quietly - labour—mack are quietly confident.this stage of the night we have to remember voting, they are still verifying votes behind me, they haven't started counting, we don't know that you're not here yet. so it's still very early days here. i think obviously there's lots of speculation, lots of expectation management but the moment i think labour—mack are quite confident and the conservatives wanting to get their message out there wanting to mad manage expectations here about how well they do.— well they do. you've got the coffee on — well they do. you've got the coffee on the _ well they do. you've got the coffee on the go _ well they do. you've got the coffee on the go there, - well they do. you've got the coffee on the go there, will| well they do. you've got the i coffee on the go there, will be back to you later, that's harry farley in willingboro. let's head to kingswood that's being counted in thornbury, now you can see the live shot of the counters there, hannah miller is our correspondent there. and hannah, we had t

labour didn't get over 50%. _ vote. labour didn't get over 50%. and _ vote.ind this was a seat— 50%, and bear in mind this was a seat labour held throughout its period _ a seat labour held throughout its period in government from 1997 _ its period in government from 1997 to— its period in government from 1997 to 2010. if it is not winning _ 1997 to 2010. if it is not winning and winning strongly here — winning and winning strongly here in— winning and winning strongly here in the by—election, then it's prospect in a general election— it's prospect in a general election are not that good. clearly— election are not that good. clearly the story for the night here in kingswood is that it has been a very good night indeed for the labour party. in the other by—election in wellingborough labour overturned a huge conservative majority of over 18,000 to win. it's the biggest drop in the share of the vote at a by—election for the conservatives since at least the second world war. 0ur political correspondent harry farley was at the count and sent us this report. well, a

in 2010, labour lost because they went labour enough.ate will be we lost because we weren't conservative enough — so liz truss, suella braverman, robertjenrick want to be right at the front of that debate saying well, i was conservative enough, i'm the serious candidate, look at me. "and i told you so, and i told you so at the time, i was trying to say these things but i was getting shut down with a terrible wets who didn't let me say was a really think." i think we know this for my newscast post on newscast on sunday shows there are lots of people in genuine concern that actually things have been allowed to fester, in a way. we had the counter—extremism tsar on the programme last week very calmly expressing a concern that some communities have been allowed to live parallel lives, and that has allowed some views to fester which many people might find difficult in a modern united kingdom. yes. 0bviously, i'm not exposing any of that. newscasters will know at the bbc, we don't have these and we must —— it is the case that you know of some

a small labour to say labour will not have _ not a small labour to say labour will not have a _ notutcome was reached, _ rochdale by—election, but the right outcome was reached, consistent. rochdale by—election, but the right i outcome was reached, consistent with what has _ outcome was reached, consistent with what has been — outcome was reached, consistent with what has been an— outcome was reached, consistent with what has been an absolute _ outcome was reached, consistent with what has been an absolute theme - outcome was reached, consistent with what has been an absolute theme of. what has been an absolute theme of keir starmer's — what has been an absolute theme of keir starmer's leadership, _ what has been an absolute theme of keir starmer's leadership, which- what has been an absolute theme of keir starmer's leadership, which is. keir starmer's leadership, which is to route _ keir starmer's leadership, which is to route out — keir starmer's leadership, which is to route out that _ keir starmer's leadership, which is to route out that cancer. _ keir starmer's leadership, whic

deal with the labour leader to save the labour party.tands, about 65 mps have said that they have no confidence in hoyle. the british pubuc confidence in hoyle. the british public clearly do not any more either . he's public clearly do not any more either. he's lost public clearly do not any more either . he's lost the room public clearly do not any more either. he's lost the room and i think he has to go. but if sir keir starmer , this man of keir starmer, this man of towering integrity and high moral fibre, lent varne lindsay hoyle and exerted massive pressure on him, then frankly , pressure on him, then frankly, he has to go as well. but let's get the thoughts of my panel. we've got telegraph columnist and parliamentary sketch writer madeline grant. i've also got conservative peer lord shaun bailey and former labour party adviser matthew lazer . madeline, adviser matthew lazer. madeline, i'll start with you on this. do you think now that we're in a situation where essentially sir keir starmer has successfully leant on a speaker here?

.— important thing and they will come back to labour. ., ~ , i, , i back to labour.oking for the clapham chemical attack suspect have raided two addresses in north tyneside, in the north east of england officers have been searching for abdul shokoor ezedi for nearly eight days since the attack in south london. 0ur north east correspondent mark denton is at the scene for us. mark, can you tell us more about these rights today?— these rights today? yes, the metropolitan _ these rights today? yes, the metropolitan police - these rights today? yes, the metropolitan police tell - these rights today? yes, the metropolitan police tell us . these rights today? yes, the i metropolitan police tell us that these rights today? yes, the - metropolitan police tell us that in the early hours of this morning, armed police carried out to raids on properties in north tyneside and addresses associated with the attacker, including his place of work. they tell us this was a joint operation between the joint operation between the joint operation between the metropolitan police in north cu

-— on this issue particularly difficult for labour. ., ~ , . ., for labour.much for takin: us for labour. thank you very much for taking us through _ for labour. thank you very much for taking us through that _ for labour. thank you very much for taking us through that story. - we'll be live at the un and in westminster to discuss all of the latest developments. but first, as the fighting continues on the world health organization says it has evacuated more than 30 patients including children from gaza's nasser hospital. it's the second evacuation mission that's taken place but there are fears for the patients and medics still inside. the hospital in the southern city of khan younis stopped functioning last week after an israeli raid. the idf has described its operation as "precise and limited," accusing hamas of "cynically using hospitals for terror". who staff said conditions around the hospital in the southern city of khan younis were "indescribable" and have released footage from their mission showing their efforts to get patients out. here's a snippet fr

labour party and he really was, really safety of labour mps,il of the safety of labour mps, etc. thenting the way, who are now dictating government this country and government in this country and dictating politics this dictating politics in this country , and that will mainly country, and that will mainly vote labour or have not anymore or have done , uh, in recent or have done, uh, in recent years. >> you know, this is this is scary mob rule , you know, protest. >> adam, you're not scared of that. don't be ridiculous. you're a grown up. >> well, mps were none of you. >> well, mps were none of you. >> and, uh, if it's outside . no, >> and, uh, if it's outside. no, sorry. you're really saying sorry. you're not really saying those interviewed you those people you interviewed you think frightening . those think are frightening. those people spoke to, you think are frightening. those peoplwere spoke to, you think are frightening. those peoplwere frightening. to, you think were frightening. >> wasn't just. >> well, it wasn't just. >> well, it wasn't just. >> it's not just the ones who we

the labour party before principle, the labour party before it , principle, the labour party before itan that sits in speaker's chair here. the labour party, before fairness , party, before fairness, integrity and democracy , we in a integrity and democracy, we in a joint operation, the uk and jordan have delivered aid to a hospital in northern gaza, suppues hospital in northern gaza, supplies include essential medicines , fuel and food for medicines, fuel and food for patients and staff, with the foreign secretary , lord cameron, foreign secretary, lord cameron, is saying it will help thousands of people. >> it's part of an agreement signed by the uk this week to deliver £1 million of aid to gaza. deliver £1 million of aid to gaza . households could see their gaza. households could see their energy bills fall to the lowest level in two years. energy regulator ofgem is due to announce the latest price cap tomorrow, with experts predicting it will be dropped by £293 a year. that would see the average household bill falling by 15% from just over £1,900 per year to 1635 from the start of

is on as a party, labour, now.now. it is definitely claim _ on as a party, labour, now. it is definitely claim and _ on as a party, labour, now. it is definitely claim and counterclaim, with the conservatives arguing the polar opposite as you would expect the sub aside from the by elections, is there any sort of indication of nationally the impact it is having on the labour party, the damage? i suppose is too early to tell what latest saga has done to labour's standing. naturally, they are still, according to the latest polls we have to boy add. —— nationally. they look likely to be the next party in government. we don't know when the next election will be. rishi sunak will say it is in the second half of the year, commentators expected to take place in october or november. the prime minister has not ruled out the prospect of having a general election in may, and if the poster too narrow a little bit, then he mightjust be tempted to do that, but it is been a difficult couple of weeks for labour. there was a u—turn

we know that labour _ it, then right. what do we know? we know that labour will _ it, then right.do we know? we know that labour will not _ it, then right. what do we know? we know that labour will not be - know that labour will not be endorsing azhar ali in this by—election, they will not be campaigning for him, they are completely distancing themselves from him and what he said about the hamas attacks on israel back in october. he faced a barrage of condemnation and criticism from people within the labour party, from various jewish groups people within the labour party, from variousjewish groups during the day, but labour�*s bind has always been of the last 48 hours that the nominations for this by—election in rochdale had closed, it was technically, legally impossible to take azhar ali's name off the ballot as labour's candidate. that remains the case when this election happens on every 29. his name will be on the paper and he will be there as the labour party candidate. but labour have said frankly "he has nothing to do with us at the moment." he has also been suspended as a l

labour.nd biggest on record behind dudley dudley in 1994. the biggest collapse in support ever for a tory party as you said there, his biggest run of by—election defeats in one parliament since 1960s. it gets worse and worse and the problem the tory party has got is its supporters are not getting out and voting. they are not. they're sitting on their hands almost in at what they almost in protest at what they see how the government's been see as how the government's been run, beyond rishi run, going back beyond rishi sunak mr sunak has sunak. i mean, mr sunak has brought of stability brought in a degree of stability in the last two years, but the memories run deep. the party's beenin memories run deep. the party's been in charge 14 years. been in charge for 14 years. concerns about cost of living crisis, roads jen crisis, mending roads jen kitchen, the 28 year old new labour mp for wellingborough , labour mp for wellingborough, said earlier in her interviews that she's feeling a lot of calls

the labour party in.been i've been very complimentary about sir keir starmer on this one point that he really has, and i genuinely believe did his best. and, you know, getting rid of corbyn, said he can't stand again, saying we're a different party. we've changed. we've left all this behind us. this to me seemed to be starmer's biggest achievement and in many ways, you know , a sort of you know, a sort of detoxification of the labour brand. that's where we were until the 7th of october. but now you can see and we've got, you know, people being suspended from the party. and i won't get into the details of various elections that might be taking place. but what does starmer place. um but what does starmer do now? i mean, if he's too tough on those that don't want israel to exist , then you israel to exist, then you probably finish up, don't you? by probably finish up, don't you? by the 2029 election, with the party to the left of labour, with predominantly muslim support , what does he do now . support, what

he wants to become a labour mp. he wants to become a labour and at the same labour mp.ar words. >> i know, i know graham very well indeed. >> people up? yes, they fight for israeli army. why for the israeli army. why shouldn't the israeli army? yeah, well, reality >> yeah, well, the reality is, i mean, would you say that to clement back in the 30s clement attlee back in the 30s when spain? when he went to fight in spain? yeah. i think graham jones, when he went to fight in spain? yeahi've i think graham jones, when he went to fight in spain? yeahi've knownk graham jones, when he went to fight in spain? yeahi've known vertham jones, when he went to fight in spain? yeahi've known very well jones, when he went to fight in spain? yeahi've known very well indeed, who i've known very well indeed, we spent a lot of time in we spent a lot of time'inr ' "f ,, f together and we spent a lot of time'inw ' 'w w w together and various we spent a lot of time'inw ' 'w w w places. ether and various we spent a lot of time'inw ' 'w w w places. her and various we spent a lot of time'inw '

people are turning out for labour. these _ people are turning out for labour.chunk are _ these conservative voters are moving over and another chunk are staying i over and another chunk are staying at home _ over and another chunk are staying at home. basically— over and another chunk are staying at home. basically everything - over and another chunk are staying at home. basically everything thati at home. basically everything that needs— at home. basically everything that needs to happen— at home. basically everything that needs to happen for— at home. basically everything that needs to happen for labour to - at home. basically everything thati needs to happen for labour to have a very big win— needs to happen for labour to have a very big win and the _ very big win and the conservatives to do very— very big win and the conservatives to do very badly is _ very big win and the conservatives to do very badly is happening at. very big win and the conservatives. to do very badly is happening at the moment _ so, there's not a lot of options left for— so, there's no

the labour party insisted it was not as such in labour party meeting but it was a number of labour membersouncillors getting together more informally perhaps the questions about what exactly was going on in that meeting and the culture around what happens there, questions about his political leadership in terms of allowing the story to run and run and in terms of whether other people have been given the benefit of the doubt you might say, as azhar ali initially was, all three of those things are not the kind of things that keir would like us to be about any week where there are two other elections, by—elections in the uk and people are talking about the conflict in israel and gaza which is an issue for his party. we were hoping to hear more from keir starmer about this although it's not confirmed whether or not he absolutely will do. i think the sense at the moment is that they would like this to kinda blow over now. they would like to hope that there will not be another story on there will not be another story on the spot tomorrow if they manage to kind of not say anything more about it t

the labour reassurance, being stable. the labour party — reassurance, being stable. change, but its leader says he is not complacent.- vehicle for change, but its leader says he is not complacent. there is alwa s says he is not complacent. there is always more _ says he is not complacent. there is always more work _ says he is not complacent. there is always more work to _ says he is not complacent. there is always more work to do. _ says he is not complacent. there is always more work to do. there - says he is not complacent. there is always more work to do. there is l says he is not complacent. there is always more work to do. there is a j always more work to do. there is a long way to go before the selection and is every football fan knows you don't win the league by a long way to go before the selection and is every football fan knows you don't win the league by goodman in february, so we have to keep at this, we need to earn every vote. the prime minister has had some problems in his own party recently, but he said that labour has not captured the nation's imagi

t margaret labour mixed's stance on -- labour's stance on gaza.— labour's stance on gaza.on gaza. they are in a pretty impossible situation - labour's stance on gaza. they are in a pretty impossible situation but - labour's stance on gaza. they are in a pretty impossible situation but i i a pretty impossible situation but i can tell you the labour party has changed when it comes to anti—semitism. changed when it comes to anti-semitism._ changed when it comes to anti-semitism. �* :, ., , ., , , anti-semitism. but what has happened with labour's — anti-semitism. but what has happened with labour's candidate _ anti-semitism. but what has happened with labour's candidate here _ anti-semitism. but what has happened with labour's candidate here has - with labour's candidate here has undoubtedly stopped internal tensions in the party at a most unwelcome time. and here's a full list of candidates standing in the rochdale by—election. the families of those killed in last year's attacks in nottingham have been told today that nottingham police will be investigated over their conduct

the labour speaker, the labour labour deputy labour leader, the labour deputy leader labour chief leaderentle does he want it to be a gentle nudge towards him? if you care, go them but go and finish them off. but anyway, coming up, jacob rees—mogg, old son has rees—mogg, 16 year old son has come with disgraced come to blows with disgraced former matt former health secretary matt hancock. read hancock. yeah, i will read that again. jacob rees—mogg, 16 year old has come to blows with old son has come to blows with disgraced former health secretary matt hancock . wait secretary matt hancock. wait until you hear the young man's brutal takedown when i crown tonight as greatest britain and union jackass. up next, union jackass. but up next, i have a few more of have got a few more of tomorrow's newspaper pages have got a few more of tonyou�*w's newspaper pages have got a few more of tonyou and newspaper pages have got a few more of tonyou and withpaper pages have got a few more of tonyou and with their pages for you and with the pro—palestine marches at fever pitch, rishi sunak told police chi

bad a swing to labour or good a swing to laboun labour or good a swing to labour, depending on yourctions. and of course , sir elections. and of course, sir keir starmer has been saying repeatedly over the last year or two although he is so far two that although he is so far aheadin two that although he is so far ahead in the polls , the swing ahead in the polls, the swing thatis ahead in the polls, the swing that is needed to go from an 80 seat majority into a decisive labour victory is more than the swing that they had in 1997. so the fact they haven't managed to get that swing here could give some comfort for conservatives this morning, although seeing as it's now ten by elections that they've lost in a row, ten by elections, this terme that is slightly cold comfort . but they slightly cold comfort. but they can also look back, perhaps wistfully, to, uh, to harold wilson's government at the end of the 1960s, when they had it tough and they actually lost 5018 by elections in one parliamentary tum. so it's not as bad as that for the conservatives although it is still bad . still ba