government, a welsh labour_ a welsh labour government, a welsh labour movement and the welsh labourabour movement and the welsh labour party over the last five years. today— party over the last five years. today is — party over the last five years. today is the day where we look forward, — today is the day where we look forward, beyond what we have achieved — forward, beyond what we have achieved together to what we will want to _ achieved together to what we will want to do together in the future. i've been— want to do together in the future. i've been a — want to do together in the future. i've been a member of the labour family— i've been a member of the labour family more than 50 years. i first knocked — family more than 50 years. i first knocked doors for the labour party in an_ knocked doors for the labour party in an election in 1974, and here we are 50— in an election in 1974, and here we are 50 years— in an election in 1974, and here we are 50 years later. and when i think of the _ are 50 years later. and when i think of the labour party in wales, the idea of— of the labour

you mentioned labour. i with us, joe. you mentioned labour.ister, stephen kinnick, was asked for his reaction to the by—election. well, to be frank, i'm pleased that this whole sorry saga has come to an end now. it has been a very difficult and messy process. i'm very pleased that we took rapid and robust action in terms of our candidate, and the no. 1 priority for us now in rochdale will be to select a strong candidate who will take the seat for labour and we will have a labour mp at the general election that we can be proud of. joe, it is a point that stephen kinnock was making there — whoever wins isn't actually likely to be the mp for that long because, of course, we've got a general election coming this year? we've got a general election coming this ear? , ., �* , this year? yes, that's right. there could be a — this year? yes, that's right. there could be a general— this year? yes, that's right. there could be a general election - this year? yes, that's right. there could be a general election in - this year? yes, that's right. there l c

both labour and the conservative party— both labour and the conservative party are — both labour and the economy and the international as welt _ economy and the international as welt they— economy and the international as well. they both sign up to the war machine _ well. they both sign up to the war machine and neoliberal economics. people _ machine and neoliberal economics. people about no real choice. we are effectively _ people about no real choice. we are effectively being run by a one—party state _ effectively being run by a one—party state and _ effectively being run by a one—party state and people are desperate, it seems _ state and people are desperate, it seems to— state and people are desperate, it seems to me, or an alternative. the workers _ seems to me, or an alternative. the workers party, george galloway, provides— workers party, george galloway, provides that alternative and we think. _ provides that alternative and we think, strong victory this evening will he _ think, strong victory this evening will he a — think, strong victory this evening will be a real boost th

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party, the labour— do so through the labour party, the labour muslim network report from some _ labour_ some years ago found that one in three muslim members of the labour party had _ three muslim members of the labour party had experienced islamophobia so the _ party had experienced islamophobia so the approach that labour has often _ so the approach that labour has often had — so the approach that labour has often had with the muslim community in terms _ often had with the muslim community in terms of— often had with the muslim community in terms of the prism of community leaders _ in terms of the prism of community leaders rather than engagement with the matters comes undone when young people _ the matters comes undone when young people are _ the matters comes undone when young people are politicised over these issues _ people are politicised over these issues. . ., ., ., people are politicised over these issues. . . ., ., ., issues. can we have a failure of democracy _ issues. can we have a failure of democracy from _ issues. can we have a failure of democracy from the _ issues. ca

labour party leader is start the labour party leader is due to start speaking shortly. the other stories this hour — the crisis at thames water deepens — as shareholders refuse to inject extra money into britain's biggest water company. student behaviour in schools is getting worse, with one in five teachers reporting to have been hit by a pupil this year in england. welcome to the programme. we'll be taking you live to the west midlands this hour — that's where the labour leader sir keir starmer is set to launch the party's local election campaign, alongside his deputy leader angela rayner. elections are taking place in 107 local authorities across england on the 2nd of may. with labourfar ahead in national opinion polls, many conservatives are likely braced for a bad night on 2 may. voters will go to the polls to choose councillors in more than 100 local authorities, as well as 11 mayors, 37 police and crime commissioners, and london assembly members. the labour launch comes after the leaders of the conservatives and liberal demoracts kicked off their campaigns last w

have the labour restored to have the labour whip restored . but should she be allowed back into former tory into the party.7 former tory leader sir iain duncan smith will be in the studio will be here in the studio discussing future of the discussing the future of the west and, of course, the west briton and, of course, the conservatives. i'll be speaking to transport secretary mark harper the government's to transport secretary mark harpe for the government's to transport secretary mark harpe for net the government's to transport secretary mark harpe for net zero government's to transport secretary mark harpe for net zero electric ent's plans for net zero electric vehicles, and suggestions that penny mordaunt should be leading the tories rather than rishi sunak. the tories rather than rishi sunak . i'll also be joined by sunak. i'll also be joined by the shadow paymaster general, labour's jonathan ashworth, and stop the press. actually have stop the press. we actually have a liberal democrat on the show this morning. the party's chief whip ,

. . ., �* , party because they lost them to labour. . . �* , ~ ., labour.abour. yeah, that's right. although the conservative candidate by - labour. yeah, that's right. although the conservative candidate by all. the conservative candidate by all accounts has not done very well here either. i suppose the main concern for the conservatives in a place like this is that reform uk perform particularly well, lots of concern in the tory party about them shedding votes to their right flank and the kinds of views that reform represent. of course, we had a labour mp, ora represent. of course, we had a labour mp, or a conservative mp in lee anderson suspended just last week over comments that a lot of people consider to be islamaphobic. he has said that he doesn't believe that that is the case and some people suggest now that he might ultimatelyjoin reform uk. no sign of that quite yet. but the fact that reform don't appear to have polled particularly well here — we'll wait and see when the result eventually comes — it will be a bit of a sigh of relief for downing st

if labour and a proper candidate.ate. you mentioned the independent candidate - a proper candidate. you mentioned the independent candidate david i the independent candidate david tully, coming in second. the main parties didn't do well at all. how much do you think george galloway�*s success was driven by his and the labour party's on gaza, and how much was driven by voters wanting to protest at or reject mainstream political parties? the protest at or reject mainstream political parties?— political parties? the reality is, both of those _ political parties? the reality is, both of those factors _ political parties? the reality is, both of those factors played . political parties? the reality is, both of those factors played in | political parties? the reality is, i both of those factors played in the selection. george galloway clearly made gaza a central plank of his campaign, and you heard him speaking there, he talked about entering parliament and shaking the walls for gaza. but he said he also campaigned on local

been labour candidate had been disowned therefore disowned and therefore the labour might do quite labour well. well, a lot of people will be their words today be eating their words today because very clear is because what is very clear is that very aware that the voters were very aware of galloway as a campaigner and, and, um, i mean, that's both very bad news this morning for laboun very bad news this morning for labour. but it's also good news in the sense that there is only one galloway so it can't be repeated in every seat in the country as well. >> he he's been saying that >> and he he's been saying that this is going to start a movement . so this is going to start a movement. so is it what we need to tease out? >> i think during the course of this programme is not so much whether it's going to cause a movement as to whether it's going to cause a panic, is it going to cause a panic, is it going to cause a panic in the labour party because he has been galloway has been saying, millions of votes ride on this. and not just the muslim and they're not just the muslim votes. are other peo

corbyn is not even now a i labour mp and wanted to distance himself— labour mp and wanted to distancelabour mp and wanted to distance himself as much _ labour mp and wanted to distance himself as much as _ labour mp and wanted to distance himself as much as possible... - himself as much as possible... remember— himself as much as possible... remember it _ himself as much as possible... remember it took _ himself as much as possible... remember it took labour- himself as much as possible... remember it took labour at i himself as much as possible... i remember it took labour at 24, himself as much as possible... - remember it took labour at 24, 48 hours before they decided they would not support their candidate in rochdale after the conspiracy theories around anti—semitism that he had spoken about in a labour party meeting. find he had spoken about in a labour party meeting-— he had spoken about in a labour party meeting. he had spoken about in a labour pa meetinr. . , . party meeting. and those delays are a disaster, party meeting. and those delays are a disaster. as _ party meeting. a

but labour labour's perfect this labour's not perfect on this front so not front either, so they're nothing like that? >> no, not from the chinese communist party. no, not no communist party. no, no, not no no no no no i get what you mean. >> there was there was, there were rounds were stories doing the rounds about labours , about what? you know, labours, you or people linked with you know, or people linked with the party. might the labour party. you might have had the communist had a link with the communist party. i do, i do get you mean. >> but but they have not did that get back or not? that get given back or not? >> and think >> well, no. and i think everybody's both everybody's accepting that both parties people parties take money from people they nobody's parties take money from people they them nobody's parties take money from people they them money nobody's parties take money from people they them money back. y's parties take money from people they them money back. that's giving them money back. that's funny frank is funny about frank hester is there's course not there's of cou

labour not have won this seat were it not for— labour not have won this seat were it not for the — labours can know that. _ drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if— drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if you _ drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if you the - drop their candidate? well, none of us can know that. if you the ink i us can know that. if you the ink it's just a particular set of circumstances, i beg to differ. i think nat that, all over the country, workers' party candidates, independent candidates, significant people, will now stand up against labour in those constituencies and will either defeat them or cause their defeat. and that ought to be a matter of concern for keir starmer — and i think it is. matter of concern for keir starmer - and i think it is.— and i think it is. how widespread can this get. _ and i think it is. how widespread can this get, though? _ and i think it is. how widespread can this get, though? you're i can this get, though? you're obviously— can this get, though? you're obviously well—known. can this

galloway only won because labour didn't stand a - because labour didn't stand a candidate.d to voters in rochdale, but i took that decision. it was the right decision, and when i say i have changed the labour party, i mean it. obviously, we will put a first—class candidate, a unifier, before the voters in rochdale at the general election. the before the voters in rochdale at the general election.— general election. the independent candidate, 6600... _ general election. the independent candidate, 6600... first _ general election. the independent candidate, 6600... first and - general election. the independent i candidate, 6600... first and second lace candidate, 6600... first and second place when — candidate, 6600... first and second place when a — candidate, 6600... first and second place when a candidate _ candidate, 6600... first and second place when a candidate not - candidate, 6600... first and second place when a candidate not backed l candidate, 6600... first and second. place when a candidate not backed by when smith and the parties. # westminster parties. they got

the labour party, they are unknown at _ about the labour party, they are unknown.the manifesto yet. i am more - seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested — seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to — seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to see _ seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to see the _ seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to see the manifesto . interested to see the manifesto before — interested to see the manifesto before absolutely _ interested to see the manifesto before absolutely putting - interested to see the manifesto before absolutely putting my. interested to see the manifesto i before absolutely putting my foot interested to see the manifesto - before absolutely putting my foot in any camp _ before absolutely putting my foot in an cam -. . . ., before absolutely putting my foot in an cam. . . ., any camp. harriet, i want to show viewers something _ any camp. harriet, i want to show viewers something lovely, - any camp. harriet, i want to show viewers something lovely, a - any camp. harriet, i want to show. viewer

labour has mercy of china.abour has pledged to convert the country to clean power by 2035 years earlier than the conservatives but claire coutinho told the telegraph the plan would leave the uk overreliant on chinese made metals cables and batteries, just as europe was weaning itself off russian oil and gas . and for the latest and gas. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to gb news. sunday >> thank you as ever, sophia. let's get stuck to in today's topics now. a poll was published in the sunday times, and it suggests that if much talked about general election being held in the last few days, that the conservatives would have been wiped out in scotland and wales and would ultimately end up holding just 98 seats in england . that would mean only 13 england. that would mean only 13 of the 28 cabinet ministers would actually hold their seats. this was a 15,000 person mrp poll means it's some highfaluting algori

labour mr with? should labour fear? galloway said it's obvious that galloway said it's obvious that galloway to get galloway is trying to get starmer to bend to his way of thinking. the thing is that thinking. the sad thing is that he doesn't have the backbone to stand elliott says. stand up to him, elliott says. galloway do a galloway may even do labour a favour some of favour and drain off some of their left cronies . their toxic far left cronies. david likely david says the most likely outcome will be the labour adopt more muslim appeasing policies. that is, of course, david's view. look, your verdict is in 68% of you think that labour should fear galloway, 32% of you say they shouldn't . look, coming say they shouldn't. look, coming up, the highest tax burden in 70 years. and jeremy hunt is going for prudence legend of for quotes. prudence legend of fleet street kelvin mackenzie . fleet street kelvin mackenzie. let's rip on our lame duck chancellor very soon. but next, the house of lords have just voted down the gov

if labour had stood, i don't believe george galloway would have won. 0urjob is to select a labour candidateone who can work with all of the communities and rochdale to rebuild trust. , , , trust. ellie reeves, the deputy cam aiun trust. ellie reeves, the deputy campaign coordinator - trust. ellie reeves, the deputy campaign coordinator for - trust. ellie reeves, the deputy i campaign coordinator for labour. live now to rochdale — and our political correspondent hannah miller. we heard labour saying if we had fielded a candidate, we would have won. is there any validity to that? i mean, it's impossible to know without running the whole election again, isn't it? i think there is some sense that may be the case. it's clearly the case that there were no labour campaign posters and placards, there was no chance for them going round of the doorsteps, countering any of the narrative that was coming from george galloway and that kind of ground operation in the election campaign which can help to change voters minds. that said, it's not the first time george galloway has beaten the labour party. he

from the labour party perspective, what can the labour. perspective, what can the labour party offerwant to do, they've obviously been very - different? what labour want to do, they've obviously been very clear . they've obviously been very clear that they — they've obviously been very clear that they are aware of the dire situation — that they are aware of the dire situation the economy is in so it's not going — situation the economy is in so it's not going to — situation the economy is in so it's not going to be a case of coming into government and turning on the spending _ into government and turning on the spending taps. what they can do is set out _ spending taps. what they can do is set out plans, sir keir starmer is -- talked — set out plans, sir keir starmer is —— talked about the dotted reversing some _ —— talked about the dotted reversing some of— —— talked about the dotted reversing some of the — —— talked about the dotted reversing some of the poor decisions that have led to— some of the poor decisions that have led to very— some of the poor decisions that have led to ver

labour's branch manager? promised us that he will stand up to keir starmer. i am sure circular is terrified at the thought, quaking in his boots. but i don't know what is more ridiculous, going into an election, campaigning on the message of vote labour to protect scotland from labour, or the idea that anas sarwar is going to stand up to anyone. he can't even stand up to anyone. he can't even stand up to his own frontbenchers. at their conference just a few weeks ago his finance spokesperson suggested that labour route info is back door tuition fees on scottish students, and anas sarwar didn't say a word. he can't even stand up to his own scottish labour mps. both of them the fighters orders on gaza and lined up behind keir starmer. —— both of them defied his orders. inverclyde council increase in council tax by 8%, against his director. anas sarwar is not going to stand up for scotland, he would bend the knee to sir keir starmer. and we know that the only outcome that westminster fears is an snp victory. the

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mr galloway went on to say labour is on notice.ce of millions of their voters. then he said keir starmer and rishi sunak, and i quote him, "are two cheeks of the same backside and they got well and truly spanked in rochdale". he thanked his campaign team and he also thanked the people of rochdale who voted for him but he also promised to work for everyone in rochdale. he also went on to congratulate the independent candidate david tully, who came second, with 6,638 votes. he said the result will not have been missed in or with sir keir starmer. well, with can now take a look at that result in full. let us look at the graphic and you will be able to see there, george galloway, the workers party of britain. then, as i said, a remarkable second place for david tully with 6,638 votes. then, in third place, you have paul ellison, who is the conservative candidate, with 3,731. then you can see azhar ali — officially he was on the ballot because it couldn't be changed — as the labour candidate, although the party did disown him. he got 2,

it'll do worse under labour. no plan, no plan . labour.ant. >> that is what the tories want. >> illegal boat crossings before this government came in, they've gone through the roof a year on year on year. they used to be a few dozen a year a few years ago. now there are tens of thousands a year. it's gone through the roof around the world. it's gone through. it's gone through roof. because gone through the roof. because you've lost control of immigration. control immigration. you've lost control of managed well. of managed migration as well. and plan , it won't and the rwanda plan, it won't work. that's why we've been voting against it. half £1 billion. just ask a half £1 billion. just ask a half £1 billion. two for 300 people. lucy, can i just ask a question ? lucy, can i just ask a question? when people come over illegally, they should be. when people exactly straight away. and when they don't have their passport because frequently they destroy their we don't know their passport. so we don't know where they're from. how is labour them ba

>> that's what the labour government >> that's what the labour gov mastert >> that's what the labour, a deep seated >> master matthew, a deep seated matter principle. won't >> master matthew, a deep seated matte dad principle. won't >> master matthew, a deep seated matte dad go 1ciple. won't >> master matthew, a deep seated matte dad go private, won't >> master matthew, a deep seated matte dad go private, willon't >> master matthew, a deep seated matte dad go private, will you? make dad go private, will you? oh, we're going to use more private . private. >> absolutely. what he said in that clip is we won't make dad go private because an go private because he wants an nhs delivers families nhs that delivers for families across britain. and if that means utilising private capacity for the nhs patients, we've always been in favour of that. we've been favour of that in we've been in favour of that in government and we did deliver that and that's that in government. and that's why labour why waiting lists, when labour left their lowest left power, were at their lowest for generations, now

if anything, is stronger than labour's . it'll be stronger than labour's.ays out at a general election. ultimately, the situation in rochdale was so unusual, so colourful. almost every single party was affected by some sort of scandal. it's very difficult to sort of extrapolate this result onto a general election , result onto a general election, but the main takeaway is a it is a very bad day indeed forjews a very bad day indeed for jews in the uk. and anyone else. most people who are worried about the rise in anti—semitism . um, and b rise in anti—semitism. um, and b it was a bad night for both of the main parties for, i guess, the main parties for, i guess, the people of rochdale who don't want to see a man like george galloway as their representing live. >> but again, turnout was quite low. do they have themselves to blame, or perhaps does this just show that people have apathy and they don't feel they have someone to vote for? for >> there is certainly an issue with voter apathy in all of the last by elections, we have seen a pretty low turnout. i thin

arithmetically that then adds up to that makes the black hole for labour slightly bigger.at's your kind of back of the envelope calculation of how far down they are? it's a couple of billion pounds because the non—dom tax abolition which labour had said that they would do. butjeremy hunt has now gone ahead of them and done was specifically hypothecated i think is the word for particular policy. so labour said that that was going to fund a host of policies to do with the nhs and also breakfast clubs in primary schools. and that costs i think roughly a couple of billion pounds on labour's estimates and that is a couple of billion pounds that they are going to have to raise elsewhere because they said very quickly after the budget that they're still committed to those spending plans. so, i mean, look, ithink rachel rees would have been politically negligent if she hadn't given at least a little bit of thought to what alternative ways they might raise the money if the government ended up going back on its previous policies and abolishing non—dom tax. what i thought was really

and while the labour gap. ever reduction in net migration, it has been revealed that overseas applications for teacher training have doubled this after a government this year after a government recruitment drive offered £10,000 payments to foreign teachers come to britain at teachers to come to britain at the heart of net migration is the heart of net migration is the issue of economic picks. many have pointed out that mass migration is not economically beneficial, but today a conservative mp, neil o'brien, has revealed that hmrc see his majesty's revenue and customs is hiding the figures which would allow people to calculate the fiscal effect of migration. it already does not publish welfare claims broken down by original nationality, but has now stopped publishing data on tax contributions by nationality two this is a strange decision to have made as at the heart of the migration debate is the economic consequence . well, with me now consequence. well, with me now is the uk's leading demographer, paul morlan

that�*s stephen kinnock of labour. to the rochdale by—election centre and our political correspondent is there. i mentioned an independent candidate looks to be doing well and he�*s with you. yes. i�*m with david tully, a name you�*ve probably never come across in politics before. david, tell me your story, first and foremost. why did you first decide to stand in this by—election? you first decide to stand in this bit-election?— you first decide to stand in this b -election? ~ , ., ~ ., by-election? well, 'ust a week to the da i by-election? well, 'ust a week to the day i thought — by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd _ by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd just - by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd just stand i by-election? well, just a week to the day i thought i'd just stand in| the day i thought i�*d just stand in the day i thought i�*d just stand in the by—election and give rochdale a voice and i think i�*ve been the frontman of that. so, yes, i�*m very prou

what does this mean for labour in power .7 and also what labour in power? and also what doesit labour in power? and also what does it tell us about british politics in an election year and political fallout? >> we're going to be bringing you the latest from across westminster and beyond as britain awakes to this shock result. galloway's victory is already causing reaction from all parties, with nigel farage warning about sectarian politics in the uk . in the uk. >> is it sectarian politics is here to stay. people thought the result in 2012. in bradford west, was a complete one off. it wasn't. it was a warning shot. this is voting along religious lines. allied to some extreme hard left characters like the chris williamson . no, this hard left characters like the chris williamson. no, this is real. >> on another day, this would be the big story. rwanda costs soan the big story. rwanda costs soar. the government will have to pay £370 million under the uk, rwanda partnership, according to new reports . can according to new reports. can sunak salvage the scheme

what attracts you l the labour party. what attracts you to labour? — the labour party.ecause they working class. do— to labour? because they working class. , ., ~' to labour? because they working class. ~ ., ., class. do you think you would have voted tory — class. do you think you would have voted tory that _ class. do you think you would have voted tory that election _ class. do you think you would have voted tory that election because i class. do you think you would havej voted tory that election because of brexit? definitely not. what about the cut in national insurance and the cut in national insurance and the measures to help low—paid families? will anything that could be announced between now and the next election, could you be swayed? i think you need to lower prices, just lower prices really so families and people can survive because you are just not surviving. you are working to live.— are just not surviving. you are working to live. thank you both for “oininr us working to live. thank you both for joining us in _ working to live. thank you both for joining us

the point is, you a labour mp much more you take a labour mp much more seriously. messed up, for money seriously. if when they messed up, not for money seriously. if when they messed up, not when money seriously. if when they messed up, not when toriesey seriously. if when they messed up, not when tories did. back. not only when tories did. i it's been. i think it's been. >> i think it's been a one reason it's been not been spoken about really. been about really. it's been a dreadful week, matthew said, dreadful week, as matthew said, but been dreadful because but it's been dreadful because it's on these it's going on and on these people racism, racism, racism, diversity, diversity, inclusion, inclusion, identity, diversity, diversity, inclusion, inclusiothis identity, diversity, diversity, inclusion, inclusiothis allidentity, diversity, diversity, inclusion, inclusiothis allidentitgoing politics this is all we're going to we've got a country to get. we've got a country where can't get medical where you can't get a medical appointment. you know, our energy security

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a big part of the labour party lan me. a big part of the labour party [an is to me.lan is to really extend _ me. a big part of the labour party plan is to really extend workers' i plan is to really extend workers' rights. from day one, it gave the same rights to everyone whether they are freelance or someone working part time. can you guarantee the full package will be in the labour party manifesto? brute full package will be in the labour party manifesto?— full package will be in the labour party manifesto? full package will be in the labour pa manifesto? ~ . :, party manifesto? we are committed to the extension — party manifesto? we are committed to the extension of— party manifesto? we are committed to the extension of working _ party manifesto? we are committed to the extension of working rights, - the extension of working rights, including banning zero—hour contracts and getting rid of fire and we hire and having a minimum wage. the local commission will set back. this is a big extension of the rights of working people. if an economy is not working for working p

we'll speak to labour mp apsana begum.'s been a big rise in egg freezing for non—medical reasons over the past decade in the uk. why are some spending thousands of pounds on an invasive procedure, often for the benefit of others? i'v e i've seen what it does to women, i have seen what it does to relationships could if we are not using them, i would like to see them go to a good home. and we're only halfway through the week but it's already been a big political one, with the lee anderson defection, mr hester�*s racist comments and the way downing street handled that, plus the spotlight on labour's own investigation of diane abbott. our westminster watchers are here with their half—time thoughts. good evening. the prime minister said today at pmqs that there "has been a rise in extremists who are trying to hijack our democracy". tomorrow the government's set to announce a new definition of extremism which is likely to mean that certain groups and individuals who fall foul of it won't qualify for funding from government or be

labour, azhar ali was on the ballot paper as labour, but you will remember that labour disowned him., coming sixth with 1968. those of the votes. let's look of the votes. you can see george galloway�*s workers party of britain took 40% with david tulley, the independent, 21. the conservatives on 12, and labour eight with the liberal democrats on seven and reform on that mean about the change between this by—election and that of 2019? they have a 40% share change as there wasn't a workers party of britain in the last election. the interesting are the conservative and labour, conservative don't19% and labour, conservative don't19% and labour done 44%. looking at the difference of what labour is down 44, and the workers party of britain, 40%, you get an idea of what has happened. going onto the swing, who doesn't like a swingometer coming up to 14 minutes past four. this shows a swing of 41.8%. now, during that interview with george galloway, you heard it put to mr galloway, those claims from reform uk. this is what we heard from richard tice before the result was announced. this heard

— labour party a kicking? privately, there is probably _ labour party a kicking? there is probably a _ labour party a kicking? privately, there is probably a sense - labour party a kicking? privately, there is probably a sense of- there is probably a sense of trepidation from the prime minister because the last time all of these council seats were contested in 2021 the conservatives to pretty well. the opinion polls now suggest that they will do very badly in the 2nd of may. he is doing the utmost care to talk up the prospects of the conservatives. pete has chosen derbyshire because it is one of three quite totemic mayoral contests. nottinghamshire and derbyshire will elect its first mayor. the other two contests, the west midlands and the tees valley, those two areas also have conservative mayors at the moment and there is a feeling that labour, if they're going to do well at the general election, might well have to show they're going to take those mayoral seats. show they're going to take those mayoralseats. he show they're going to take those mayoral seats. he

that makes the black hole for labour slightly higgeh _ black hole for labour slightly bigger.ger. what is your back of the envelope calculation of how far down they are? _ envelope calculation of how far down they are? it— envelope calculation of how far down the are? , ., , ., envelope calculation of how far down the are? _, , ., , ., they are? it is a couple of billion -ounds they are? it is a couple of billion pounds because _ they are? it is a couple of billion pounds because the _ they are? it is a couple of billion pounds because the non-dom i they are? it is a couple of billionl pounds because the non-dom tax pounds because the non—dom tax abolition, which labour said they would do, butjeremy hunt has got ahead of them and done, was specifically hypothesised for particular policies. labour said that would fund a host of policies to deal with the nhs and breakfast clubs in primary schools. that costs roughly a couple of billion pounds on a labour�*s estimates and act as a couple of billion pounds they are going to have to raise elsewhere because they said very quickly af

are how are the labour party. are how are the labour party. are how are the labour party. terms of their electoral prospects ? their electoral prospects? >> well, for keir starmer, essentially the ducks just keep lining up. i mean obviously last year we saw the pretty much imploding of the scottish national party with the dramatic resignation of nicola sturgeon. humza yousaf is doing very, very badly in the polls. it is expected that labour will pick up lots and lots of seats across the border in scotland. meanwhile, as we are seeing south of the border here in england, the tories are imploding too. the papers today are full of briefings and counter briefings, lots and lots of infighting going on between rishi sunak and actually members of his own cabinet. there are rumours that penny mordaunt is pitching herself to be a leader before the next election , and before the next election, and rishi sunaks aides are saying that she's a vessel she has no belief she was on the wrong side of the trans argument, etc. so all of this infighting going on, the tories sinking and sinking

all right, well done, labour. you done, labour.ally all you right. know, it could have potentially all you very right. know, it could have potentially all you very much,]ht. thank you very, very much, everybody. an incredibly everybody. for an incredibly lively show. i've enjoyed it. i know viewers our know our viewers and our listeners have well. thank listeners have as well. thank you, you, thank you. i you, thank you, thank you. i will tomorrow from 9 will be back tomorrow from 9 pm. of course, with hopefully another rip roaring show for you. headliners are up next. they're going to take a deeper dive into all of tomorrow's newspaper please do newspaper front pages. please do go back, rewatch any of the highlights back on social media. we've got youtube, we've got twitter, we've got all sorts of make sure that you do that. and of tell your friends as of course, tell your friends as well tomorrow , keep well until tomorrow, keep fighting fight. fighting the good fight. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar . the sponsors of weath

transphobic by the labour party top brass. >> again, if labour forms >> well, again, if labour forms and regulations that balance these different rights and that everyone and to make sure that everyone feels , whether they're feels safe, whether they're trans else. trans or anything else. >> you know, is just >> and, you know, that is just one the jobs of government is one of the jobs of government is to the ring and make sure to hold the ring and make sure every citizen is guaranteed rights law. it's rights in law. but it's not beyond to do as beyond our wit to do that, as long as do it in long as we do it in a dispassionate and lawyerly fashion, rather than getting a bit irritated, liz truss was bit irritated, as liz truss was doing today . doing today. >> okay. thank you very much for joining us. paul richards, former special adviser. former labour special adviser. always you always a pleasure. thank you very promised, very much. now as promised, i can bring you exclusive can bring you that exclusive interview valance. interview with holly valance. the actress and singer was the f

but it's worth considering that you could argue that the labour party have,in could argue that the labourty have, in some ways, brought this upon themselves by failing to select a candidate in the first place who they had not done due diligence on. i think that's prance an interpretation. but nonetheless, it's because of the withdrawal of the official labour candidate that we've seen george galloway be able to come in and, as i say, we assume win tonight. d0 to come in and, as i say, we assume win tonight-— win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead _ win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead to _ win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead to a _ win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead to a general - win tonight. do you think, as we | look ahead to a general election, there is going to be a lot more scrutiny on the candidates put forward, approximate particularly with the era of social media we're in and all of the vitriol that you see flying around on social media? it's a really good question, whether it's it's a really good question, whether its social media or whether it's came

i think part of labour's lan for me. i think part of labour's [an is for me.an is to _ for me. i think part of labour's plan is to really _ for me. i think part of labour's plan is to really extend - for me. i think part of labour's. plan is to really extend workers' rights. from day one, essentially give more or less the same rights to everybody, or that they are freelancers or somebody working part time. can you guarantee that full package will be in the labour manifesto? we are committed to the extension of working rights, including banning zero—hour contracts, and getting rid of fire and rehire, and having a real minimum wage. 0bviously yhe low pay commission will set that. but this is a big extension of the rights of working people. if an economy is not working for working people, it is not working at all. at the moment, too many people are stuck in insecure and precarious work. we went into the pandemic with 11 million people having less than £100 in savings. that reflects low pay, but also terribly insecure work for too many people. we want to change th

where would ou labour win the next election. where would you hows _ labour win the next election.aring the backlog allows for the new returns unit labour set up, extra _ new returns unit labour set up, extra 1000 _ new returns unit labour set up, extra 1000 officers working to help move _ extra 1000 officers working to help move people back. new deals with france _ move people back. new deals with france. ., ., , , france. you cannot send people --eole france. you cannot send people people back _ france. you cannot send people people back to _ france. you cannot send people people back to afghanistan i france. you cannot send people people back to afghanistan or i people back to afghanistan or iran... t people back to afghanistan or iran... ., people back to afghanistan or iran... ~' ,., iran... i think the government oli iran... i think the government policy on _ iran... i think the government policy on afghanistan - iran... i think the government policy on afghanistan is i iran... i think the government| policy on afghanistan is frankly shameful. ourforces policy on afghanistan

the labour george galloway. the labour leader, is trapped. make the kind of speech that rishi sunak made today because scores of his own mps wouldn't want him to, and it'd be slagging off the people that the labour party spent years cosying up to. but let's get the thoughts now of my panel and it is a stellar line up for you tonight. it is the spectator's james heale . i've spectator's james heale. i've also got the bbc political chief, john sergeant and apprentice finalist joanna jaflue. apprentice finalist joanna jarjue . thank you very, very jarjue. thank you very, very much for joining jarjue. thank you very, very much forjoining me tonight. much for joining me tonight. james. i will start with you on the end there. two takeaways for me from rishi sunak's speech. um, what i've just said there about starmer potentially about keir starmer potentially not to make it. the not being able to make it. the other one is should he now apologise suella braverman apologise to suella braverman for essentially for saying essentially what she said for sa

laboun rochdale, so labour didn't. labour.y screwing up there. >> there was, as a rally . well, >> there was, as a rally. well, the whole point, isn't it, that there was a labour candidate . he there was a labour candidate. he was. he accused benjamin netanyahu stepping his netanyahu of stepping down his security the idf, and security forces in the idf, and therefore that led to the invasion. >> there wasn't he so, so >> but so there wasn't he so, so he was disowned by labour. so let's pretend was let's not pretend that there was a candidate. and yes , i a labour candidate. and yes, i think we have to take dissatisfaction in the country very, very seriously. i don't think it's just among muslims, frankly, i think there is dissatisfaction that's right with the two main with the with the two main parties is because of what they're feeling is what have we got to what have we got to offer. yeah. and in times like that, i mean, let's talk about paul tully. i mean then an independent, an independence. have have won before because th