reeta, thank you.ra, if you're sitting in downing street, ready to have breakfast, may be at six o'clock or 6.30, and looking ahead to the rest of the day because is lots more to come, you could end up ina lots more to come, you could end up in a position which is noticeably worse than losing 330. how does that change the dynamics of the way that mrs may is trying to manage what is already a fractious party? well, if it ends up being a lot worse than it appears now, as we have already seen from priti patel, it may stir up again in another sense that people might try to oust her in short order. our expectation is that that probably won't happen until after the european elections, but if things change very much in the next 12 hours, you could see another stoking of the fire. and with any set of results, just because elections create a moment, i certainly expect that we were here over the next day more articulation of unhappiness with her. the more interesting thing for me is whether both party leadership

reeta chakrabarti.ing up too. reeta chakra barti. let's talk smaller parties coming up too. reeta chakrabarti. let's talk to john pienaar at westminster, the results overnight, where do they leave the main parties at westminster, do you think? well, clive, these results show the rate to match the rigidity of the brexit deadlock, without pointing the way with any clarity to any solution. clearly, no solution capable of reuniting the country. on both sides of the brexit divide, from those who want a new referendum to those who want to leave the european union with no deal, they have been claiming vindication from these elections, and they will go on claiming vindication is from these elections. meanwhile, the government handicap next opposition are still groping towards some kind of compromise deal. —— the government and the opposition. but so far both sides seem to be looking to the other to find some way through, to give ground in a way that might lead to some sort of deal. and if you think these result

reeta, thank you.of it. an interesting question, nia, given what marcus was saying about changes of leadership, would it be more likely that there might be a kind of finding of common ground on brexit in parliament if there were a new prime minister, or even if they were a new labour leader? what a change of leadership produce a change of climate and produce a different appetite to look for compromise and common ground? well, the weight that our parliament works is that in normal circumstances the governing party drives through its electoral programme because it has a majority and because those people state and all work together. what we've actually seen over the past years is of course i completely split conservative party. so instead of having a party who is in control, who is governing, who can drive through its programme, they are almost afraid to bring any sort of legislation to the table at the moment because they can't actually guarantee getting it through. and so it's not an minorfaction, it's

reeta chakra barti reeta chakrabarti reporting there.editor, jon pienaar, who's at westminster for us tonight. what should the main parties take away from these results, do you think? are they going to shift their positions on brexit at all? these results have shown the iron rigidity of brexit gridlock. at every point on this spectrum of opinion on brexit the various rifle and opposing factions are claiming these results as a vindication of their position, whether they are remainers and keen on a fresh referendum, or on the other side, brexiteers, perhaps happy with the idea of leaving the european union with no deal. and meanwhile the government and the opposition, team a and team corbynite still in contact, still looking for that elusive compromise, although any deal would and could split both parties with rebellion and likely resignations on the government side under the same on the labour side if there was any kind of deal without the guarantee ofa kind of deal without the guarantee of a fresh referendum. calling on westminster to ju

reeta chakrabarti following some of those. reeta chakra barti can bring following some of those. can bring us up to date. the result here on the screen illustrate the churn there has been during this election in terms of control of councils. just to remind viewers how to read these screens, pretty self evident. amber valley is labour. you can see the little blue flash at the end. that means it was conservative. this is a labour gain. burnley, which is in grey, that means that is now a hung council. it was a labour council. it has now become a hung council. i want to compare a couple of the councils in the north of england. calderdale and darlington. these two have been straightforward labour conservative fights. but with two very different results. in calderdale, labour has gained that council from no overall control. a big metropolitan borough council there. they will be pleased with that. in darlington, i will just go into it, a different story. the conservatives have pushed ahead with 22 seats compared to labour's 20. ifi with 22 seats compared to labour's 20. if i canjust sho

reeta, thank you. barry, some thoughts on that.it is early days and i know that sunderland is obviously a big traditional heritage for you, but still, 14% down at this point in the electoral cycle, what do you make of that? what is clear from the graph that? what is clear from the graph that you have shown is that 10% of that you have shown is that 10% of that has gone to ukip and in the present circumstances, given the disquiet over brexit, i don't think thatis disquiet over brexit, i don't think that is a remarkable thing. 5% up for the green party. that is something i imagine a number of labour voters, if it is those people who have switched over, they have tried to go for what they saw as a left party but just tried to go for what they saw as a left party butjust register their discontent in terms of what they feel about the brexit position. it is early days. it is a council that is early days. it is a council that is solidly labour and long may it be so. is solidly labour and long may it be so. what i am going to do is go stra

reeta chakra barti there. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster.rties being squeezed but last night it was the big parties. how do you see the fallout in westminster? we are seeing the main parties being dragged by the scruff of the neck away from the centre ground, the kind of confused middle ground they've been trying to occupy over they've been trying to occupy over the past three years. it means the next tory leader whether he or she is, will be pushed remorselessly towards backing no deal or leaving the eu without any kind of agreement on october the 31st. and frankly a similar story on the labour side where we've already seen jeremy corbyn being pressed by some of his own shadow cabinet to get off but rickety old fence and back another referendum. he is also haemorrhaging votes. you're referendum. he is also haemorrhaging votes. you' re left referendum. he is also haemorrhaging votes. you're left with the conclusion that after three years of going round round over brexit we are pretty much back to where we were at that initial referendum, nam

reeta chakrabarti has been looking at the results from some of the key councils in england, which showd. this has been a really turbulent election, with a lot of council seats changing hands, and the big story has, of course, been the resurgent liberal democrats, some really big gains for them. look at these councils. bath and north east somerset, chelmsford, both gained from the conservatives. i want to show you what happened in chelmsford. the conservatives had a majority of 47 councillors here. look, the lib dems took it with a majority of five. and if i show you the seat change compared to last time, the conservatives lost 31 seats, the lib dems picking up 26, so a cracking result for the lib dems in chelmsford. for the conservatives, they also lost ground in heartlands like folkestone and hythe — that was conservative, it's now in no overall control, the smaller parties making advances there. better news for the conservatives in north east lincolnshire, they took that council that was previously hung. ashfield, here in pink, that means the independents have won this council. it wa

reeta, thank you very much.ut the conservative performance and what you are picking up about those strengths or weaknesses in the north of england and the south of england. can we discern any trend? well, indeed we can. as we noted half an hour ago, the labour party seems to be doing better in the south of england than in the north and we compared labour's performance in liverpool and southampton. the co nve rse liverpool and southampton. the converse is true for the conservatives. they have been losing ground in the south of england rather more than in the north of england. the reason why that matters isa england. the reason why that matters is a lot of the councils in the south of england, the smaller and more rural councils, are counting tomorrow. they had the sense to go tomorrow. they had the sense to go to bed tonight. 0thers tomorrow. they had the sense to go to bed tonight. others are counting into the wee, small hours. this is also an area where the lib dems are also an area where the lib dems are also

reeta, how does it look?and they are showing a strong performance by the snp. scotland voted remain in the eu referendum but there are interesting details. let's look at renfrewshire. this is an area where labour topped the poll last time. you can see what's happened this time round, the snp ahead on 42% of the vote with the brexit party ahead of labour this time round. if we take a look at the change in the vote share, look at that. the labour party down 22%. emily thornbury saying earlier she felt this evening the labour party was getting a kicking. that does feel like what has happened in renfrewshire. let's look at one of the other local authority areas, the scottish borders. here, the conservative party has also been quite strong. the snp, a very healthy results. 28%. the brexit party, tying with the conservatives are 19%. if we take a look at the change in the share of the vote between this evening and five years ago, you will see the snp up eight, 90% for the brexit party. the conservatives, down 12% a

reeta chakrabarti has been taking a look at the results this has been an election of stark contrasts, for labour and the conservatives. let's take a look at some of the details. castle point here in east of england, this was one of the brexit pa rty‘s strongest results. look at that, 59% of the vote here in a very leave voting area. but a really, really strong performance, leaving all the parties behind. the brexit party also coming out on top in windsor and maidenhead, that's theresa may's constituency, her own backyard. they came out on top in saint helens here in the northwest, beating labour in their own heartland. look at that. the brexit party on 35% and the labour party on 22%. for the liberal democrats, it was also a very good night. here in elmbridge for example they topped the poll by 39%. now this is an area that had been conservative for the last three european elections and if you take a little look at the change in the share of the vote, look at that. the conservatives plummeting by 31% to the benefit of the liberal democrats. for the lib dems it was a great night in lon

reeta chakrabarti has been looking at some of the key results.nd labour, and the liberal democrats making gains, largely at the expense of the conservatives. so the screen here gives you a good impression of what has happened overnight. councils like bath and north east somerset, hinckley and bosworth, the liberal democrats taking them from the conservatives. let me show you what happened here in bath and north—east somerset. this was a labour gain with a majority of 15. look at that, 37 lib dems... i beg your pardon, a lib dem gain, 37 lib dem councillors elected there with just nine conservatives. i will just show you the seat change, there. 23 liberal democrat councillors gained and 24 lost by the conservatives. almost a straight swap. let's go back to the main screen. other stories emerging overnight are the conservatives in certain places falling behind. they lost folkestone and hythe, for example, that is now no overall control. better news for them in walsall and north—east lincolnshire, where they gained both of these councils. for labour

reeta chakra barti takes a closer look european election results this has been an election of stark contrastsand maidenhead, this is the constituency of theresa may, the brexit party taking the lion‘s share of the vote. and in saint helens. the brexit party came out on top. this is a labour party stronghold, they were way ahead of the labour party. that‘s all very representative of how strongly the brexit party has performed. the liberal democrats will also be very pleased with their performance. they took on conservative areas like elmbridge in the south—east. 39% of the share of the south—east. 39% of the share of the vote. this has been a solidly conservative area for the last three european elections. let‘s just look at the change in the share of the vote. the conservative voter plummeting by 31%. that liberal democrat performance was reproduced in islington, jeremy corbyn ‘s constituency. the liberal democrats topping the poll in london. for the labour party that sort of very difficult result was reproduced in scotland, the snp really took all of the local authority areas, almost. in gla