that's what reform uk want to do.ak to our south west england jenny kumah, who is in kingswood. we've been talking about what was motivating voters but about kingswood?— motivating voters but about kinaswood? �* , ., ., ., kingswood? i've been here at one of the main shopping — kingswood? i've been here at one of the main shopping centres _ kingswood? i've been here at one of the main shopping centres and - the main shopping centres and talking to people there's been a mix of views. in other said they did not bother to vote. i spoke to some longtime labour voters who were pleased that the mp is not a conservative, chris skidmore previous mp who stood down over concerns over the conservative policy on environmental policies, others told me they used about conservatives but they wanted to change so they bought it for the labour party. joining me here to discuss the results is doctorjames friedman from bristol university. this one for the labour party was widely predicted but how significant do you think it is? the widel

that's what reform uk want to do.party spoke and he introduced the new mp damian egan. the spoke and he introduced the new mp damian egan-— damian egan. the country needs chance damian egan. the country needs change and _ damian egan. the country needs change and i _ damian egan. the country needs change and i know _ damian egan. the country needs change and i know that - damian egan. the country needs change and i know that these - damian egan. the country needs| change and i know that these two damian egan. the country needs - change and i know that these two new mps will make a tremendous difference in the constituencies they represent but we know a bigger testis they represent but we know a bigger test is coming. and for us, that test is coming. and for us, that test cannot come soon enough. the country needs change. the tories have failed and this changed labour party with the leadership of keir starmer stands ready to change the country. starmer stands ready to change the count . , starmer stands ready to change

rupert james gray and lo, reform uk, 2578. applause nicholas david _ reform uk, 2578.eform uk, 2578. applause nicholas david wood, ukip, l nicholas david wood, ukip, people not politics, 129. the number of — people not politics, 129. the number of ballot _ people not politics, 129. tue: number of ballot papers rejected was follows. want of an official mark, zero. voting for more than one candidate, 13. writing by which the voter could be identified, one. unmarked or void from certainty, 22. giving a total of 36 rejected ballot papers. the turnout figure across the constituency was 37 .11%. and i do hereby declare that damien eganis do hereby declare that damien egan is duly elected, thank you. egan is duly elected, thank ou. , well thank you all very much. thank— well thank you all very much. thank you _ well thank you all very much. thank you to the returning offiter— thank you to the returning officer and the teams of people here _ officer and the teams of people here and — officer and the teams of people here and across the constituency who have been counting _ cons

should try to avoid reform uk.on and however much my friend richard tice protests support for his new party. as we've just seen , new party. as we've just seen, will seal the deal on labour's victory in the months ahead . victory in the months ahead. now, i'm not sure how reform uk's strategy of delivering a labour government and potentially a decade of starmer in power, as nigel farage freely admitted to me on this programme, may well happen . i programme, may well happen. i don't know how that makes britain great again with a new electoral system based upon proportional representation, richard tice could likely become a kingmaker and get his hands on power, albeit shared with others. but for now, the political reality is that it's a straight choice between two men. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer , neither of whom have got the country's pulse racing. now there is a strong argument that britain needs a change and the other lot perhaps deserve a crack at power . but if they win, crack at power. but if they win, i

what about reform uk cut _ usual base of support.orm uk cut in the _ usual base of support. what about reform uk cut in the last - usual base of support. what about reform uk cut in the last couple i usual base of support. what about reform uk cut in the last couple of by—elections, they have done quite well getting ten to 13% of the vote. in national polls, reform uk have been a success story of the last few months. they have seen their position increase nationally from around 5% to more than 10% in some cases. that has been replicated in recent by—elections. you'd imagine that this type of constituency that leads towards leave in the eu referendum would be the kind of place that would appeal to reform, and simon danczuk, former mp of seven years in labour in rochdale could be an attractive candidate for them. it remains to be seen whether he can cut through. particularly given his own chequered history. very complicated, but i'm sure reform will be hoping for a good performance tonight. we reform will be hoping for a good performan

should try to avoid reform uk.tion and however much my friend richard tice protests support for his new party. as we've just seen , new party. as we've just seen, will seal the deal on labour's victory in the months ahead . victory in the months ahead. now, i'm not sure how reform uk's strategy of delivering a labour government and potentially a decade of starmer in power, as nigel farage freely admitted to me on this programme, may well happen . i programme, may well happen. i don't know how that makes britain great again with a new electoral system based upon proportional representation, richard tice could likely become a kingmaker and get his hands on power, albeit shared with others. but for now, the political reality is that it's a straight choice between two men. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer , neither of whom have got the country's pulse racing. now there is a strong argument that britain needs a change and the other lot perhaps deserve a crack at power . but if they win, crack at power. but if they win,

to the extent they came out, they came out for reform uk.er feeling very pleased about the performance in those two by—elections. it has prompted some conservative mps to speak out, in particular mps who call themselves the new conservatives when grouping within the party, to say that the prime minister needs to go further on things like tackling immigration and bringing down taxes. crucially, though, there doesn't seem to be a threat, an imminent threat, to his leadership at the moment. we have talked about that in previous weeks and months, but it seems that the judgment from conservative mps at the moment is that to have a leadership election right now would not work this close to the general election, michael howard, the former leader of the conservative party has written to the telegraph saying a leadership election i would be madness. it doesn't seem there is a threat to rishi sunak cosmic authority at the moment, but clearly that party is feeling very despondent about those by—election results and he has a lot to do to them back aroun

chris, thank ou a message about reform uk. chris, thank you very _ a message about reform uk.s kind, a woman has beenjailed for seven years for taking a three—year—old british girl abroad to undergo female genital mutilation. it happened during a trip to kenya 18 years ago. amina noor, who is a0 and from london, was found guilty at the old bailey last year. christian bruckner, the prime suspect in the disappearance of three—year—old madeleine mccann in 2007, has appeared in court in germany to stand trial for unrelated sex offences. he faces three charges of rape and two of sexual abuse. bruckner has never been charged with madeleine mccann's disappearance and has denied any involvement. sir chris hoy has revealed he is being treated for cancer. the six—time olympic champion posted on social media that he was diagnosed last year and is undergoing chemotherapy. he said the last few months had been "incredibly difficult" but that he is continuing to work and live his life as normal. and tv presenters ben shephard and cat deeley have been announced as the new hosts of the itv day

for perhaps 15, 16% as a as a good result for reform uk. e out in that 10 to 15% range, they're going to able to say, right, going to be able to say, right, this is the best by—election result they've had much result that they've had much better their previous peak better than their previous peak of they're matching of 5.7. and they're matching their national polling. if they inch even further up and they get into 15, 16, 17, then actually we you know, we've got some pretty good evidence here that things are going just one last stat today. reform are taking 1 in 4 of the people who voted for boris johnson in 2019. what happens if that starts going up? what happens if they start getting up to, you know, uh , 40, 50, then actually rishi uh, 40, 50, then actually rishi sunak has got a really big problem. >> i think the key the key thing is if they can leapfrog the liberal democrats, i mean, that will be brilliant for them. it'll be absolutely toxic it'll also be absolutely toxic for the liberal democrats. >> pretty nailed on >> isn't that prett

reformed uk came third in both seats _ priorities.iorities. reformed uk came third in both seats and some _ priorities. reformed uk came third i in both seats and some conservatives are calling for similar policies, lower taxes and low immigration, to win back voters. but lower taxes and low immigration, to win back voters.— win back voters. but there is a lot of common _ win back voters. but there is a lot of common ground _ win back voters. but there is a lot of common ground between - win back voters. but there is a lot of common ground between the l of common ground between the conservative party in the reform party, so we need to make sure we appeal to those voters.— appeal to those voters. privately, labour appeal to those voters. privately, labour already — appeal to those voters. privately, labour already that _ appeal to those voters. privately, labour already that these - appeal to those voters. privately, labour already that these private | labour already that these private election —— by—election victories are taking some

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he says he won't "rule out" joining reform uk.olice in australia searching for two men believed to have been murdered by a police officer find two bodies. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war, where president biden has said he hopes a ceasefire in gaza could start by the beginning of next week. reuters news agency says hamas has received a draught proposal from gaza truce talks in paris which includes a 40—day pause in all military operations and the exchange of palestinian prisoners for israeli hostages at a ratio of ten to one. as negotiations between hamas and israel continue, president biden has said israel has agreed in principle not to engage in military activities in gaza during the muslim holy month of ramadan. here's the us president speaking late on monday. reporter: can you give us a sense of when you think that ceasefire will start? well, i hope by the beginning of the weekend. i mean, end of the weekend. my national security adviser tells me that we're close. we're close. not d

reform uk very weak, very timid.r democratic offers such a larger democratic choice for the people . and why choice for the people. and why the scared of why the tories scared of us? why can't they themselves on can't they sell themselves on their because they their own policies? because they know can't push through know they can't push through things lower immigration things like lower immigration and stopping. they're stopping the it's waffle. the boats. it's all waffle. patrick from from rishi. he's a very sweet, affable guy, but it came across as the usual policies that rishi sunak has absolutely staked his claim on. >> is rwanda okay. and he was asked tonight about rwanda. here's what he said. then i'll get your reaction. >> think illegal migration is >> i think illegal migration is profoundly unfair. i actually think our country is based on a sense of fairness. right? we are a people that we wait our turn. we put in our fair share. we play by we put in our fair share. we play by the rules right ? and play by th

we were talking there about the reformed uk party, that is the added element here, reform uk the partybig part in. this is an area that voted heavily to leave the european union, with 63% round about people here looked voted to leave the eu in 2016 and the reform uk party will be hoping they can get a vote share of about 10% or at least 10% which is roughly how they have been pulling in recent polls. and that could be a key factor whether they take votes off of conservatives. so away from that main labour conservative battle, the reform uk party how they will do could well be the way, aspirational england and all that parties will be looking at the result here today for indication of how those middle england aspirational voters will vote in a general election.- in a general election. yes, har . in a general election. yes, harry- i've _ in a general election. yes, harry. i'vejust _ in a general election. yes, harry. i've just been - in a general election. yes, i harry. i'vejust been looking harry. i've just been looking at social media and are already at social media and are already a l

with me here is the leader of reform uk. still a with me here is the leader of reform uk.er of hours before the results, are you a confident man? we are delighted, early indications are that in both wellingborough and kingswood, we will get our best ever by election results by a considerable margin, a huge amount of work going on counting behind us, but that's our early indications, we think they will be at or around the national polling levels, , and we've made great progress. we are now solidifying ourselves as the third largest political party, way ahead of the lib dems who seem to be disappearing away. and we are making really good progress, it's quite clear the voters have rejected the incumbent conservative party here because frankly they've broken britain. we had news this morning that we are in recession — i gave a press conference on the 3rd of january saying you cannot grow an economy with record high government spending, nanny state regulations, because they haven't taken advantage of the great brexit opportunity, mass immigration, and finally the multitrillion

reform uk, formerly known as the brexit party ban uk i - as the brexit party ban uk i hoping voters will. a balance the countries — immigration. a balance the countries is _ immigration. a balance the countries is gone. - immigration. a balance the countries is gone. in - immigration. a balance the countries is gone. in what l immigration. a balance the - countries is gone. in what way? immigration- — countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's _ countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's got - countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's got to - countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's got to be | immigration. there's got to be a stop to it, too many people here now. it's acting all of our nhs. and the housing. ilustith our nhs. and the housing. with one exception, _ our nhs. and the housing. with one exception, the _ our nhs. and the housing. with one exception, the party that one exception, the party that one kingswood also won the general action in the past 50 years. next week result may reflect the national legal mood. —— political mood. for t

and the performance of reform uk, which used to be the brexit party, will add to conservative fears,to labour in kingswood was 16.4%. our political editor chris mason has the story. the polls for the wellingborough constituency have now closed. ah, constituency have now closed. a night of counting into the small hours beckoned. encouragement and biscuits on offer. every vote counts. a process for the patient. at silly o'clock, the results. and the story of these contests. i do hereby declare that damien egan is duly elected. gen kitchen of the labour party is duly elected. after some sleep for some and no sleep for others, the winners tried to explain their wins. this is becoming an increasingly familiar sight and sound — a labour victory rally. we ran a campaign on access to nhs, bringing back pride to our town centres, making sure people felt safe and secure on our streets and tackling potholes. i was saying on the hundreds of doors that i knocked, the choice is what voice do you want in parliament? do you want a voice on the conservative benches defending this government or do you

sir also people swinging behind reform uk. ,, g ., ., ., also people swinging behind reform uk.moment, you're with us draw tonight. _ let's cross back to the wellingborough count now and speak to harry farley. harry, what's the mood on the ground with you? harry, what's the mood on the ground with ou? harry. what's the mood on the ground with ou? with you? good evening, nikki, the countin: is with you? good evening, nikki, the counting is going — with you? good evening, nikki, the counting is going on _ with you? good evening, nikki, the counting is going on behind - with you? good evening, nikki, the counting is going on behind me, . counting is going on behind me, obviously the conservatives defending that more than 16,000 majority. peter bone was suspended, voted out by mp is facing accusations of bullying and being sexually inappropriate with staff, he denied these challenges and that's why i am here this evening. shadow environment minister and the lead campaign on the ground, mr perkins, you've overturned bigger majorities than this in recent by elections. really disappoin

have you heard of reform uk? no. polls. i voted for you. thank you very much. it's trying to tap into disillusionment with the political mainstream. i wouldn't say i'm a conservative because i'm not. and i wouldn't say i support labour because i don't support labour. so it's the other option. i think we do need another option. i'm going to vote for them this year. i think the reform needs a chance. the party says it's aiming at conservative and labour voters, but it's some on the tory right that are concerned, not least about its focus on levels of immigration and tax. here though, there is scepticism. but for me there are questionable issues that on a moral front i would have difficulty in actually voting for. i wouldn't vote reform because you'd just be getting ultra conservatives. we need change. we don't need that kind of change. this still small party has made a big promise — to stand in every seat in britain at the next election. but without the brexit branding of its predecessor and with uncertainty about the

party leader of the reform uk party leader richard tice. it's fuelled speculation that the former deputy chair of the tory party is about to defect to a rival party, gb news understands they met for in person talks in derbyshire on sunday. the meeting happened a day after mr anderson lost the whip for refusing to apologise for saying islamists had control of london mayor sadiq khan . well, also in mayor sadiq khan. well, also in the news today , mp paul scully the news today, mp paul scully has apologised for saying there are no go zones in birmingham and east london. the former minister made reference to areas with large muslim communities , with large muslim communities, comments which he says he now regrets. mr scully admits he could have chosen his words more carefully , given the fact that carefully, given the fact that i used that time and i've used i spoken a lot about the need to use sensible language. >> i clearly didn't use the right language. there and why is that? because actually , it's that? because actually, it's a distractio

the 11 include the conservatives, labour, lib dems, reform uk are also standing there, ben habib, onerm uk, they've been campaigning hard in the constituency and have sent a lot of people up to the constituency. there you can see the labour candidate, jan kitchen, the tory candidate, helen harrison — she's actually the partner of peter bone who is the former conservative mp for willingboro, and she had a majority of 18,540. you can also see nick the flying brick with that giant hat, he's a candidate for the official monster raving loony party at if you followed british elections, you'll know that party for many decades has stood candidates in a number of constituencies and they decided to stand nick the flying brick in this one in willingboro. there are also a number of independent candidates also standing in the willingboro by—election. we are expecting something very shortly, there was a short limited recall of two trays of ballots in willingboro but that has now been completed and we will expect the results shortly. it is 4am, you are watching bbc news, i'm nicky schiller bring you

how well reform uk did. habib and the party was up to 10.4% from zero last time in 2019. the reform uk and its previous incarnation, the brexit party, didn't contest wellingborough and didn't contest kingswood. they, nigel farage, the leader, then stood down there as candidate. so to go from ten point to get 10.2, 13, forgive me. here 10.4% in kingswood is extraordinary. and you go into geoff shortly. but in kingswood i think he's even more surprising because is that by—election was called just five weeks ago, whereas the wellingborough one has been signalled many months. and signalled for many months. and if you're a challenging party like reform uk , the big thing like reform uk, the big thing you've issue you've got is you don't know where voters live. the established parties know where people live. not many people . people move house as people. people move house as much as as that so they can find them. knock on the door, say please for us again in please vote for us again in reform uk don't have that. t

reform uk. have you heard of us? oh, no. do you want to? has been around for a few years, but it's struggled to get traction. recently, though, it's been creeping up in the polls. i'm voting for you, mate. thank you very much. - it's trying to tap in to disillusionment with the political mainstream. i wouldn't say i'm a conservative because i'm not. and i wouldn't say i support labour because i don't support labour. so it's the other option. i think we do need another option. i am going to vote| for them this year. i think the reform needs a chance. the party says it's aiming at conservative and labour voters, but it's some on the tory right that are concerned, not least about its focus on levels of immigration and tax. here, though, there is scepticism. for me, there are questionable issues that on a moral front, i would have difficulty in actually voting for. i wouldn't vote reform because we'd ijust be getting ultra conservatism. i we need change. — we don't need that kind of change. this still—small party has made a big promise — to sta

reform uk or about labour? is just a vote to put keir starmer in power. that's the actual choice at the general election between and between the between me and him, between the conservatives and labour. now, i believe working at believe our plan is working at the start of this year. we're heading in right direction. heading in the right direction. taxes coming down, inflation taxes are coming down, inflation is falling and if we stick with that plan, we can deliver everyone a brighter future. give them the peace of mind that that is there them and their is there for them and their families. have families. they can have a renewed sense in our renewed sense of pride in our country. and the alternative, as we've past week, country. and the alternative, as wea re past week, country. and the alternative, as wea labour past week, country. and the alternative, as wea labour party past week, country. and the alternative, as wea labour party who ast week, country. and the alternative, as wea labour party who don'teek, co

analysis of the data suggest that there were switches to labour, but there are also switches to reform ukng that, fulfilling that ambition? i they have a chance of doing that, fulfilling that ambition?— fulfilling that ambition? i think ou are fulfilling that ambition? i think you are right. _ fulfilling that ambition? i think you are right, that _ fulfilling that ambition? i think you are right, that is _ fulfilling that ambition? i think you are right, that is reform's| you are right, that is reform's ambition. their ambition is to block conservatives winning seats and therefore put keir starmer into downing street. they have made it very clear. you read out that statement from them. that is what reform uk want to do, they want to see keir starmer in downing street and not have a conservative government. and not have a conservative government-— and not have a conservative government. and not have a conservative rovernment. ., , . . , government. the conservative party. you can find — government. the conservative party. you can find all— government. the conservative party. you can find a

do you think that lee anderson should defect to reform uk ? uk?and let me say right away, mark, i do. i'm not in charge of vetting membership. >> would you would you like would you like lee anderson to join reform uk. >> what your reaction be >> what would your reaction be if to defect? ann what if he were to defect? ann what would your reaction be? would you i would you welcome him? i would certainly likes of certainly welcome the likes of lee anderson, because i think that , um, you lee anderson, because i think that, um, you he speaks that, um, you know, he speaks for ordinary people, uh, a for ordinary people, uh, in a way that an awful lot of politicians do not. >> uh, he is not out of touch with feeling on the ground. he's very much in touch with uh, very much in touch with it. uh, but as i say, i am not responsible vetting responsible for vetting membership applications. um, and it's up to lee. i, you know, i make no presumption that lee wants to join reform. i don't know what he wants to do. wants to join reform. i don't knoand 1at he want

as mayor of london, we can now reveal that lee anderson met with richard tice, the leader of the reform uka holiday inn junction 28, of the m1. we don't know what they discussed, but the timing is very, very telling. i think 24 hours after he lost the whip, now the reform uk um, party is off to the right of the tory party has been speculated before and he's talked before, hasn't he, lee anderson about he was approached a party, approached to join a party, starting letter starting with letter are wouldn't if reform or wouldn't say if it's reform or reclaim but this i think reclaim party but this i think shows the jeopardy that the tories are in. if they lose someone like lee anderson, his totemic symbol of the red wall, and were he to jump ship to join the reform uk party, it would almost it would risk looking like a severing of that connection umbilical cord. the party's red wall. party's got with its red wall. >> if this goes ahead. >> if this goes ahead. >> yeah. now we don't know what they talked about. they met for around 20 minutes. understand around 20 minutes. we understand from sou

, the former brexit party. _ place reform uk, the former brexit party. the _ place reform uk, the. labour say if reform uk had not studied candidate, they would _ uk had not studied candidate, they would still have won this seat. that may be _ would still have won this seat. that may be true. but there are people within— may be true. but there are people within the — may be true. but there are people within the conservative party putting — within the conservative party putting pressure on rishi sunak to adopt— putting pressure on rishi sunak to adopt a _ putting pressure on rishi sunak to adopt a more reform type agenda on immigration. we heard from jacob rees—mogg saying it was time for fresh _ rees—mogg saying it was time for fresh ideas for his party and they need _ fresh ideas for his party and they need to— fresh ideas for his party and they need to do— fresh ideas for his party and they need to do more to win over those who are _ need to do more to win over those who are tempted to back reform uk this time _ who are tempted to back reform uk this time around. thank— this tim

boris promised to deliver but didn't. >> um, for reform uk. >> um, for reform uk. >> you know where small ben . >> oh, we've lost you, ben. you've gone all you've frozen on us. you've frozen on us, ben. well, i hope you come back to you because i was listening to all that. uh, conor tomlinson . all that. uh, conor tomlinson. >> i think that nigel >> yeah, i think that nigel farage is probably the most eligible candidate to take over our deracinated political circumstances following the next election. i mean, both major parties are promising the same brand of tepid managerial neoliberalism, just with a slightly different coat of paint on the party and nigel farage has got all the big calls right from brexit to mass migration to covid to the like and the interesting thing that's happening moment that not happening at the moment that not a have put their a lot of people have put their finger popcom finger on, is liz truss's popcom announcement . now, most people announcement. now, most people saw thought, oh blimey, saw it and thought, oh blimey, we've got the five we've already got the five

they came up for reform uk.— for reform uk. you heard deputy leader feeling _ for reform uk.feeling very pleased - for reform uk. you heard deputyi leader feeling very pleased about the performance there doesn't seem to be an imminent threat to his leadership at the moment. it seems the judgment from conservative mps at the moment is to have a this close toaat to a at the moment clearly at the party is feeling very despondent about party is feeling very despondent aboui ., ., ., , ., about more and how they could have our -a about more and how they could have your party responding _ about more and how they could have your party responding to _ about more and how they could have your party responding to results - on our several patients need to take more than 20 pills a can you tell us more about this treatment and it is lie that is. when patients with parkinson's take their tablets, they have periods of time where they get an overdose of drugs or an under douse and it can make their day. they have move. this infusion allows that drug to just be continuously delivered at a ste

richard tice of reform uk. so john - will save britain. richard tice| of reform uk.iven the campaign. maybe 12 or 13% would be regarded as at least a minimal reasonable expectation, but we will have to see, hopefully not too much longer, stay or how we have to wait. one other thing i should say is one thing we know is true of wellingborough is turn out is down by around 26 points, it was down by 3a points, it was down by 3a points down in kingswood, and the truth is that in by—elections in this parliament, we are looking at now a record average drop is as compared with the last by—election. it is a higher than the drop in the 1997 to 2001 parliament, and that the equivalent figure in 1997 to 2001 was followed by a record low turnout in the general election. i think it is a message to all the parties here, they have got a lot of work to do is yet to enthuse the voters irrespective of their own sympathies. bir the voters irrespective of their own sympathies. sirjohn, for the moment, _ their own sympathies. sirjohn, for the moment, thank - their own sympathies. sirjohn,

, and as you heard, _ leader of reform uk, and as you heard, he — leader of reform uk, and as youff camera just after— fist pumpjust off camera just after i — fist pumpjust off camera just after i finish speaking to him. they— after i finish speaking to him. they are _ after i finish speaking to him. they are delighted with that kingswood result, and particularly, they say, the difference between the conservatives and labour. now the question is, can i do the same — the question is, can i do the same thing here? as you say, that— same thing here? as you say, that 16%— same thing here? as you say, that 16% swing that we saw in kingswood wouldn't be enough to overturn — kingswood wouldn't be enough to overturn the conservative majority _ overturn the conservative majority here at the wellingborough account. they would — wellingborough account. they would need around 18% for that. so we _ would need around 18% for that. so we will— would need around 18% for that. so we will have to wait and see whether— so we will have to wait and see whether they have managed to -et whether they hav

vote for reform uk seems to be a vote for labour. the tories would have beaten the labour party and won that by—election. but is that even realistic anymore? um, are these tory votes or are they simply votes and every vote must be fought for and won. and as ben habib said, the tories need to that of to stop that sense of entitlement. louis says this i've been a conservative supporter for many, many years, but because of how the tories are being at leading this country , we're now reform country, we're now reform members and i'm happy to be so. and finally, paul adds , this and finally, paul adds, this reform need to get their message over better. what are their policies that will make any difference at all to us? they all feel the same . so there we all feel the same. so there we go.thank all feel the same. so there we go. thank you for getting in touch. certainly huge , huge food touch. certainly huge, huge food for thought and the emergence of the reform party now is the third party in britain has really got lots and lots of you ta

applause ben habib, reform uk, 3919 votes.pplause 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 more candidates than the voter was entitled to, 14. writing or mark by which the voter could not be identified, none. being unmarked or wholly void, 61. rejected in part, none. the total number of ballot papers that was rejected was 75. vacant seats, one. electorate, 79,376. ballot papers issues, 30,231. turnout, 38.1%. and i do hereby declare that gen kitchen of the labour party is duly elected. studio: so labour have won the wellingborough by—election, and we will now hear the winning candidate, gen

reform the uk are -auttin a dangerous tactic. are putting a candidate up here, and - putting a candidate up here, and with brexit, it was 63% that voted for it in this constituency? this with brexit, it was 63% that voted for it in this constituency?- for it in this constituency? this is what is so _ for it in this constituency? this is what is so fascinating. _ for it in this constituency? this is what is so fascinating. if- for it in this constituency? this is what is so fascinating. if labour. what is so fascinating. if labour wins, _ what is so fascinating. if labour wins, you — what is so fascinating. if labour wins, you see how well the reform party— wins, you see how well the reform party do. _ wins, you see how well the reform party do, and if you add up the reform — party do, and if you add up the reform votes with the conservative votes. _ reform votes with the conservative votes. if _ reform votes with the conservative votes, if that would beat labour, i will send — votes, if that would beat labour, i will send a — vote

reform uk has set out a raft of tax—cutting measures at a rally in doncaster. nd set up by nigel farage, reform's new leader outlined plans to raise the threshold for the higher 40p income tax rate to £70,000. the party said it would also hike the stamp duty threshold, abolish inheritance tax for estates worth less than £2 million and slash corporation tax. reform uk leader, richard tice, gave a speech at the launch of his party's draught manifesto. isaid to i said to everybody, you cannot grow an economy with the burdens that we currently face. with record high taxes, record high wasteful government spending, daft nanny state regulations from the eu that drive us all bonkers, mass immigration, low skilled immigration thatis immigration, low skilled immigration that is depressing british wages. and then, of course, ourfavourite, our good old friend net zero. you cannot grow an economy with these burdens, and just a mere four weeks later i was proven right as he slipped into recession. the whole economy into recession. soon act, just a few days ago, the thinking

i want to get victoria's comment on reform uk - supporter.ot like him. realistically, i think that scarlett touched on it, the issue about the turnout is important because it suggests notjust a lack of trust, which i think it's quite obvious, but a complete disillusionment with politics. they do not seem to be any big ideas at the moment. labour is being incredibly cautious, they are not selling any big vision of what they want britain to look like. therefore, it kind of leaves us in this land where there isn't a lot of vision, there isn't a lot of pull factor. it is all about keeping the ship steady. what reform are doing is they are trying to say, we are the alternative, but realistically they are not selling a vision either. untilthere they are not selling a vision either. until there is a party who is willing to actually put their cards on the table and say, this is what they want the country and the world to look like, we are still going to continue with this real sense of antipathy which is connected to this lack of trust in politicians

so it may be that that lee anderson finally is going to come across to reform uk imminently.igel? have you heard, nigel? >> no idea . i have you heard, nigel? >> no idea. i don't have you heard, nigel? >> no idea . i don't know what's >> no idea. i don't know what's happening, chris. i'm the honorary president. i'm letting richard tice getting on with running the thing. and for what i see, he's doing quite a i can see, he's doing quite a good job of it, so i have no idea what's going to idea myself what's going to happen regard. but is happen in that regard. but is the conservative party looking at anderson row to a at the lee anderson row to a slightly lesser degree, the paul scully row and seeing tory mps and peers lining up to condemn anderson, others lining up to say, for goodness sake , say, for goodness sake, reinstate the whip. they do appear as a party to be literally tearing themselves to pieces over this. >> that's right. i think the interview that i was able to carry out with patrick christys last night with, with lee anderson, he was very clear and he got lots of

he refuses to rule out joining reform uk. how much of an issue would it be for the prime minister if he joined reform? it would certainly be an issue. reform uk is a relatively new party but it is essentially a successor party and shares a lot of personnel with what was once ukip — although that still exists in some form — and then the brexit party. they all at various points caused significant damage to the conservative party by peeling votes away from them at elections. in a couple of by—elections a couple of weeks ago reform did the best it has ever done, it's got 13% of the vote in wellingborough in northamptonshire. if they got their first member of parliament, the fear particularly on the right of the party is that would turbo—charge support for them among a certain segment of the electorate frustrated with rishi sunak. henry zeffman in westminster. one of russia's best known human rights campaigners has beenjailed for two and half years by a court in moscow. he was found guilty of repeatedly discrediting the russian ar

now it's time for the reform uk the big story and reform uk leader has rejected leader richard tice hasected the of an election pact the idea of an election pact with rishi sunak, as tories with rishi sunak, as the tories are warned that they face an extinction level event reform achieved their best ever by—election results on thursday, with 13% of the vote in wellingborough and 10% in kingswood . and their leader and kingswood. and their leader and gb news star richard tice quashed. gb news star richard tice quashed . the rumours have been quashed. the rumours have been circulating that he might help out the prime minister by standing down. election candidate rates in a deal similar to the one agreed between nigel farage and boris johnson in 2019. richard told the telegraph we will not be doing any deals with the tories. we stand everywhere. instead, our intent is to work ever harder over the medium terme to reshape the british political landscape . now this news will landscape. now this news will surely be welcomed by sir keir starmer , the leader of the starmer, the leader of the opp

and you'll have heard it, that a vote for reform uk makes it easier for keir starmer to get to downingion because it implies that this is a two—party system where there should know that this is a two—party system where there should be no other entrant. and if your phone rings and it's rishi sunak on the phone saying, "can we do a deal?" you would say what? i'd say, rishi, "you're not a conservative mate." no deal�*s reformers managed these results "no deal�*s." reformers managed these results without their honorary president. 0ne nigel farage, whose knack for teasing and trouble causing remains in fine fettle. i think if you asked tory party- members right now they'd vote for me to be leader and not rishi sunak i of that i have no doubt at all, i and that's backed up by polling. but look, let's focus - on this general election. i'm backing reform. we'll have to see what active role i play. - two results today, perhaps not surprising but still extraordinary. labour, a party crushed just five years ago, who now look as close to government as they have been in nearly a decade—and—a—half.

well um, could they stomach a move to reform uk? is that something , you know? t looks like the tories are toast, is that conceivable that someone like liz truss would cross the floor and, and essentially , you know, and, and essentially, you know, effectively an independent, i suppose. effectively an independent, i suppose . but but standing as suppose. but but standing as a reform uk mp . reform uk mp. >> well i don't think there'll be a brain drain there could well be a common sense drain . well be a common sense drain. uh, if people really think, you know , that's the end and they're know, that's the end and they're looking for somewhere to go, which is founded on common sense . uh, then it's possible, but at the moment, i'm not speculating like that. i'm not vesting any hopein like that. i'm not vesting any hope in the conservatives i'm vesting all my hope in reform . vesting all my hope in reform. of which, of course, nigel farage is president. >> and i know you have reservations about its execution and outcome . but four years on and outcome. but four year

to get labouri to look to reform uk to get labour i love you, i to look to reform uk to get labouri reform uk to get labour i love you, i love you belinda. >> break lp. >> break lp. >> but in a word i mean what, what or rather in a policy. what policy? that she proposed at this popcon event. do you as a conservative disagree with? >> i think think the policies >> i think i think the policies are you play really the are fine. you play really the policies fine. the person policies are fine. the person delivering these speeches is wrong. she should be ghostwriting for other people. she shouldn't be the front of any policy. all right. >> okey doke. well, she does have a out. apparently have a book out. apparently abby. come tonight? abby. still to come tonight? queen belinda de lucy. queen carmen, belinda de lucy. she's very popular. she's going to the cherry popping to discuss the cherry popping channel virgin island . channel 4 show virgin island. not my words, i promise. and britain's wokeist man benjamin butterworth argues for a biden victory in november's us election . but next, it