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mil here in the west midlands, and that is richard parker.— is richard parker.er. all right, rajini i , thank you very much for that. and i want to update you with some reaction from labour leader sir keir starmer. he says the party's victory is a phenomenal result and beyond labour's expectations. he also says people across the country have had enough of conservative chaos and decline and have voted for change. he says richard parker stands ready to deliver a fresh start for the midlands, and he adds, may change labour party is back in the service of working people and stands ready to govern. as we heard, sadiq khan has also claimed victory in the london mayoral race. here's his reaction to the result. it has been a difficult few months. we faced a campaign of nonstop negativity. but i couldn't be more proud that we answered fear—mongering with facts, hate with hope, and attempts to divide with efforts to unite. we ran a campaign that was in keeping with the spirit and values of this great city. let's speak now to tony travers, professor in the department of go

overall richard parker won by just 1,508 votes. shortly after his victory in the west midlands was announced, richard parker spoke about what he viewed as his wind. this is the most important thing i will ever do. this week people here voted for the person and the party. they recognise that a labour mayor can make a positive difference in this region. thank you. you have put your trust in me, and this region. thank you. you have put yourtrust in me, and i this region. thank you. you have put your trust in me, and i will repay that trust. i will deliver for you and your family. that trust. i will deliver for you and yourfamily. i promise you that trust. i will deliver for you and your family. i promise you that i will deliverjobs. we will fix our public transport system. we will build the homes you need. and we will give this region the fresh start it richly deserves. andy street, who'd been hoping to hold on as conservative mayor, says his loss is no surprise. it caps off a bleak set of results for the tories. ultimately we didn't

i was down on the floor five minutes ago, richard parker was down there as were other members of theabour party, jess phillips mp as well. they had all just go down on the floor, we didn't really know why, but they all seemed fairly positive. could that have been the first sign before we heard from the labour party themselves that they believe that they have won it. but i guess we will only know when we actually hear that result being announced finally on the stage behind me. there are seven local authority areas that have been counting the different results, which make up the whole of the west midlands, and the one local authority area that we are still waiting on for those official results is sandwell. earlier in the day, there were some concerns over some of the votes in coventry, for example, so a recount was called there. we then got the results for coventry as well, and i will go through them. i have got my computer in front of me for whenever that result from sandwell drops, because we also get an electronic readout of the results. but if you go through birmingham here, the la

and that is something i put to richard parker in that interview yesterday.the party did need to do work when it comes to that. of course, that now means with andy street no longer the mayor, the end of someone who was a well known and quite popular in his tenure, a mayor who had served this area for two terms. and i asked andy street how he felt about the loss yesterday, particularly when it came to the party, because during the campaign he had somewhat distanced himself from the national party. you didn't see the conservative name on most of his literature. even the colours weren't really conservative blue colours on many of his leaflets. but in the end he was conciliatory and he conceded in this interview that it was all down to him in the end, he had to take the hit for what went wrong. let's have a listen. we did not persuade enough people to be confident in what i had done and of course have confidence as well in what the plan was for the future. and i can't look for anything more complicated than that. ultimately, we didn't persuade enough people to go

labour is celebrating a key win in the west midlands mayoral race after its candidate, richard parker, narrowly beat the conservative�*s andy street, who had served two terms in the role. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re—elected for a historic third term. overall, the conservatives lost hundreds of councillors in the local elections in england. this morning, the transport secretary mark harper said while the results were disappointing. the general election was still �*all to play for�*. let's speak to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, who is in birmingham. that is where the west midlands mayoral result was announced yesterday. she has been there getting reaction. it was already a difficult few days after thursday's local elections for the conservative party but i think many pin hopes on the west midlands mayoral contest that declared in birmingham late last night, about nine o'clock. that is because it was a close race, but the conservatives hoped their incumbent mayor andy street would hold on for another term but in the end, it was the labour candidate who is now

and i do hereby declare that richard parker... here voted for the person and the party. they recognise that a labour mayor can make a positive difference in this region. so where do i go? a winner and a loser and the finest of margins. mr street, commiserations. what do you put your loss down to? very straightforward, chris, isn't it? we didn't persuade enough people across the west midlands of our record and our plans for the future to give them confidence to go and vote on thursday. i've always said it was my campaign and we didn't get over the line. very straightforward. bluntly, is rishi sunakto blame? no, this was my campaign. idid it. the famous words. i did it my way, and it was always going to be like that. and in the end it wasn't quite enough. but i'll tell you what, it was bloody close excuse my language and no—one would have expected that. to be clear, do you want rishi sunak to lead the conservatives into the general election? yes, there is. it would be complete madness to have another moment of introspection. khan, s

between the conservatives�* andy street, who was seeking a third term as mayor, and labour's richard parkerright down to the wire — with a recount ordered for one area. the outcome of this particular race had been cast as pivotal for the prime minister, rishi sunak. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports. how are you feeling, andy? we will see. out of his hands.

richard parker let stand on a national stage. it would be a big concert for the tories if they lost it.— would be a big concert for the tories if they lost it. it would be a disappointment. _ tories if they lost it. it would be a disappointment. but - tories if they lost it. it would be a disappointment. but the - tories if they lost it. it would be i a disappointment. but the honest truth is, in all of these mayoral contests, we have been seeing swings from conservative to labour. mr street is not necessarily immune to the laws of political gravity, and whereas ben houchen had an incredibly large majority to defend because he was so successful back in 2021, mr street was always fighting a much more marginal contest, he only had a nine—point lead, and given the kinds of swings we've been seeing since the very first results on thursday, it was obviously the case that it was —— he was potentially vulnerable despite his popularity. we will wait and see, but he has still done remarkably well for a conservative ended in the west midla

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in the campaign team here, richard parker's— the campaign team here, richard parker's campaign team heream here are confident this is a close race. there — confident this is a close race. there are _ confident this is a close race. there are certainly not conceding anything this morning. let's talk about that independent candidate. by the wording of that statement did cause offence and the party has apologised for using language, including hamas, the underlying sentiment we've seen across parts of the countries that sir keir starmer�*s refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire back in october may have cost the party votes and other places and potentially could have led to my support for this independent it is definitely, definitely a factor and there are some indications that the independent candidate has done quite well that at the health warning, i think, and that, if he has done my part to birmingham, for example, is that we don't know if they are labour voters who have lent their support to him of that particular whether they are people who just would not have voted in the first bas

and richard parker, stronger. richard parker, i'm sure, has a tough job in the next few years ahead . next few years ahead. >> all right. thank you very much. jack and olivia there. we'll be coming back to you later on. thank you. ever so now, earlier today, folks, the former home secretary, suella braverman , she was highly braverman, she was highly critical of the prime minister. there's no time to change leaders. >> so the prime minister is going to be leading us into the next general election, whether we like it or not. what he needs to do to salvage this dire situation is to accept the enormity of the problem, these terrible results, and quickly and urgently change course. so make sure that there are meaningful tax cuts that people can feel and benefit from . put a can feel and benefit from. put a cap on legal migration. take us out of the european convention on human rights so that we actually stop the boats . i actually stop the boats. i wonder what my panel think of that. the political commentator joe phil

richard parker's campaign team are confident— richard parker's campaign team are confident this is as are certainly not conceding anything this morning-— this morning. lets talk about one independent _ this morning. lets talk about one independent candidate, - this morning. lets talk about one independent candidate, while - this morning. lets talk about one independent candidate, while the wording of the statement did cause offence and the party has apologised for using language including using the word hamas, coming out as a winner in this. the underlying sentiment we've seen across other parts of the country is that sir keir starmer�*s refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire back in october might have cost the party votes in other places and potentially could have led to more support for the independent candidate. it’s support for the independent candidate-— support for the independent candidate. 3 , ., ., candidate. it's definitely a factor and there are _ candidate. it's definitely a factor and there are some _ candidate. it's definitely a factor and there are some indications

it was to be a long wait for mr street and his labour rival, richard parker.

and in the end, richard parker winning by only 0.3% of the vote, just 1508 votes in it.hat of course, to lose that election. but he says given the picture of the way that people are voting against the conservatives nationally to lose by just 1500 votes was something that he still said he could be proud of last night. that he still said he could be proud of last night . after that proud of last night. after that win, keir starmer also made a quick dash to the west midlands. here's him speaking after the result . result. >> but we haven't only won for our people and the labour members and labour councillors and labour mps in this region. we've won for all those people that have had their hopes and their livelihoods taken away and so badly damaged by this tory government and this tory mayor, and we will change it. it's time for a fresh start. we're working with the labour party. we'll deliver that and we start on monday. >> what a way to end the local election in 2024. general election in 2024. general election year. we . we started in election year. we. we started in black

richard parkerfor labour, richard parker for labour, 225,000, richard parkerfor labour, 225,000, andys, 22a,000. the majority, despite being more than half a million votes, was just 1508. that is reflected in the percentages. 37 point lead for labour, 37.5for for labour, 37.5 for the conservatives. 0ne for labour, 37.5 for the conservatives. one interesting thing to point out, the independence, independence, job present, a candidate critical on labour's policy on gaza, still did not stop them winning, just. look at how the votes have changed. what really changed in the west midlands, the conservative vote went right down. labour's vote went down as well but the fact for the conservative vote went down so much was what got labour over the line. there is the swing. conservatives to labour, a.6%. that was the big result from last night but there was another really important result yesterday, in the capital, london. here it is. sadiq khan comfortably beating the conservative's susan harle, 207,000 votes, this time a lot more. this is what the swing look like, a 3.2% swing from the conserv

with just 1508 vote senate, richard parker beat| senate, richard parker beat incumbent andy street in party. they recognise — for the person in the party. they recognise a _ for the person in the party. they recognise a labour mayor can make a positive _ recognise a labour mayor can make a positive difference in this region. tensions— positive difference in this region. tensions were high last night. the result was delayed after a recount in coventry and it was a defeat for andy street. n in coventry and it was a defeat for andy street-— andy street. i genuinely thought that the combined _ andy street. i genuinely thought that the combined authority - andy street. i genuinely thought that the combined authority was | that the combined authority was doing _ that the combined authority was doing good _ that the combined authority was doing good things _ that the combined authority was doing good things for— that the combined authority was doing good things for the - that the combined authority was doing good things for the regionj that the combined authority was - doing good things for

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he of the labour party, richard parker. he had been giving his victory speech after, as i say , victory speech after, as i say, beating conservative andy street by 1508 votes to now become mayor of the west midlands. well, the conservative loss there is a double blow for the prime minister after earlier today labour's sadiq khan secured a historic third term as mayor of london. this, though, was the moment that he was heckled and booed as he started his acceptance speech to london from london cornfield, london. well, sadiq khan beat his nearest rival, conservative candidate susan hall, in a contest full of criticism over his decision to expand the caphaps his decision to expand the capital's ultra low emission zone however, mr khan insisted he is keeping positive notes who inspire me every day to continue our mission of building a fairer , safer and greener london and in what i hope will be a year of great change a future labour government led by keir starmer . government led by keir starmer. >> working with us in city hall

for labour has managed _ or not richard parker for labour has managed finally to beat down mightried here. and be the third candidate that they have tried here.— have tried here. and the conservatives _ have tried here. and the conservatives will - have tried here. and the conservatives will be - have tried here. and the - conservatives will be looking at tees valley for their future, who in some way also have distanced himself from the national party but have huge popular appeal in the region, and that is why they won there, it is his personal brand that one over. it has been a lot about brand andy, and as— it has been a lot about brand andy, and as i_ it has been a lot about brand andy, and as i say— it has been a lot about brand andy, and as i say he has played down hism _ and as i say he has played down hism he — and as i say he has played down his... he always says he is a proud conservative, _ his... he always says he is a proud conservative, but it doesn't put it on the _ conservative, but it doesn't put it on the leaflets! you see some focus group _ on the leaflets! you s

richard parker, the labour candidate, on about161,000.e labour candidate, on about 161,000. we are waiting for results to come in. we are waiting for sandwell authority and of course the recount in coventry as well. the fact we are using the word recount gives you an idea of how this might go down to the wire. ., , , ., ~ ., ~ the wire. you did speak to andrew mitchell, the local— the wire. you did speak to andrew mitchell, the local mp _ the wire. you did speak to andrew mitchell, the local mp and - the wire. you did speak to andrew mitchell, the local mp and you - the wire. you did speak to andrew mitchell, the local mp and you put do it but the conservative party did not feature heavily in the campaign literature. what were your biggest takeaway from that conversation? he is takeaway from that conversation? he: is the mp for sutton coldfield and represents another part of the west midlands region. he is going to say that the conservative party is still going to hopefully in his view come out strongly in this. i thought what was interes

does andy street want to stay in politics but faster than waiting four years to take on richard parkerwer to this, i'm merely speculating. but solihull, which is a safe conservative seat within the west midlands combined authority, currently doesn't have a conservative candidate and i'm sure there are lots of conservatives, particularly on andy street's more one—nation wing of the party, who will be saying to him, "andy, go for solihull, come into the house of commons and be a big player in the conservative party, rebuild," if they lose that general election. i think that's a really good shout. even before that, though, i wonder if andy street might feel he wants to unburden himself a bit more than he did last night. and of course, there's a warm seat waiting on that sofa or that chair if he wishes to do so. i've got some red chairs downstairs, paddy. you've got some grey chairs. i think probably beige. beige, beige. nothing beige about broadcasting house, paddy! yeah, that's a really interesting shout. and yes, i think actually i'm all out of words. ok, it's fine. mercifully. so we sa

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he of the labour party, richard parker.ch after, as i say , victory speech after, as i say, beating conservative andy street by 1508 votes to now become mayor of the west midlands. well, the conservative loss there is a double blow for the prime minister after earlier today labour's sadiq khan secured a historic third term as mayor of london. this, though, was the moment that he was heckled and booed as he started his acceptance speech to london from london cornfield, london. well, sadiq khan beat his nearest rival, conservative candidate susan hall, in a contest full of criticism over his decision to expand the caphaps his decision to expand the capital's ultra low emission zone however, mr khan insisted he is keeping positive notes who inspire me every day to continue our mission of building a fairer , safer and

the labour candidate richard parker hoping he candidate richard parker hoping he can unseat the tory call. a similar sentiment from labour to say it is neck and neck. of course if the labour party were to unseat andy street, who has a real personal appeal here, in some ways he has distanced himself from the national conservative party and has been all about rand andy and his —— and he does have the incumbent advantage so if labour were to unseat him it would be a stunning victory in a weekend of results that are really gonein weekend of results that are really gone in their favour. weekend of results that are really gone in theirfavour. earlier i spoke to chris mason to chew over what happened here. rishi sunak yesterday with a sea of pretty bleak results. the result in tees valley was a place where there was smiling conservatives toasting a victory. and he was there straight... he was there in the blink of an eye. partly because he lives down the road. but of course he was there in the blink of an eye. that's exactly what you would do, wouldn't you? and similarly, it would be a sign

of course that would mean potentially an upset stop richard parkeris potentially an upset stop richard parker chances for being voted back in by the conservative leadership. it is obvious the very close, and there is now going to be a full recount in coventry in the west midlands mayoral race. that normally happens if the numbers are so tight that they, at least one side, pushes for one thing to be conjured up again. that will of course take some time. our team are there, we'll bring you an update as soon as we can. well, of course, we have been looking at all the counts coming in. i i've been speaking to rushanara ali, labour mp for bethnal green and bow. i asked her for her reaction to the news that sadiq khan has secured a third term as london mayor. well, we're well, we' re really well, we're really delighted to hear the results so far, and we will wait for the returning officer to announce the result, but we are really, really pleased with the results so far. what are seeing is a swing well over 4% across a number of constituencies so far, and it looks like that swing is hopefully going

successes in may's elections, not least electing the first labour mayor for the west midlands, richard parkertive, was the only man to have ever held the post before. they gained councils in places like cannock chase. they won the tamworth by—election with a huge swing of 24%. but in some areas, labour didn't do as well as expected, such as in dudley, where they were tipped to potentially take the council and the result ended with the conservatives still in power. so it is really not that clear—cut here. 0k, emma, thank you very much for that analysis. just take a look around this market. look at how busy it is. people coming and going, getting on with their lives. that is one of the challenges of this election campaign. the candidates, the politicians, have to cut through and grab people's attention when they have got daily life and all sorts of other things going on to contend with as well. and a reminder — we have a special live page up and running online, with the latest from the first day of campaigning for the july the 4th vote. our team of correspondents reporting from across the uk. t

andy street pulled well ahead of richard parker from the labour party, but significantly there was a of a swing, a 5% swing towards labour. some people are talking about her andy street, although he is way ahead on that particular result, has actually dropped his percentage share by about 5%, which labour has picked up. overall, in solihull, andy street picking up something like 62.i% andy street picking up something like 62.1% of vote there, richard parker getting 20.6%, so a 5.35% towards labour. but i think all of this suggests that this is going to be an incredibly close race here. more analysis is coming from my colleague, rob meier, the midlands political editor, which is evidence that this race is incredibly close. five of the seven of the authorities are doing bundle checks, essentially are doing bundle checks, essentially a soft check before you decide whether or not you want to go into a recount. that is crucial. it really does show if we are potentially looking at these checks which could then be a sign that they might be, i will exert caution here, there might be a recoun

parker, richard — labour and co—operative party, 225590.hat will send a shudder through conservatives. street, andrew, the conservative party candidate, 224082. labour victorious in the west midland mayoral race by 1508 votes — a tiny margin in a region of 2 million people. one of the conservatives�* high—profile metro mayors andy street toppled. the labour leader was there to celebrate. the message here — the last elections now, the last stop before we go into that general election — is the country wants change. i hope the prime minister is listening and gives the opportunity to the country to vote as a whole in a general election as soon as possible. mr street said that conservatives should not respond to defeat by shifting further right but follow his moderate policies. the famous words, "i did it my way" and it was always going to be like that and, in the end, it wasn't quite enough but i tell you what, it was bloody close — pardon my language — and no—one expected that. to be clear, do you want rishi sunak to lead the conservatives in

conservative mayor for west midlands , andy street, was midlands, andy street, was defeated by labour's richard parker, while sadiq khan is beginning his third term as london mayor after securing a majority of 275,000 votes. well, while opposition leaders are claiming those election results show that we need a general election now, they say government minister mark harper insists the conservative are focusing on the priorities of the british people . the british people. >> i think all conservatives now need to get behind the prime minister as the chairman said in his article this morning and take that message to the country. we see from the analysis the experts have done that the results show that the position is closer than the polls are suggesting. so it's everything is delightful for the next election, and we're absolutely up for that fight . absolutely up for that fight. >> mark harper there. in other news, a candlelit vigil has been held today for a teenager who was stabbed in north east london earlier this week. 14 year old daniel anjorin was attacked on his way to school by a man with a sword.

richard parker defeated conservative andy street after a partial recount tonight.'s a margin of nought .25 percent. well, speaking after his win was announced, richard parker said that the shock result shows people he says are calling for labour and calling for change. well, labour's also celebrating success today in liverpool , success today in liverpool, south yorkshire and in west yorkshire and in greater manchester, where andy burnham was re—elected today. he picked up just over 63% of that vote, and he said he'll always give his best to the job. >> overwhelmed , so have so many >> overwhelmed, so have so many people prepared to put their trust in me? is overwhelming. it's humbling, and i trust in me? is overwhelming. it's humbling , and i recognise it's humbling, and i recognise that people who vote for other parties at a general election of lent me their support and it's why i will be very, very rigid in taking a place first rather than a party first approach. seems to me that's what the role of the mayor is all about, bringing people together, you know, get

parker, richard — labour and co—operative party, 225,590.lt that will send a shudder through conservatives. street, andrew — the conservative party candidate, 224,082. labour victorious in the west midlands mayoral race by 1,508 votes — a tiny margin in a region of two million people. one of the conservatives�* high—profile metro mayors, andy street, toppled. the labour leader was there to celebrate. the message out of these elections — the last elections now, the last stop, before we go into that general election — is the country wants change. i hope the prime minister is listening and gives the opportunity to the country to vote as a whole in a general election as soon as possible. mr street said conservatives should not respond to defeat by shifting further right, but follow his moderate policies. the famous words "i did it my way". and it was always going to be like that and, in the end, it wasn't quite enough, but i tell you what, it was bloody close — pardon my language — and no—one would have expected that. to be clear, do you want ri

tory incumbent , richard parker defeated the tory incumbent, andy richard parker defeated the tory incumbentndy street, to incumbent, andy street, to become the mayor of the west midlands . meanwhile, of course, midlands. meanwhile, of course, london's mayor sadiq khan won a third term as mayor of london. another shock given the levels of knife crime in the capital, some might say, and here's reform uk mp lee anderson commenting on this very subject on my show yesterday. >> well, i've got to be careful , >> well, i've got to be careful, what i say about the labour mayor, i don't want to give him too much of a hard time, but it's absolutely useless. it's been a disaster for this country. it's been a disaster for london, and it needs belting out at the next mayoral election in four years time. it's an absolute disaster for our capital city, and you'll see over the next four years what he does to that city. rob a motorist blind knife crime will go up, violent crime will go up, and there'll be sneering away in his ivory tower. and i will keep calling him out . calling him out. >> so i'm asking,

the conservative mayor for the west midlands, andy street, was defeated by labour's richard parker , ing his third term as london mayor after securing a majority of 275,000 votes. well, opposition leaders claim that those election results show we need a general election now, they say. however, the government minister, mark harper, insists the conservatives are focusing on the priorities of the british people. >> i think all conservatives now need to get behind the prime minister. as the chairman said in his article this morning and take that message to the country . we see from the analysis the experts have done that . the experts have done that. the results show that the position is closer than the polls are suggesting. so it's everything is delightful for the next election and we're absolutely up for that fight. >> in other news, four men have been arrested today after £40 million worth of cocaine was found in east yorkshire. around 500 kilos of the drug was discovered in the back of a van in a pub car park. officers believe the haul had been brought ashore in a boat transporting it

the biggest upset saw labour's richard parker win in the west midlands, defeating andy street by just 1500 votes. the conservatives also lost all mayoral elections except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th. that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the palestinian people. and if we were to be elected at the coming election, that would be a big foreign policy priority for us. >> us. >> we've heard tonight that veteran party activist graham mccormick has pulled out of the race to become leader of the snp and scotland's next first minister. it leaves just john swinney as the official candidate to succeed humza yousaf, after the former leader announced he's stepping down. mr mccormick say

our headlines today: and i do hereby declare that richard parker is..e west midlands mayoral elections, capping a bleak set of election results for the conservatives. the famous words, "i did it my way" and it was always going to be like that and in the end, it wasn't quite enough. it started in blackball with a 26% swing _ it started in blackball with a 26% swing and we've ended in the west midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the 1a—year—old. good morning. their 22—year wait is over: ipswich town can start preparing for premier league football after clinching promotion from the championship. and is it sacrilege or sustainable? we'll look at the rise of vegan ba

richard parker is duly elected...e party. hello, i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day, with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been "no developments" but talks are expected to continue sunday. let's take a look at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza.

to labour despite suffering mayoral election losses in england's two biggest cities, labour's richard parker seized the west midlands from outgoing conservative mayor andy street and london mayor sadiq khan secured a historic third term in office. former home secretary suella braverman told gb news mr sunak needs to make big, bold decisions. >> there's no time to change leaders, so the prime minister is going to be leading us into the next general election, whether we like it or not. what he needs to do to salvage this dire situation is to accept the enormity of the problem. these terrible results, and quickly and urgently change course . so and urgently change course. so make sure that there are meaningful tax cuts that people can feel and benefit from. put a cap on legal migration . take us cap on legal migration. take us out of the european convention on human rights so that we actually stop the boats and make sure that we reclaim our streets back from the extremists. >> well, labour leader sir keir starmer says it's time for a change in government . change in government. >> big story of

labour have been celebrating a key win in the west midlands mayoral race after its candidate, richard parker

but richard parker is saying, you know, that's really unfair.'s not the really unfair. it's not the fault of the council or the fault of the council or the fault of the labour party, that there wasn't enough money coming from central government, a conservative government. well, richard parker also has a strong reputation in business. he was the ceo of john lewis for a considerable amount of time. but it'll be interesting to see how hampered his campaign has been by issues in the middle east. very recently, a labour campaigner tweeted it's the middle east, not the west midlands, that will have won andy street the mayoralty once again . hamas are the real again. hamas are the real villains. well, labour has distanced itself from that tweet completely, but it will be interesting to see how much of the vote goes to the independent candidate, ahmed yaqoob, who is standing on a pro—palestinian ticket. so all to watch out for, particularly what it means and we should know within an hour or two. >> absolutely. there's a lot to scrutinise there. jeff, th

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