we are waiting for results sandwell. ~ ., ., ., sandwell.lts, _ sandwell. we are waiting for the final results, sandwell _ sandwell. we are waiting for the final results, sandwell you - sandwell. we are waiting for the l final results, sandwell you expect to he _ final results, sandwell you expect to be strong labour area. with the other_ to be strong labour area. with the other one — to be strong labour area. with the other one is — to be strong labour area. with the other one is added up, the other six, other one is added up, the other six. labour— other one is added up, the other six, labour needed to make about 9000, _ six, labour needed to make about 9000, i_ six, labour needed to make about 9000, i think it was, something like that _ 9000, i think it was, something like that so. _ 9000, i think it was, something like that so. no — 9000, i think it was, something like that. so, no doubt that labour have -ot that. so, no doubt that labour have got it— that. so, no doubt that labour have got it done, — that. so, no doubt that labour have

we are waiting for the official result from sandwell, but labour _ official result from sandwell, butave won. ijust want to show you sand _ have won. ijust want to show you sand well, — have won. ijust want to show you sand well, just to give you a bit of contest _ sand well, just to give you a bit of contest to— sand well, just to give you a bit of contest to what is happening. this isn't the _ contest to what is happening. this isn't the local mayoral race, these are the _ isn't the local mayoral race, these are the local elections, and it is pretty— are the local elections, and it is pretty convincing, right? what changed — pretty convincing, right? what changed on thursday was that labour won more _ changed on thursday was that labour won more seats and the conservatives lost. won more seats and the conservatives lost~ this _ won more seats and the conservatives lost. this doesn't directly translate, but i think it is useful to give — translate, but i think it is useful to give us— translate, but i think it is useful to give us a _ translate, but i think it is useful to give us a

we are waiting for sandwell authority and of course the recount in coventry as well. 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 interesting is he was saying the conservatives naturally would not normally win a mayoral contest like the us radios because of you look at the us radios because of you look at the parliamen

though, the traditional heartlands for labour— though, the traditional heartlands for labour camino, sandwelle more labour of anything so we are waiting to see _ labour of anything so we are waiting to see how— labour of anything so we are waiting to see how the mayoral vote has come across _ to see how the mayoral vote has come across in— to see how the mayoral vote has come across in those areas and it is drawing — across in those areas and it is drawing in— across in those areas and it is drawing in votes across the region and tory— drawing in votes across the region and tory heartlands, it will be interesting to see if andy street has managed to get his voters out and it— has managed to get his voters out and if the — has managed to get his voters out and if the difference between that turnout _ and if the difference between that turnout and the labour turnout is so significant _ turnout and the labour turnout is so significant that he walks back into power~ _ significant that he walks back into power. certainly, the labour camps here in— power. certainly, the labour camps here in birming

west midlands combined authority are birmingham, coventry, dudley , birmingham, coventry, dudley, sandwell parts of the country. let's go over now to have a look at tees valley, shall we. so the candidates are conservatives ben houchen. we've also got labour's chris mcewan and liberal democrats simon thorley. so those are the people who have been pounding the stump, as it were, that ben houchen was first elected as mayor for tees valley in 2017. he was re—elected for a second term in 2021, in a landslide victory. so this really is going to be one to watch tonight, isn't it? now the mayor leads the tees valley combined authority, which covers the five boroughs of darlington , boroughs of darlington, hartlepool, middlesbrough, redcar and cleveland and stockton on tees as well. these are going to be great bellwether areas for how a general election could go. some quite big brexit backing areas there. but here's the big one. isn't it. yes, the mayor of london well, it's pretty much a straight shooter between sadiq khan and the conservative susan hall. it is expected that sadiq khan will win an

but the boroughs of dudley, sandwell and walsall still to declare .e in his role as police and crime commissioner. but of course, you know, we never know until the final results come through. as to the mayoral votes , well, to the mayoral votes, well, we're not sure when that will happen, but it will be shortly afterwards as the votes have been counted. they're just being collated now . so once they've collated now. so once they've got the police and crime commissioners results , that's commissioners results, that's when we'll hear the mayoral results. and we're still hearing that the incumbent will andy street, who's been there for two terms already. we're still heanng terms already. we're still hearing that he may just about pick the post again. >> all right. well well you'll be there to keep us informed. so thank you very much jeff moody as ever. now folks, you're with me, darren grimes. thank you to you too. at home, we're on gb news saturday. there's lots more coming up on gb news saturday. the uk is now offered the repubuc the uk is now offered

so there is a problem with their sandwell migration isn't on the same numbers . migration isn't on theer. and that's why the irish and the irish do push back. they always push back and they have said this isn't going to happen in ireland. it's happened all through the uk. it's definitely not happening here. and you can see from this, i mean this, this protest is about to get underway down through o'connell street . and through o'connell street. and the guards have i mean, when i was on my way up here, the security presence here was huge, right through o'connell street , right through o'connell street, right through o'connell street, right through o'connell street, right through past the post office. and then they're only going to get down to customs house quay, which is a very short walk for a protest of this size. and they will pick up numbers on the way down through. i mean, dougie, any sniff of a counter protest? >> are there any sort of refugees welcome migrants welcome, protesters there as well ? well? >> well, that's why the parade has been rerouted slightly, because just down th