let's bring in sirjohn, sirjohn, results are likely to be declared in the next 30 minutes or 45 minutest of— rob was suggesting, this is a very bad set of results for the conservatives and the message of the opinion— conservatives and the message of the opinion polls over recent weeks and months _ opinion polls over recent weeks and months that the conservatives are in deep election trouble has been confirmed by these results. it still it's possible that when all the results — it's possible that when all the results are finally in the conservatives will actually lose 1000 _ conservatives will actually lose 1000 feeds. this meant a lot of time in the _ 1000 feeds. this meant a lot of time in the dying — 1000 feeds. this meant a lot of time in the dying days of the campaign seen it— in the dying days of the campaign seen it this is what would happen but i'd _ seen it this is what would happen but i'd doubt they expected it's not what would happen and they would claim _ what would happen and they would claim some line of victory. they are at risk— claim some line of victory. they are at ri

sirjohn said ou west. that is great. sirjohn said you might _ west. that is great.general election it will be which of these _ general election it will be which of these people do you want to run the country? _ these people do you want to run the country? that has not been the case for the _ country? that has not been the case for the elections so i think we have -ot for the elections so i think we have got it— for the elections so i think we have got it all— for the elections so i think we have got it all to — for the elections so i think we have got it all to turn it around but we need _ got it all to turn it around but we need to— got it all to turn it around but we need to be — got it all to turn it around but we need to be humble, listen and deliver — need to be humble, listen and deliver. ., , ., ~ deliver. huw, peter and chris, thank ou for deliver. huw, peter and chris, thank you for being — deliver. huw, peter and chris, thank you for being with _ deliver. huw, peter and chris, thank you for being with us. _ deliver. huw, peter and chris, thank you for bein

exactly as professor sirjohn curtice just l professor sirjohn curtice just said, local elections arethe biggest... they - been some independent gains. labour had been the biggest... they are - had been the biggest... they are very much _ had been the biggest... they are very much about _ had been the biggest. .. they are very much about local— had been the biggest... they are very much about local issues, . had been the biggest... they are - very much about local issues, issues such as potholes, planning, house building. all of the sort of areas that obviously mps are very concerned about, but local elections are very much more on the local issues. i think it's very hard to say for sure. clearly, the conservatives are still the biggest party. but very disappointing to have lost overall control. interestingly, the outgoing tory leader in medway said it was about the cost of living, it was about housing targets, it was about not being able to get a gp appointment. i would say those are local issues, but they are also big national issues. before i get more reaction from our guests, let'

i'm joined now with sirjohn bell — regius professor of medicine at the university of oxford. of that intervention from the top chinese scientist? i that intervention from the top chinese scientist?— that intervention from the top chinese scientist? i know him well, he worked on _ chinese scientist? i know him well, he worked on my _ chinese scientist? i know him well, he worked on my lap _ chinese scientist? i know him well, he worked on my lap for _ chinese scientist? i know him well, he worked on my lap for five - chinese scientist? i know him well, he worked on my lap for five years| he worked on my lap for five years in the uk before he went back and now has recently, up untiljanuary this year, has headed china cdc. he is preaching a lot of data that they have generated and i think his conclusion is probably right, although there is quite a lot of evidence to support the idea that the wet market might have been the source of this infection, i think he has argued and i think he is right that it has argued and i think he is right thatitis has argued and i think he is right

professor sirjohn curtice, thank _ baseline. professor sirjohn curtice, thank you - baseline.fternoon. friday afternoon, thank you. tomorrow is polling day, friday afternoon, i look forward to it. let's go into the chamber because we have prime minister's questions in just underfive minutes' have prime minister's questions in just under five minutes' time, have prime minister's questions in just underfive minutes' time, it have prime minister's questions in just under five minutes' time, it is filling up. and as we said before, this is the last prime minister's questions before those local elections tomorrow and our special coverage on friday. what do you think success will look like for the conservatives, mark garnier? fin conservatives, mark garnier? orr expectation management, we conservatives, mark garnier? q�*i expectation management, we expect to lose 1,000 out of 8,000 seats being contested, but i am disappointed labour is only going for 400 gains, you should be more ambitious. i don't think i would like to be a liberal democrat, the pointjohn curtice made is very valid,

major has novara media, now sirjohn major in iooiooiin— novara media, now sirjohn major has basically or less oooonoin— major says now and more or less oooonoin inn— major says now and more or less ascertain that the— major says now and more or less ascertain that the opposite is nin— ascertain that the opposite is what conservative voters think . what conservative voters think. inn— what conservative voters think. in non— what conservative voters think. erg he's morphing— what conservative voters think. erg he's morphing into- what conservative voters think. erg he's morphing into his- what conservative voters think. erg he's morphing into his mate, tony blair. they basically agree on everything . now. they agree on everything. now. they agree on everything. now. they agree on lockdowns . they agree on net on lockdowns. they agree on net zero. they they agree on going soft on crime. you know, i remember in 1993 when michael howard, now the formidable home secretary saying prison works . secretary saying prison works. if there aren't enough prisons, let's build more. he went down very

professor sirjohn curtice will steer us through with tips and trends as the night goes on. political editor, chris mason, will help us work out what it might all mean for those vying for power. some of them will be with us live — politicians willjoin us here and from around the country. so, stick with us — it's election night on the bbc. we've not long to wait until the all—important results start coming in. a very warm welcome to election 2023. tens of millions of you have had the chance to have your say today after a wild year. it's the first time the ballot boxes have been out since the exit of borisjohnson, the implosion of liz truss, and the arrival in number 10 of rishi sunak only seven years after he became an mp. these elections are a reflection on his short time in office so far, but of course, local elections do what they say on the tin. they decide who runs the authorities that have big responsiblities for things that are important in our lives — schools, care, of course, the bins. so the results are a judgement on what is going right, or wrong, in local areas to

hayes and more to talk enenr. — sirjohn hayes and more to talk enenr. rnrs— sirjohn hayes and more toore interesting than what's happening in the conservative conference is what's going to happen number 10 today. happen in number 10 today. finally, been saying finally, i've been saying this for is calling in for weeks. the pm is calling in the supermarket bosses because food at a record food inflation is at a record high , 19% tin of beans. the sun high, 19% tin of beans. the sun has pointed out, has gone up 40% in 18 months. 40. it's a staple . part of our diet is a tin of beansis . part of our diet is a tin of beans is what's going to what's it going to say? what's it going to do? absolutely. and that's a really— to do? absolutely. and that's a really interesting— r::::r7 absolutely. and that's a really interesting story r:r:::r7 absolutely. and that's a really interesting story in the rrnes—eni times suggesting that on on desen— times suggesting that on on diesel, particularly customers times suggesting that on on diesel, [being larly customers times suggesting that on on diesel, [

sirjohn, good morning. good morning. is john redwood. sirjohn, good morning . good morning.esn't detract trom— what i hope it doesn't detract trom ts— what i hope it doesn't detract trom ts the— what i hope it doesn't detract from is the really— what i hope it doesn't detract from is the really serious purposes— from is the really serious purposes ot— from is the really serious purposes of this inquiry , which purposes of this inquiry, which shoutt— purposes of this inquiry, which shoutt he— purposes of this inquiry, which shoutt he to— purposes of this inquiry, which should be to explore how prepares— should be to explore how preparet was— should be to explore how prepared was the nhs for this tht— prepared was the nhs for this hnt ot— prepared was the nhs for this kind of thing?— prepared was the nhs for this kind of thing? could you be property— kind of thing? could you be property tor— kind of thing? could you be properly for prepared it? did they— properly for prepared it? did they respont— properly for prepared it? did they respond quickly when they what— they respond

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sirjohn major.e with the king's commitment to green policy and practice. theresa may and her husband philip, followed by borisjohnson and his wife, carrie. and then, prime ministerfor a very brief period, liz truss with her husband hugh o“leary. and that complete the group of former prime ministers who have arrived. there will be a procession of leaders from the commonwealth realms, which will include the united kingdom of course, and the representatives there will be rishi sunak and his wife. the orchestra now unveiling for the first time the coronation march written especially for today by patrick doyle, as representatives of the commonwealth realms are preparing to come into westminster abbey. stepping past a memorial stone for sir winston churchill, whose grandson nicholas soames is in the congregation today. the commonwealth realms representatives being led by antigua and barbuda, they will be coming through in alphabetical order. then australia, the familiar flag and their governor—general. th

hold on one second, sirjohn, let me take viewers on somewhere else briefly.eader sir| keir starmer is there, he's doing a visit right now, and greeting labour supporters. cheering friends, it is great to have keir on the pier! friends, it is great to have keir on the ier! , ., ., , ., the pier! keir, you have been great to come and _ the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit _ the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit us _ the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit us twice - the pier! keir, you have been great to come and visit us twice in - to come and visit us twice in conservative —controlled medway, i am pleased to welcome you to labour controlled medway! cheering and last night's historic victory was not a victory for the labour party, it wasn't for us, it is for the people of medway. they placed their trust in us and we will not let them down. we know from the conversations we've had over the last few months the issues of the cost of living crisis, the ability to get a gp appointment, real cover genuine issues impacti

it is nice to be - transported to a different world, thank you professor sirjohn curtice, very much for we are on a path to winning a majority at — said, no we are on a path to winning a majority at the _ said, no we are on a path to winning a majority at the next _ said, no we are on a path to winning a majority at the next election. - said, no we are on a path to winning a majority at the next election. on i a majority at the next election. on the basis of this we have 72 independents we are not going to have 72 independents, people will need to make a choice between a labour and conservative government and as i said earlier this is the base camp, we have a mountain to climb but the view from here is all right. climb but the view from here is all riuht. ~ .. climb but the view from here is all riuht. ~ ., ., climb but the view from here is all riuht.~ ., ., i. climb but the view from here is all riuht. ~ ., ., ,, ~' climb but the view from here is all riuht. ~ ., ., i. ,, ., right. what do you think of the fiuures right. what do you think of the figures natasha? _ right. what do you t

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now sirjohn curtice says that they're going to need around a ten point lead in order to consider winningesult. swindon was a good result . it's swindon was a good result. it's a swindon was a good result. it's o tott— swindon was a good result. it's a bit difficult— swindon was a good result. it's a bit difficult to— swindon was a good result. it's a bit difficult to actually say tuet— a bit difficult to actually say tuet heuee— a bit difficult to actually say just because you've done this, you— just because you've done this, you wht— just because you've done this, you wttt wh— just because you've done this, you will win the— just because you've done this, you will win the general eteettoh— you will win the general eteettoh .— you will win the general election . but- you will win the general election . but broadly where keir election. but broadly where keir storher— election. but broadly where keir starmer de—man_ election. but broadly where keir starmer de—man needs to be is ohout— starmer de—man needs to be is ohout teh— starmer de—man needs to be is about ten points— starmer de—man ne