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tracy brabin has been elected as the first west yorkshire mayor.ervative opponent by 101,786 votes. she's labour's11th candidate to win a mayoral post after thursday's elections. her victory means she'll have to stand down as mp for batley and spen — forcing a by—election — because her new role includes police and crime commissioner powers. let's speak to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. bittersweet for labour, isn't it, because there now will have to be a by election which could presumptively —— potentially proved tricky? presumptively -- potentially proved tric ? ~ , ., ., tricky? absolutely. on one hand, ou're tricky? absolutely. on one hand, you're right. _ tricky? absolutely. on one hand, you're right, taking _ tricky? absolutely. on one hand, you're right, taking this - tricky? absolutely. on one hand, you're right, taking this marrow i you're right, taking this marrow post for the first time, labour, they can add that and chalk that victory up, add it to others they've taken and done reasonably well in the mayoral elections. b

we've got a new woman mayor in west yorkshire, tracy brabin. steve rotherham re—elected. but also across the country there are now ten. this is a really positive story. labour's been way too lukewarm about english devolution so far and it now enthusiastically needs to get behind it. so the party this morning, the shadow cabinet, everybody, needs to listen to what the public were saying at the weekend. they are saying they like devolution here, they want more of it, and the party now needs to listen to that and show that it understands it. you said labour's lost its emotional connection with its supporters. you've just talked about buses, tracy brabin is promising the same now in west yorkshire, bringing buses under public control. what does the emotional connection bit mean? well, this is the thing. i was talking about the left and the right of the labour party having this usual war that they do at the weekend. so the right was saying that it was all the former leader, jeremy corbyn, it was all his fault. the left was saying, we didn't have the right policies at the elect

labour's tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire. but she'll have to resign her westminster seat, triggering a by—election in batley and spen. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. hugs are to be officially 0k again in england, with an announcement due tomorrow on the next lockdown easing. the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines after small cracks were found in some high—speed trains. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. happy to see you both. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... "starmer�*s leadership in crisis" is the guardian's front page as the labour leader reshuffles his top team. the paper says a plan to demote angela rayner was derailed and led to hours of negotiations. same story on the front page

some good news for labour though, as tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire.ut she'll have to resign her westminster seat, triggering a by—election in batley and spen. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england. the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks were found in some high speed trains. now on bbc news, more than 700 people have been killed by the myanmar military since they seized power three months ago. our world follows a brother and sister now fighting for their future. this film contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. myanmar is in the grips of an uprising, triggered by a military coup. protesters are demanding a return to democracy. they are met with brutal force. borders are closed, the internet is blocked. the m

some good news for labour, though, as tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire.nd's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each

you talked about buses and tracy brabin is promising the same now. under public control. what does the emotional connection bit mean? this is the thing. — emotional connection bit mean? this is the thing. i — emotional connection bit mean? ti 3 is the thing, i was talking about the left and right on the labour party having this usual war that they do at the weekend. the right were saying it was all the former leader, jeremy corbyn, it was all his fault on the left were saying we didn't have the right policies at the election. i am saying it's deeper than that. there is a loss of emotional connection. particularly in those areas that were previously strongest with regard to labour support. my former constituency, lee or hartlepool, that you mentioned, it's about authentic connected representation for those people, those communities. building from the bottom up on issues that matter to them. that is what we are showing in greater machester, that is what we are doing with devolution. our council results were better than other parts of the country. why?

some good news for labour though, as tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire.he'll have to resign her westminster seat, triggering a by—election in batley and spen. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england. the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks were found in some high speed trains. now on bbc news, the travel show. ade adepitan takes a look into the future and finds out how tech could play a big part in changing the way we'll all travel. coming up on this week's travel show, we'll be finding out how tech could change the way we all travel in the future. glastonbury gears up for another online festival. and saving an underwater super plant in spain. and mike goes for a gentle afternoon bike ride in nairobi. this is a little bit crazy!

labour's tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire., warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. hugs are to be officially 0k again in england, with an announcement due tomorrow on the next lockdown easing. the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines after small cracks were found in some high—speed trains. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost.

in the last election here the labour candidate, tracy brabin, she won the seat but with a majority ofcandidate standing who got almost double that number of votes. this is what we saw in hartlepool. we saw a small majority overturned because the brexit supporting candidate now wasn't standing and the vote had gone to the conservative candidate there. so it's a difficult one but it will be a big test for the labour leadership, who are under pressure after the recent by—election. the former bbcjournalist, martin bashir — who's been found to have used lies and fake documents to secure his 1995 panorama interview with princess diana — has insisted he never intended to harm her. he told the sunday times that everything about the interview was done in line with the princess's wishes. here's our home editor mark easton. martin bashir, the bbc reporter whose lies and deception initiated the current crisis at the corporation, has given an interview to the sunday times putting his side of the story on that interview with princess diana. "i never wanted to harm diana in any way", he tells the pa

some good news for labour though, as tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire."completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england. the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks were found in some high speed trains.

the labour mp tracy brabin was elected mayor of west yorkshire, but her success masks a potential problemt of batley and spen, and another electoral test for keir starmer. in westminster, preparations are under way for tomorrow's queen's speech, when borisjohnson�*s new programme for government will be unveiled. he's been planting his flag in what used to be labour territory. the task for keir starmer�*s shadow cabinet is to try to regain some ground. iain�*s in westminster. so what are we expecting from tomorrow's queen's speech? it is going to be scaled back socially distance queen's speech but in terms of substance what the government wants to do is cast forward to the post—pandemic recovery and plans to level up the country. that includes more help for those industrial and post—industrial areas that the conservatives will billing for the first time in 2019 so need training and schemes to help to 50% of people that do not go to university and also new planning laws so the affordability and supply of housing can be increased. but some of his own mps are worrying that this will mean less

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the next battleground will be batley and spen after the constituency�*s mp tracy brabin resigned followingex forsyth, reports. in the heart of batley, this charity is getting back on its feet after the pandemic. it grows organic food. the focus is providing for the community and they have a clear idea of what's needed in their house. we need to invest in our own. at the moment, my daughter, she's qualified but she's looking atjobs in cities. i mean, that's no good. i think we don't have many opportunities here and that's why i go elsewhere, into the cities. batley was once a thriving textile town. like many, its economy has slowed, its high streets quietened, jobs are less secure. it is the kind of place being promised a lot by government. today, there was talk of house—building and investment in skills. some born and bred here can see the appeal. i think its welcome. it's much needed. there's a lot of communities that have been left behind before the covid pandemic, and more so communities are going to need a lot more support, help, encouragement in order to provide a better future for co

the labour mp tracy brabin has been elected mayor of west yorkshire, but her success masks a potentialanother electoral test for keir starmer. in westminster, preparations are under way for tomorrow's queen's speech when boris johnson's new programme for government will be unveiled. he has planted his flag in what used to be labour territory. the challenge for cure starmer —— keir starmer... borisjohnson needs to take a less confrontational approach to the issue of scottish independence and make a more positive case for the benefits of the united kingdom, according to the former prime minister gordon brown. scotland's re—elected first minister nicola sturgeon has made it clear that in her opinion another independence referendum is inevitable. here's our scotland editor, sarah smith. the enormous question facing scotland about its future, inside or outwith the uk, will not be settled soon, but the vigorous debate has already begun. from edinburgh, advice is being offered to london on how to keep the kingdom united. your argument is that the prime minister, borisjohnson, has to take acti

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tracy brabin won the mayoralty in west yorkshire yesterday, a success for labour but it means she isd spen, and that means another by—election. there is no doubt that what happened with angela rayner over the weekend has sparked real anger. to apportion blame to angie, and to sack her from her position, was a despicable act of cowardice from my point of view. the next test for sir keir will be to quieten the party's internal row quickly so it can look outward once again. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster. he has a new up, but what is the strategy going to be?— he has a new up, but what is the strategy going to be? that's the big cuestion. strategy going to be? that's the big question. there _ strategy going to be? that's the big question. there are _ strategy going to be? that's the big question. there are not _ strategy going to be? that's the big question. there are not many - question. there are not many face—to—face meetings here in westminster, like workplaces across the country. nevertheless, the shadow cabinet did meet in person today. it

tracy brabin, the first ever mayor of west yorkshire, adding to gains in cambridgeshire and the westd. and labour won council seats in places that have been traditional tory areas — in west sussex, oxfordshire, and worthing on the south coast. but with all council results in, the bigger picture remains sobering for labour. in these elections, it lost control of eight councils, while the conservatives have gained control of more than a dozen. winning back lost voters labour's challenge. damian grammaticas, bbc news. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. it seems to be from what we can discern, a lot of discussion, so take us through, what happens, the significance, all the rest of it. good morning. when you are leader of the opposition, you don't have that many opportunities to show to the country what kind of prime minister you might be, and reshuffling your shadow cabinet, your top team of colleagues, is one of those big opportunities. let's look at this in the round. on the positive side, you could call it, keir starmer is trying to set out a new vision

tracy brabin stood down after she was elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire.ce in that decision—making and the government. and there are consequences to that in relation to those _ consequences to that in relation to those that— consequences to that in relation to those that have died and what we need _ those that have died and what we need to— those that have died and what we need to do— those that have died and what we need to do is put what dominic cummings set alongside the facts. we know we've _ cummings set alongside the facts. we know we've got one of the highest death— know we've got one of the highest death tolls in europe and the families— death tolls in europe and the families who have lost someone or are entitled to answers in relation to this _ are entitled to answers in relation to this because bad decisions have consequences and in this case the consequence, i'm afraid, are unnecessary deaths.- consequence, i'm afraid, are unnecessary deaths. should matt hancock remain _ unnecessary deaths. should matt hancock remain health _ unnecessary deaths.

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tracy brabin stood down after she was elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire.conclusion that there is a 40% chance, a reasonable possibility, that one of the next five years will see that average level reaching 1.5 degrees above the preindustrial level. they point out that this will be a temporary situation, that natural fluctuations for example la nina in the pacific, could cool the temperature down again in the next few years. but they do say it's a step towards the paris agreement limit of global warming, which is 1.5 degrees, and of course that with every step that you take towards that, they say the impacts of global warming could potentially become more severe. and then it's just another argument, another piece of evidence, why the world needs to listen to what scientists said some years ago, that the world needs to make dramatic cuts in the emissions of the greenhouse gases that are heating the planet and that of course puts more emphasis than ever before on the climate summit taking place in glasgow at the end of the year. 17 years after they drank thei