u.k. independence party make huge gains in local elections securing over twenty percent of the vote sending a message to a worried governing conservative party. u.s. u.-turn america is now considering sending weapons to rebels in syria amid reports of an alleged government village massacre we get my expert opinion on this shortly in r.t. . and seventy killed in a baghdad the latest deaths in iraq which is suffering one of the worst waves of violence since the draw all of us troops two years ago our top stories this hour. around the clock around the world international news and comment from our studio center here in moscow britain's governing conservative party is dramatically losing seats in local council elections with the form of political euro skeptic u.k. independence party making impressive gains over one hundred forty seats claiming twenty five percent of the vote. was following the events which could have repercussions for british politics. it's been a momentous day for the u.k. independence party we've seen them come second in the south shields by election just behind labor and that

u.k. independence party there it is with one hundred thirty six councillors getting a seat in the u.k. so far now many see this as a potential threat to the three main political parties and the next general election in twenty fifteen. stevenson he's editor of the u.k. political news websites politics dot co dot u.k. he's been talking to us here. here at r.t. and he says it's too early to predict that ukip could perhaps win those parliamentary seats in the next election in twenty fifteen but by touching on issues like immigration it really is clearly striking a chord in u.k. politics. although they're getting a decent vote in this year's local elections which are for councils around the country they're not necessarily going to be actually be be running any councils there will be councillors where there weren't before but they're not actually going to be in charge anywhere in twenty fifteen when we have the westminster elections city to find out who are going to be our next m.p.'s. there's going to be the small matter of who runs the country to decide and there is a strong feeling here th

u.k. independence party has made a major breakthrough in local elections claiming one in every four votes cast the conservatives with job part of the ruling coalition of course have admitted that all mainstream parties have major lessons to learn from the group seeking the country's withdrawal from the e.u. more on this to a point. it's been amended to stay for the u.k. independence party we've seen them come seconds in the south shields by election just behind labor and that's significant because we see a pattern emerging the past six months have seen you can't come second in full by elections some of the more we've had stunning council election results we've seen the ruling coalition parties the liberal democrats and the conservatives birds to stay in major losses in terms of council seats it's really you can't that have come out on top now this is a party that's been seen by many as the protest vote party the people a very keen for them if they feel too frustrated with labor conservatives liberal democrats the traditional status quo political parties but i think that a lot of people are

u.k. independence party and so far the tories are down one hundred eighty two seats the coalition partners the liberal democrats have seen a little less humiliating loss of sixty four seats the labor party did much better than chile one hundred fifty seats up and then expected success you could have got seventy six in new council is widely viewed as a sign it could pose a threat to the three traditional parties of the twenty eight fifteen election of course with more supporters of the three traditional parties away by u.k. but britain's political landscape could be changing and of course we'll be watching the results rolling in throughout the day to keep you updated distinctness for. now after holding bond for two yeahs washington house confirmed it's now considering whether to arm the syrian rebels the dramatic twist comes a week after the u.s. officials claim to have confirmed intelligence pointing to the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government washington's possible new approach came amid reports that president assad's forces have carried out an alleged massacre in the village.

u.k. independence party thank you very much for your comments well there you have it such a seismic shift taking place in british politics david cameron's already said that he's going to have to work very hard to try and win back the support will there is that a very tricky for you can't say for the past two days. a senior iraqi politician is expressing fears that the country is plunging into civil war which could end up being was then their own growing conflict in syria april was the most deadly month in the in the country in nearly five years highlighted by the death of such a sixty hour protest as at the end of the month meanwhile the funerals have been held for the seven victims of a sunni mosque a bomb blast on friday don't going political unrest has been bought fears that the situation could lead to a repeat of the maastricht terror in conflict with iraq seven years ago some of the country's parliament have been calling for the resignation of prime minister nuri al maliki as authorities struggle to maintain order and i've been even and as a you as a defense analyst and he believes t

u.k. independence party stephen wolf stephen chances are all well and good but they're not m.p.'s have as ukip actually made significant gains today yes we have what we have done is created a seismic shift in politics in the united kingdom we have put a message down to the three political parties that there is a fool for all to hear on the block we're knocking on the door of parliament for years they have criticised us and said that we're a small party i'm not with folks in form but you could be seen as the protest vote is that enough to make gains in a general election well it's a protest vote for the political elites if you want to put it in those terms they ignored us in the past and said no we want. to listen to us because we were a one party one issue party and then they said we were just one person party if we got significant second places across the country from east to show shields is a protest that is the sort of approach that i want and i want to see is expand also every political party has to put down a mountain of saying here's our policies come on come on have a go a

u.k. independence party appearing on television this morning saying he's delighted with the results so far that he's he says but it really shows that ukip is a long lost in political party that success hasn't been short and the chairman of the conservative party this morning had to concede that clearly that policy is failing to get their message across and they're going to have a think about what they can do to change that. alright he's probably boyko live from london poorly money thanks indeed. iraq could be undergoing once was a crisis since there was draw of u.s. soldiers at the end of twenty eleven the united nations says more than seven hundred people were killed in the country last month and more than sixteen hundred injured most of the deaths came in late april after the deadly clashes between security forces and sunni protesters in cuckoo things didn't spark a wave of violence that quickly spread on other areas certain iraqi government as a group by corruption and political unrest with calls for prime minister no monica to resign and many fear sectarian tensions could escalate and

u.k. independence party a little earlier there they are with one hundred thirty six councillors now getting a seat in local councils are money people regard this perhaps a suggestion that the u.k. independence party could pose quite a serious threat to the three main political parties in the upcoming general election in twenty fifteen well i think stevenson he's editor of u.k. political news website politics dot com says it's too early to predict it will win parliamentary seats but by touching the issues like immigration it's really striking a chord. they're getting a decent vote in this year's local elections which are for councils around the country they're not necessarily actually be be running any councils they'll be you could councillors where there weren't before but they're not actually going to be in charge anywhere in twenty fifteen when we have the westminster elections city to find out who are going to be our next m.p.'s. there's going to be the small matter of who runs the country to decide and there is a strong feeling here that a lot of the support for ukip is because they're

u.k. independence party has made a major breakthrough in local elections claiming one in every four votes cast the conservatives were sharp part of the ruling coalition have admitted all mainstream parties have quote major lessons to learn from the group seeking the country's withdrawal from the european union and more on this now to r.t. correspondent polyploid. it's been a momentous day for the u.k. independence party we've seen them come second in the south shields by election just behind labor and that's significant because we see a pattern emerging the past six months have seen you can't come second in full by elections some of the more we've had stunning council election results we've seen the ruling coalition parties the liberal democrats and the conservatives very sustained major losses in terms of council seats it's really you can't that have come out on top now this is a party that's been seen by many as the protest vote party the people a very keen for them if they feel too frustrated with labor conservatives liberal democrats the traditional status quo political parties but i t

u.k. independence party stole the show at another british byelection ukip came in second in south shields which is perceived as having a having a staggering result considering the party did not even stand in the constituency in the last general election more on this knowledge swansea's serve. people went see the polls for the local elections in england and wales yesterday here in the north of the country. was under way with the former labor david miliband. growing public support. being right at the center of that they were coming. through. the charismatic leader here backing his candidate. but as we've seen recently with clothing support the public are really responding to these mainstream party

u.k. independence party are showing steady gains in the wards where it is standing or as the success of the mainstream parties is not nearly as solid and will get you the latest updates on the story throughout the day here on arts. but for now on the program to iraq which could be undergoing one of its worst crisis since the withdrawal of american soldiers at the end of two thousand and eleven the united nations says more than seven hundred people were killed in the country last month more than sixteen hundred injured and most of the deaths came in late april after deadly clashes between security forces and sunni protesters in ca to cook the incident sparked a wave of violence that quickly spread to other areas iraqi government is gripped in the meantime by corruption and political unrest with calls for prime minister nouri al maliki to resign many fear sectarian tensions could escalate and syria with a full blown war. now examines the impact of national struggles on the lives of ordinary iraqis. bombs may still haunt baghdad but these young men are more concerned with burning the rubber in

closer look at the early results are we have three main parties and there we go the rising star of the u.k. local elections the u.k. independence party and there we go so far tories tories where are they so they are down two hundred and twenty nine seats there we go their coalition partners the liberal democrats have seen the last of eighty. seats there at the labor party is it much better so they are one hundred and ninety six seats up and then we go the you keep unexpected success so would get nine seats to new council is widely viewed as a sign it could pose a threat to the three traditional parties at the twenty eight fifteen general election in the u.k. and alex stevenson at the u.k. political news web site politics dot com u.k. says it's too early to predict whether you will when parliamentary seats by touching on issues like immigration is really striking a chord with. although they're getting a decent vote in this year's local elections which are for councils around the country they're not necessarily going to be actually be be running any councils they'll be councillors where there weren't before but they're not actual

u.k. independence party making impressive gains early results show u.k. but has so far grabbed twenty six percent of the vote while coming second in the by election in south shills pushing the tories into this place. is following the word which could have long lasting repercussions for british politics. south shields used to be the seat of former labor foreign minister david miliband and it was seen as a real litmus test for how people are feeling at the moment and labor managed to keep hold of that seat but with ukip nipping at their heels so they've come in second and it's significant because what it shows is a pattern is emerging over the past six months you can't have a second in four by elections most notably in eastley very recently and it's showing that you can't this was a party that was until very recently as marginal one senior conservative minister described it described them as clones only very very recently but it looks like they're having the last last this is a party that's noticeably euro skeptic they want to see britain out of the europea

u.k. independence party appearing on television this morning saying he's delighted with the results so far that he's he says that it really shows that ukip is a long lasting political party their success hasn't been short term and the chairman of the conservative party this morning had to concede that clearly their party is failing to get their message across and they're going to have a think about what they can do to change that and let's now take a closer look at the early results we have the three main parties and the rising star of the show the u.k. it dependence party and so far the tories are down one hundred and nine seats there we go coalition partners the liberal democrats seem a little less humiliating loss of twenty five sees the labor party did but are there actually six to eight seats up and the unexpected success gold fifty two new council is widely viewed as a sign it could pose a threat to the three traditional parties of the twenty fifteen election under john gaunt broadcaster and columnist her recently joined the ukip himself explains why he feels the party is a better al

u.k. independence party paul natale spoke about the party's long term plans and its rivals. david cameron is committed to the european union we know that because he said if that is it that friends and he will campaign to stay in and if you're members of the european union you can't control your own borders so we have a problem in this country where we have twenty two percent youth unemployment a million kids in britain who are going to weigh every day and what about to open our borders all to twenty nine million remaining in a bulgarians when restrictions for all on january first income earners are permitted that is not a good can do about that so quite frankly we're not worried that he's going to pass his time can are because he simply can't we will take a seat in the house of commons if not two seats before the general election in two thousand and fifty if we continue on our trajectory and by elections i mean we are finishing second and a lot of by elections now particularly in the north of england and i think that we can eventually take a seat in a byelection but let's no

u.k. independence party was so far we can see here on screen the tories at three hundred thirty five seats a coalition partners that partners in government the liberal democrats have lost. one hundred twenty four seats so slightly less humiliating the net conservative part of the labor party did much better we can see there with two hundred ninety one seats up. there it is an unexpected success so far it seems one hundred thirty nine councillors. widely getting a place. this is widely viewed as a sort of that it could pose a threat to the three traditional polish the twenty fifth the general election the cross live to or to go she's forgiven. no this of course this ukip success could have low blasting repercussions all british politics. to the small. it's been a momentous day for the u.k. independence party bill we've seen them come seconds in the south shields by election just behind labor and that's significant because we see a pattern emerging the posix months have seen you can't come second in four by elections some of the more we've had stunning council election results we've seen the

u.k. independence party we've seen them come second in the south shields by election just behind labor and that's significant because we see a pattern emerging the past six months have seen you can't come second in four by elections some of the more we had stunning council election results we've seen the ruling coalition parties the liberal democrats on the conservatives very sustain major losses in terms of council seats it's really you can't that have come out on top now this is a party that's been seen by many as the protest vote party the people very keen for them if they feel too frustrated with labor conservatives liberal democrats the traditional status quo political parties but i think that a lot of people are going to have to be taking them a lot more seriously now and there's a lot of people didn't take them very seriously just a few days ago the senior conservative member told them clowns say they might have to have every think about that we're going to have you keep councils across england and. this if party chairman has said that clearly the tories are failed to get their mess

u.k. independence party finishes second byelection by establishing itself was a major force to be reckoned. with the un says more than seven hundred people have been killed in violence in iraq this month the how ordinary people are dealing with possibly one of the country's worst crises in recent history. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today on the research i live in moscow where it's now it just after eight am on friday let's go to straight to the latest reports right here on r.t. incoming from syria right now of at least two explosions at the international airport in damascus it's believed an alms depo may have death and they detonated in a nearby plane it was set ablaze as well i wouldn't say the large fire has a broken out of the scene there's no word yet on casualties so indeed the calls of the incident are here on oxy we will bring you the latest as we get it. meanwhile washington is now officially considering arming the syrian rebels off the holding back for approximately two years now this according to the defense secretary chuck hagel the dramatic twist comes jus

u.k. independence party not all whether they're getting work.david cameron is committed to the european union we know that because he said if there is a that friends and he will campaign to stay in and if you're members of the european union you can't control your own borders so we have a problem in this country where we have twenty two percent youth unemployment a million kids in britain who are going to weigh every day i'm going about open. to twenty nine million remaining and i'm bulgarians when restrictions fall on january the first in communism it says that is not a good can do about that so quite frankly we're not worried that he's going to park his time cannot say because he simply can't see how you're going to gain momentum now because surely most governments at the time of these midterm elections always lose popularity you've got to keep the momentum up now but really to aim for part of parliament now is that that's is that really realistic for you keep it it's early stages well i think we will take a seat in the house of commons if not

u.k. independence party paul not all whether they're getting word. david cameron is committed to the european union we know that because he said if there is a referendum he will campaign to stay in and if your members of the european union you can't control your own borders so we have a problem in this country where we have twenty two percent youth unemployment a million kids in britain who are going to weigh every day going about open. to twenty nine million remaining in a bulgarians when restrictions fall on january first and cameron is up. to about that so quite frankly we're not worried that he's going to park his tank on outside because he simply can't see how you're going to gain momentum now because surely most governments at the time of these midterm elections always lose popularity you've got to keep the momentum up now but really to aim for part of part of it now is that that's is that really realistic for you keep it it's early stages well i think we will take a seat in the house of commons if not two seats before the general election in t

u.k. independence party finishes second and yet another byelection. itself as a major force to be reckoned with. at the un says more than seven hundred people were killed in violence in iraq last month we look at how ordinary people are dealing with possibly one of the country's worst crises in recent history. it's just after nine o'clock on friday morning here in moscow this is r.t. life with me will receive a thank you for joining us today. interns are now officially considering arming the syrian rebels and this after holding back for two years it's all according to the defense secretary chuck hagel dramatic twist comes just days after u.s. officials claimed that they have a confirmed intelligence pointing to the use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime of the latest report on the situation from washington. so far the administration has been reluctant to arm the rebels directly although its allies have been doing that for the past two years there have been persistent reports of increasing radicalization of anti assad forces you have an al qaeda

u.k. independence party. picked up a quarter of the votes propelling it from the margins into an actual real force let's take a closer look at the numbers you keep gained about one hundred thirty nine new local councillors that's up from just previously they only had eight the labor party finished two hundred ninety one seats up and then the two coalition parties well they were badly hit with the liberal democrats losing one hundred twenty four seats and the conservatives there down three hundred thirty five seats left to contemplate how to get their frustrated voters back from ukip prime minister david cameron is now planning to focus on the main issues of you keeps program membership and immigration in his speech outlining the government's legislative plans r t asked of the deputy leader of the u.k. independence party paul nuttall if he felt the conservative party was about to wrestle the initiative away from them. david cameron is committed to the european union we know that because he said if that is it o

u.k. independence party paul nuttall joining us there live from the u.k. paul well david cameron's already said that he's going to win back supporters of your party you surely must be worried that he's going to do just that now. you. know quite simply because the horse has bolted to david cameron has committed to the european union we know that because he said if there is a doubt friends and he will campaign to stay in and if you're members of the european union you can't control your own borders so we have a problem in this country where we have twenty two percent youth unemployment a million kids in britain who are going to work every day and what about to open our borders or to twenty nine million. bulgarians when restrictions for on january first and come in as admitted that it can do about that so quite frankly we're not worried that he's going to park his tank on our because he simply can't but there again he is addressing those two main points in the europe with that referendum and of course immigration restricting welfare for immigrants in the u.k.

u.k. independence party not all whether they are getting worse. david cameron is committed to the european union we know that because he said if that is it that friends and he will campaign to stay in and if you are members of the european union you can't control your own borders so we have a problem in this country where we have twenty two percent youth unemployment a million kids in britain who are going to weigh every day and what about open. to twenty nine million remaining in a bulgarians when restrictions fall on january the first in communism it says that is nothing can do about that so quite frankly we're not worried that he's going to park his time cannot say because he simply can't see how you're going to gain momentum now because surely most governments at the time of these midterm elections always lose popularity you've got to keep the momentum up now but really to aim for part of parliament now is that that's is that really realistic for you keep it it's early stages well i think we will take a seat in the house of commons if not two