was on the same day and the conservatives did well to hold uxbridge but we can see that was a singleal indicator of the state of national opinion, and the result in tamworth was bitter than selby, wham must really be depressing the divots —— conservatives, as they survey the wreckage is labour seem to be improving, still, if you go back to the tony blair era, actually he won a stunning by—election victory in dudley west, a few months after he became leader and after that he tailed off, whereas keir starmer is build us up from strength to strength, so, the conservatives really have to worry. they have got, you know, maybe a year and a bit more if they want to push it. john rentoul. more if they want to push it. john rentoul- i — more if they want to push it. john rentoul. i want _ more if they want to push it. john rentoul. i want to _ more if they want to push it. john rentoul. i want to return to those storms, the bad weather that is hitting large parts of the uk but particularly scotland. storm babet. it has brought rain and flooding to parts of scotland. we can confirm a second pe

i suppose the war on motorists, the uxbridge - the war on motorists, the uxbridge by-eleclion. — the_ the war on motorists, the uxbridge by—election, with the new - the war on motorists, the uxbridge by—election, with the new les - the war on motorists, the uxbridge by—election, with the new les —— l by—election, with the new les —— ulez— by—election, with the new les —— ulez zone. — by—election, with the new les —— ulez zone, that's _ by—election, with the new les —— ulez zone, that's a _ by—election, with the new les —— ulez zone, that's a key— by—election, with the new les —— ulez zone, that's a key thing. - now, the main event. this time last year, rishi sunak might have had cause to put his feet up after losing the tory leadership to liz truss, but weeks later he had his nose to the grindstone, moving into number ten to placate the markets and calm the public and he is here now. what fine —— —— let's find out what kind of prime minister you want to be. you've come out as a supporter of drivers, one of the people fighting the war is in cornwall where the council is proposing a sp

there in uxbridge and ruislip.ve that being a vote winner, i think is reasonable to expect that the same that that would play the same way if the that that would play the same way issue if the that that would play the same way issue came if the that that would play the same way issue came up. if the that that would play the same way issue came up. right.) that that would play the same way issue came up. right. so do same issue came up. right. so do you rishi sunak says you think if rishi sunak says is, i will scrap all ulez schemes right across the uk , schemes right across the uk, stop them from ever coming into existence? the that he would win big in places. do you want him existence? the that he would win big inthat?>s. do you want him to do that? >> well, he's already said that to do that? >> vgoing e's already said that to do that? >> vgoing e's championiid that to do that? >> 14 going e's champion the hat he's going to champion the motorist. know, he motorist. you know, he is looking carefully these looking v

i think that the hands in his opening speech kept mentioning uxbridge. they see it.de by focusing on things like 20 mile an hour limits and ulez the tories see a chance of winning seats again. >> let's put this in context. i don't think labour has ever won uxbndge don't think labour has ever won uxbridge before. so the fact that the tories are saying we kept a seat which labour has never won is being seen as this hail mary to forming a government. those are very different way. different things, by the way. i think that tells you think that really tells you about the problem about the scale of the problem they're right now in they're facing right now in terms war the motorist terms of the war on the motorist . fuel duty, fuel duty in . cut fuel duty, fuel duty in this country is 57.9 £0.05 estate, the same for 12 years. jeremy hunt has said it's going to stay the same until next yean to stay the same until next year. so the tax on fuel has stayed the same for 12 years. that doesn't sound like a war on the motorist to me. in the long term. terms of what's term. now, in

uxbridge to be good for them and their family in the near term. thinking about— using their cars, without thinking about how— using their cars, without thinking about how they would be able to get around _ about how they would be able to get around otherwise. applause _ . conference, i have worked with families running _ . conference, i have worked with families running on _ . conference, i have worked with families running on tight - . conference, i have worked with i families running on tight budget. . conference, i have worked with l families running on tight budget. i know— families running on tight budget. i know the — families running on tight budget. i know the difference £12 50, labourmake you less tax, can make to people _ labourmake you less tax, can make to people whose finances are stretched. if we people whose finances are stretched. if we are _ people whose finances are stretched. if we are to _ people whose finances are stretched. if we are to succeed, net zero can't be something that is done to people by a privileged elite. we cann

fora kneejerk reaction to the uxbridge by—election.osts we are being asked of working families when it comes to meeting net zero targets and i came to the view we could meet world leading targets because we are doing more than anyone else, we could do it any more pragmatic and realistic way that saves people costs, not necessarily replacing their bowlers, especially in rural areas let macroi get there will be criticism of that, i am fine with that because at the right long—term decision. that because at the right long-term decision. ., , ., that because at the right long-term decision. ., ., , decision. you say you had these concerns about _ decision. you say you had these concerns about the _ decision. you say you had these concerns about the cost - decision. you say you had these concerns about the cost of - decision. you say you had these concerns about the cost of the l decision. you say you had these i concerns about the cost of the net zero targets would impose for a long time. you were at the cabinet table busily supporting bori

so i think a lot of focus went on uxbridge being a success when really it was quite a big failure fory confirms the trend rather than bucking it in a sort of way. in a funny sort of way. >> does this actually is this not the worst outcome that could have possibly happened for the tories sense that tories then, in the sense that if have just narrowly if they'd have just narrowly held in one or both of these held on in one or both of these seats, we'd have had a rishi sunak comeback narrative. the tories cheering about tories would be cheering about how even how well they did, even though they by tens of they crashed down by tens of thousands of votes . what does thousands of votes. what does this potentially the this potentially give the conservative party an opportunity sort wake up, opportunity to sort of wake up, smell the coffee, realise the polls are real, realise how much trouble they're in? yes that's definitely true. >> i mean, a couple of weeks ago, you know, the tory party conference, i was talking to a lot people and they were lot of people and they were saying, you tory mps

into that result and are putting their peg, sorry their coat too much on the peg of the resulting uxbridgewith a former government adviser. i know you were just listening to speeches. how much leverages their end the politics of the car? i’d how much leverages their end the politics of the car?— politics of the car? i'd lots. it feels that _ politics of the car? i'd lots. it feels that they're _ politics of the car? i'd lots. it feels that they're hedging - politics of the car? i'd lots. it feels that they're hedging a l politics of the car? i'd lots. it i feels that they're hedging a lot politics of the car? i'd lots. it - feels that they're hedging a lot on the vote _ feels that they're hedging a lot on the vote of the motorist, taking quite _ the vote of the motorist, taking quite literally the wing, which was 500 votes— quite literally the wing, which was 500 votes so, in axbridge based on ulez~ _ 500 votes so, in axbridge based on ulez. when you're pulling as badly as they— ulez. when you're pulling as badly as they conservatives have been, you don't _ as they conservatives have been,

really interesting strategy that the conservatives have totally bought into after the by—election in uxbridgehat result showing that people are reluctant to sign up for a policy which will affect their pockets, even if they are signed up to net zero in principle. so the conservatives have really gone for that. that was mark harper's speech we have the chancellorjeremy hunt now taking to the stage. i'm sure you would rather hear from him, now taking to the stage. i'm sure you would rather hearfrom him, so let's hand over. applause good afternoon. ., , good afternoon. the last time i soke at good afternoon. the last time i spoke at conference _ good afternoon. the last time i spoke at conference was - good afternoon. the last time i spoke at conference was as - good afternoon. the last time i - spoke at conference was as foreign secretary five years ago. after that, i thought my time in government was over. so it's great to see the pm getting the over—50s back into meaningful work. i do, however, have some very useful under 50s in my ministerial team, so thank you, john glen, andrew griffith, v

in the uxbridge by—election, that point. this is one of your candidates. it's not your candidates. it's not your candidate your man who's candidate is your man who's doing but actually he's yours. >> the mayor of all london >> he's the mayor of all london at something. >> know what i mean. >> well, you know what i mean. >> well, you know what i mean. >> well, you know what i mean. >> well, don't this is >> well, don't forget, this is bofis >> well, don't forget, this is boris johnson's idea. boris johnson. no, no, no. >> leap. >> it was such a leap. >> it was such a leap. >> who introduced ulez ? >> who introduced ulez? >> who introduced ulez? >> mayor in central london. >> its mayor in central london. in central london. >> and then grant shapps, the transport secretary said it needs to be extended and rolled out. >> but you've just us you >> but you've just told us you think wrong . you've just think it's wrong. you've just talked to the mayor london. talked to the mayor of london. >> could have stopped >> the mayor could ha

yeah, i was looking actually at uxbridge, the by—election at uxbridge was 46.ittle bit higher. but yeah, anyway, i you still politically motivated ? would you politically motivated? would you be turning out if there was a by—election in your area . never by—election in your area. never say never. they seem to be p°ppi"9 “p say never. they seem to be popping up like i don't know what these days anyway, i want to talk to you after the break about what i found such a random thing, concept that children thing, the concept that children would have supervised tooth would now have supervised tooth brushing in primary schools. what do you make of that? is that really the job of a teacher? what about the parents in all this? you me and in all this? you tell me and i'll see you . more that's going to put off some voters . hi some voters. hi there i'm michelle dewberry with you till seven alongside me. >> the tory life player in the house of lords, daniel moylan and the and trade and the writer and trade unionist embery. shai, you unionist paul embery. shai, you used to s

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they took their eye off the selby by—election in north yorkshire because uxbridge was on the same dayon —— hold oxbridge. the result in tamworth was even better. what must be depressing the conservatives surveying the wreckage is labour seems to be improving still whereas if you go back to the tony blair era, he won a stunning by—election in dudley west a few months after he became leader and after that rather tailed off. keir starmer is building up from strength to strength. the conservatives have to worry. they have got maybe a year, may be a bit more if they really want to push it to the extreme, but they have got to hope the economy will recover and voters will then think that labour would threaten the gains made and neither of those seem to be likely. john, let usjust neither of those seem to be likely. john, let us just hope neither of those seem to be likely. john, let usjust hope lib dems, we have heard from the deputy leader this morning, daisy cooper, saying understandably disappointed not to have won either by—election, incredibly proud the party nearly doubled its share of

but also that after the uxbridge by—election, which the conservatives held on to when some conservatives shifts of policy on, for example , environmental matters, that they could offer a new package to the electorate that would be attractive. it seems that in these by elections, there is no hint of success in that new strategy because rishi sunak did indeed make a lot of changes after uxbridge, and some of them seem to go down quite well with the electorate. but that is not reflected by—election reflected in the by—election results at all. >> interesting. it seems >> it's interesting. it seems like no what the like people, no matter what the government saying , just are like people, no matter what the gov inclined saying , just are like people, no matter what the gov inclined to saying , just are like people, no matter what the gov inclined to believe just are like people, no matter what the gov inclined to believe the. are not inclined to believe the government in terms of these transport projects in network north all the rest of it. north and all the rest of it. it's sort of it's sort

on there was a lot of attention on there was a lot of attention on the tory sort of minor win in uxbridgeat there are some potential issues they can show issues where they can show themselves as different with laboun themselves as different with labour. sorry, what was that ? labour. sorry, what was that? you said some potential issues where they can show a bit of a gap with labour. so like green issues for instance is a good one. i mean he's kind of done that, but quite weakly. i think a policies that he a lot of the policies that he scrapped are very much in the future, not even in future, probably not even in don't have anything do don't even have anything to do with the next parliament. so not unlike which could unlike ulez, which people could see, which what won them the see, which is what won them the by—election uxbridge , people by—election in uxbridge, people could see that that was going to cause them real pain imminently, whereas a lot of the sort of green that sunak has green policies that sunak has rowed back on are for not another years, not for all another ten years, not fo

you know, the uxbridge by—election did win was by—election where we did win was because sadiq becausewater between us and labour. said that he's labour. rishi has said that he's against anti—car that against the anti—car cult that has infiltrate every part of our pubuc has infiltrate every part of our public he's dealing with public sector. he's dealing with net he's set out net zero. he's set out a different direction of travel. so we've got to hope for the best. >> you've got to hope for the best. i am really pleased that you pronounce the word cult correctly. there good grief. for a second my heart was in my mouth. but. but there we go. i mean, look, what can rishi sunak do? i mean, if the results come back tomorrow, you've back tomorrow, you know, you've lost mid lost tamworth, you've lost mid beds fisher, etcetera. i mean keir is going be keir starmer is going to be a hoop, isn't he? he's already riding high. didn't riding high. you didn't have a post conference bounce that maybe would have maybe some people would have expected for you. maybe some people would have exp( know, for

i think the uxbridge by—election was a classic protest vote.ing was that sadiq khan was was more annoying than than the conservative party . and that's conservative party. and that's what happened. it wasn't particularly a desire in our love of the of the motor car. and i think what i want to really see is, you know , a really see is, you know, a collection of policies that says you're going to be better off. your kids are going to be better off, there's going to be a degree of progress. and that's what the conservative party is traditionally happened. i mean, i come from obviously from my accent, from the north of accent, i come from the north of england come from working england and i come from working class . red wall wasn't class stock. the red wall wasn't just like a phenomenon. it's just like a new phenomenon. it's always there . and people always been there. and people who conservative in working who vote conservative in working class areas are doing it, not because various buttons have been pressed. it's because they want to see a bette

well, they won in uxbridge back of it, so uxbridge on the back of it, so who . who knows. >> yeah.aying that that was a do you think he saw as. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> jeremy , that's palaeontologist. >> i know as well. just, you know, she should know better . know, she should know better. >> cindy, tell us about sir keir starmer's planning reform proposals. >> yeah , well, just which may >> yeah, well, just which may well by—election win in the election. yeah, it's yeah, yeah. the by—election next week. so remember nadine dorries who said yes. who said she was going to resign then, didn't for months, but now she has resigned and the by—election is next thursday. but her constituency is very interesting, which is that a labouris interesting, which is that a labour is neck and neck with the tories on the local poll, but the lib dems are very close behind as well. so labour and lib dems are fighting it out with other and they could with each other and they could well split one of the well split the vote. one of the big for them that big issues for them is that labour said that la

that's it goes back to the uxbridge by—election.course the whole business of sunak saying he's on the side of the motorists raising questions about the consensus on the pursuit of net zero. and what you may have noticed is a quite sharp increase in the tory party ratings in the opinion polls. so we're going to see more of this division . and because, of division. and because, of course, a very important section of the tory party was fully signed up to net zero. >> i mean, i think what you're losing here, david, is rishi sunak, is doing that mean because rishi sunak is trying to save his skin? meanwhile all around him, there are people saving their own skin and wanting to be want ing to be the next leader . and that that's next leader. and that that's what this this , this conference what this this, this conference is all about, is who's going to be the next leader? >> is it? >> is it? >> and actually, david, in that way, you're right because because basically there's nobody from the centre of the tory party. >> i mean, what is clear

that was not a kneejerk reaction to the uxbridge by—election.o it any more pragmatic and realistic way that saves people costs, not necessarily replacing their bowlers, especially in rural areas let macroi get there especially in rural areas and i get there will be criticism of that, i am fine with that because at the right long—term decision. you say you had these concerns about the cost of the net zero targets would impose for a long time. you were at the cabinet table busily supporting borisjohnson and his net zero targets. is it the case you disagreed with him privately and you are raising these concerns? or have you onlyjust realised the cost may potentially have been, which is it? i have raised his concerns in the past but i've been prime minister for less than a year and i'm responsible for that now. when you were chancellor you were unhappy about the targets? i raised concerns at the time about the pressure is being put on families and 1.1 made the other week, when we debate this in parliament, when we set a carbon budget in parliament t

but next week we're back in uxbridge where, got where, again, we've got a brilliant line up of guestsi think the most exciting bit for me is talking to ordinary people. >> people who i think are ignored often by the major news channels. >> we're going to give news. they want to hear this is a voice that needs to be heard. i think there's a chance here for a diversity of opinion to be expressed, you find expressed, which you don't find elsewhere. exciting. elsewhere. it's really exciting. we don't hold back. we're free to how decisions that are to say how decisions that are taken here affect all around taken here affect us all around the country. >> only on gb news the people's channel >> only on gb news the people's channel, britain's news channel i >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey. who is your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office this weekend is going to be one of contrast across the uk. high pressure is in charge across the south, heat from south, importing heat from north africa and iberia really turning very for the time of year. very warm for the

but next week we're back in uxbridge where, got where, again, we've got a brilliant line up of guests the most exciting bit for me is talking to ordinary people. >> people who i think are ignored often by the major news channels. >> we're going to give news. they want to hear this is a voice that needs to be heard. i think there's a chance here for a diversity of opinion to be expressed, you find expressed, which you don't find elsewhere. exciting. elsewhere. it's really exciting. we don't hold back. we're free to how decisions that are to say how decisions that are taken here affect all around taken here affect us all around the country. >> only on gb news the people's channel >> only on gb news the people's channel, britain's news channel i >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey. who is your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office this weekend is going to be one of contrast across the uk. high pressure is in charge across the south, heat from south, importing heat from north africa and iberia really turning very for the time of year. very warm for the time of

and let's be honest, again, it's the only reason the conservative party won the by—election in uxbridgeth othennise we were south ruislip. othennise we were doing pretty badly in boris johnson's old seat and we hung on to that solely because of ulez. i've never seen a single issue play so prominently a role . so the conservative party has taken a position that is very popular. the third on the popular. the third one on the housing and insulation and housing stuff and insulation and so in the long term so forth, that in the long term people are going to have of people are going to have more of an with. but there's no an issue with. but there's no doubt going to impose doubt it was going to impose more costs on householders. so he's got a point. >> think about this? >> what do you think about this? i mean, it has dominated the conference since time conference since this time around. the you just michael around. the to you just michael says it would agree send it all the way to scotland. where are you? >> a great demonstration >> it's a great demonstration of my failure to think my party's

when you look at by—elections that have happened, take the uxbridge and south rise one and you spokefor the conservatives? however bad it looks in terms of movement by labour, they will still receive a morale boost by holding these seats.— holding these seats. absolutely. given how low _ holding these seats. absolutely. given how low expectations - holding these seats. absolutely. given how low expectations of i holding these seats. absolutely. l given how low expectations of the conservative party are at the moment, and there is success for the conservatives in both these seeds would be taken as a degree of comfort and the truth is at the end of the day in politics, although you and i may say let's look at the swing, at the end of the day we all know that the result of this by—election will make much more impact on morale and on the narrative of politics if the labour party wins than if they don't. so to that extent, at least, who wins does matter but either way we are now clearly getting, seemingly, two by—elections were substantial swings and we are now getting a sequence of by—el

held by bofis uxbridge seat originally held by boris johnson, which hinged on labour mayor sadiq khan'sars to have gotten the message net zero is net. no, no . and since zero is net. no, no. and since his push back on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and yet more softening of net zero policies, his stopping the war on the motorist rhetoric and now money for levelling up in towns could rishi have timed his comeback just right, or will the tory party do what they've come ? we've come to see them do behave like a bad version of the apprentice and eat themselves from out . he apprentice and eat themselves from out. he has apprentice and eat themselves from out . he has also from the inside out. he has also failed to mention whether he's going continue the manchester going to continue the manchester leg given his leg of hs2, which, given his party's conference, is there all week and that manchester is not a natural home for the party, he better start talking on the flip flop side , people say sir keir flop side, people say sir keir starmer cannot not lose. but there's a long way to go.

the tories lost two by elections a few months ago, they were consoled by narrowly holding on to uxbridge, probably by opposing the labour mayor of london's plans to tax polluting vehicles . some polluting vehicles. some conservatives believe that it pointed the way to a policy shift reducing the rigour of environmental policy . the prime environmental policy. the prime minister has indeed delivered important changes, but despite that, the party can find no solace after being trounced in the by elections at tamworth and mid—bedfordshire, labour overturned majorities . overturned two huge majorities. so has the electorate already decided next year's election result? reporter reports suggest that jeremy hunt fears a portillo moment in his surrey constituency and to avoid such a savage humiliation won't stand at all. but is there yet something that the conservatives can play for to opine on that very simple question . i welcome very simple question. i welcome mark lehane from the centre for policy studies, formerly special adviser to nadhim zahawi peter edwards, who's the former editor of an

. >> well, what happened was you had the uxbridge by—election where people didn't want the expansioneep that seat. now, i think the tories are applying that to the rest of the country is a mistake. that idea that it's the way to win votes because you see ovennhelmingly maybe ovennhelmingly that it's maybe the fourth concern that the third or fourth concern that people their people have in their voting decisions the environment people have in their voting decisyou the environment people have in their voting decisyou know, environment people have in their voting decisyou know, a nvironment people have in their voting decisyou know, a lot'onment people have in their voting decisyou know, a lot ofment people have in their voting decisyou know, a lot of people and, you know, a lot of people in this country, it's a country full countryside, worried full of countryside, are worried about , are going to about the country, are going to hand to their and their hand to their kids and their grandkids. think the issue grandkids. i think the oil issue probably isn't that a thing probably isn't tha

that's of course, influenced by the fact that they unexpectedly held onto uxbridge largely because of our high streets. levelling up is something that we don't hear as much about as we don't hear as much about as we did under boris johnson, but certainly i think he will take some comfort from the fact that a poll out today puts the lead of labour's lead at just ten points. now, i say just eight, andits points. now, i say just eight, and it's only one poll, but for about a year the polls have had labour 20 points ahead . so rishi labour 20 points ahead. so rishi sunaki labour 20 points ahead. so rishi sunak i think will take some some comfort from that. but meanwhile he's trying to keep a lid on all the factions in his own party and there's plenty of conservatives who frankly think that the next election is already lost and they are jostling to put themselves in the best possible position for a leadership election. so we've heard a lot from the home secretary in the last week talking about the echr today. there's an interview with kemi badenoch, who we know would also rather like to le

but with the exception of uxbridge they are taking a beating in the by—election is. taking a beatinge they lost were a beating. even - lost one out of four. the once they lost were a beating. even in - lost one out of four. the once they lost were a beating. even in these| lost were a beating. even in these recent by—elections in local council elections they held seas, council they have held for many, many years, wadsworth, westminster, west oxfordshire, barnsley, and so on. this conservative party is going to take a drubbing at the election and deserves because value cannot be rewarded with incumbency. we need change in this country stop if we keep doing the same old thing again and again, the same agenda, you'll get the same result, which everyone can see now, as i mentioned, a state that has got massive debt, massive taxation, and a public sector that simply doesn't work, a private sector... simply doesn't work, a private sector- - -_ simply doesn't work, a private sector... ,, ,, �* ~ , simply doesn't work, a private sector... ,, ,, ~ ~ , , sector... crosstalk why then is it so a

i mean, given what happened in uxbridge, which has spooked this spooked every politician, this was after>> know protest and they >> i know protest and they turned it into a referendum on ulez held seat. yes indeed. >> and i think that's what has spooked politicians , persons spooked all politicians, persons from party to the from the labour party to the tory think that is the tory party. i think that is the key to why rishi sunak started putting back climate change targets. yeah. yeah. good there is a feeling out there that it was a domino effect, wasn't it, that tipped the first thing. it's right, by the way. but that's what's happened. >> think brilliant. >> yeah, i think it's brilliant. he's it. he's doing it. >> i think susan in >> i think for susan in particular, know, she's particular, you know, she's a londoner. she's a londoner. you can tell she's a londoner. you can tell she's a londoner. talks for london, londoner. she talks for london, she stands up for london. you know decent, know where she's decent, she's decent exactly. decent and spun and. exactly. exactly. got exactly. a

shifted to the motorist following directly, i would suggest from the government's unexpected victor in uxbridgecampaigned against the ultra low emission zone, they seem to have found a real passion for defending drive overs and they're going to have a big push on this. they think that's going to win them votes. and if the polls are to be believed, been about believed, there have been about 20. let's go this way. let's go this way. there have been about 20 points behind about 20 points behind for about a year , but they seem to be year, but they seem to be shifting. there was a poll the other that had them at just other day that had them at just i use that word advisedly, just put ten points behind . so put ten points behind. so i think rishi sunak will take some comfort from that. what he will not take comfort from is firstly the free wheeling of lots of people who would really rather like his job. kemi badenoch and trade minister suella braverman , the home secretary , priti , the home secretary, priti patel yes, sure . she's a patel yes, sure. she's a backbenchen patel yes, sure. she's a back

been pretty bleak recent only their only real victory being the uxbndge only real victory being the uxbridge emission zone ticket by 500 votes. but the tamworth seat is seen as a bit of a bellwether because it's tended to go with the country in general elections. so during ng, new labour, gordon brown, tony blair, it was labour when the country went back to the conservatives in 2010, it went conservative with chris pincher. now chris pincher of course as bofis now chris pincher of course as boris johnson apparently said , boris johnson apparently said, pincher by name, pincher by nature. he was ultimately booted out over groping allegations and those allegations were the straw that broke the camel's back, if you like , over boris johnson and you like, over boris johnson and ultimate led to him having to stand down. now, at the moment it seems like it's neck and neck. chris pincher had a 19,000 majority obe, but but labour think that they can take this seat. think that they can take this seat . there's a lot of very seat. there's a lot of very cross conservative voters, understandably , over c

that doing, but it does raise that question, is whilst after question, which is whilst after the uxbridge defeat from jaws victory defeat from the jaws of victory on the ulez, it on the basis of the ulez, it seems than anything seems more than anything else they're difficult they're in this difficult position a lot their position because a lot of their other prominent politicians, particularly in devolved assemblies and elsewhere around the are very in favour the country, are very in favour of kinds of schemes. keir of these kinds of schemes. keir starmer trying to starmer at best is trying to look both way on this issue as he likes try on many he likes to try to do on many issues, some point issues, but at some point they're to have to take a they're going to have to take a position to position and it's quite clear to me they're probably going me that they're probably going to more drawn towards to be more drawn towards pleasing people the kind pleasing people in in the kind of metropolitan where of metropolitan centres where a lot vote as as lot of their vote is, as well as their politi