let’s colleagues in wales who want rid of the welsh assembly.— the welsh assembly.mbly. let's look at brexit, what has _ the welsh assembly. let's look at brexit, what has brexit _ the welsh assembly. let's look at brexit, what has brexit done - the welsh assembly. let's look at brexit, what has brexit done for l brexit, what has brexit done for scotland? ~ ., brexit, what has brexit done for scotland? . . ., , �* ., brexit, what has brexit done for scotland? . . . , �* ., ., scotland? what has brexit done for scotland? what has brexit done for scotland? arguably, _ scotland? what has brexit done for scotland? arguably, we _ scotland? what has brexit done for scotland? arguably, we haven't - scotland? what has brexit done for| scotland? arguably, we haven't had scotland? what has brexit done for. scotland? arguably, we haven't had a proper brexit anyway because we always argued we should leave without any deal, and that didn't happen and that is why we have the difficulty in northern ireland. i am one of those people who believe, ukip is a party believes governments

four left for abolish the welsh assembl . . ~ only four left for abolish the welsh assembl . ., ,, ,olice community support officer julia james in kent have arrested a man in connection with her murder. sean dilley is in snowdown. well, the offices is absurd that a man from the canterbury area in his 20s was arrested at around 9:30pm last night in connection with the murder of the 53—year—old police community support officerjulia james. now, officers are saying that this, notwithstanding, they are still asking people to come forward with any information that relates to two the 27th of april, particularly keen to speak to anybody who was in the area between 1pm and apm, maybe you felt uncomfortable, you had to cross the road, or you had to change your route? any of that information, cctv is, they say is very important people come forward. {lilia cctv is, they say is very important people come forward.— cctv is, they say is very important people come forward. 0k, sean, thank ou. several of the uk's busiest rail lines are facing severe disruption after cracks were spotted on some high—s

the welsh assembly has traditionally been governed by the labour party, which is opposed to independencelabour councillor in caernarfon. >> i want to see wales have more self-determination, and that means more powers towards our country. however, going as far as independence, i think is a step in the wrong direction. we are at the moment having nearly 20 billion pounds by the westminster government to control and to run our services. without that, i think wales would be in danger. >> reporter: polls suggest that labour will be the biggest party after the election, but may have to share power with the welsh nationalists. the british government likes to boast that the united kingdom is the most successful political and economic union the world has er seen, but a new study by public policy experts at cambridge university warns that boris johnson is widely perceived as a prime minister who only speaks for england. >> this present crisis is, i think, a lot more serious than the british state seems to realize. >> reporter: historian owain jones believes that english brexeers, who triggered bri

there is a few other sentiments going on in wales, there is party establish the welsh assembly, theyassembly, will that sentiment resonate at all with the welsh public? potentially they could gain some of the regional seats here. but i think really, whether it is independence in plaid cymru or establishing the welsh senedd, will that resonate or will it come down to who has done a betterjob leading country, the uk nation, through the pandemic, has it been welsh labour, the tories over the border, or is it time for a different change here? could it be time for another coalition on the cards. ., ~ time for another coalition on the cards. . ~ , ., thank you. if you live in england, scotland or wales, you can find out what elections are taking place in your area by entering your postcode into our search tool, on our website, or the bbc news app. and we'll be bringing all the results as they happen. that's all from holyrood — back to you in the studio, ben. the entire indian delegation to the g7 summit in london is self—isolating after two members tested positive for covid—19. the news ca

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all of the welsh assembly. we've seen the power those bodies have during the pandemic.missioners. 25 seats for the london assembly and the london mail —— the london mayor as well. what do you have to do when you get in the voting booth? it may be more complicated than you think, it depends where you live. in scotland and wales, you get two votes. one for your local constituency member and then another vote for the regional list. this vote, effectively, helps parties which don't do so well in the local constituencies, but do still score well overall in the election, tops their representation up, gives them extra seats, makes the overall system more proportionate. but that is different, of course, if you're in england and voting on english local councils. there, it's our old friend, welcome its first past the post. it's one voter, one candidate, one vote, whichever candidate gets one more vote than all of the other candidates, they are elected, whichever party controls more than 50% of the seats in the local chamber, they control the local council. and if they are not abl

spectrum, we have got sentiment to abolish _ the spectrum, we have got sentiment to abolish the welsh assembly up a few seats in the regional areas — up a few seats in the regional areas. that will make an interesting make _ areas. that will make an interesting make up— areas. that will make an interesting make up to — areas. that will make an interesting make up to all the members of parliament that will come here after may the _ parliament that will come here after may the 6th. parliament that will come here after may the 6th— may the 6th. tomos, that is interesting. _ may the 6th. tomos, that is interesting. i— may the 6th. tomos, that is interesting. i am _ may the 6th. tomos, that is interesting. i am also - may the 6th. tomos, that is - interesting. i am also interested in plaid cymru. as you say, if labour need a partner in coalition, although plaid cymru has made it clear it is not going to go into a formal coalition, there could be some sort of supply backing for the labour party. would they push for some kind of vote on independence over the next parliament? titer;r some kind of vote

we understand borisjohnson will want to have the scottish government and the welsh and northern irish assembliesed. so they have got to try to get along. yes, so borisjohnson has invited ms sturgeon and the welsh first minister mark drakeford to a summit to discuss the covid recovery. ms sturgeon said that she is up for it and will attend, and i suppose the slight difference between the two positions is that nicola sturgeon says, when it comes to the health emergency, she will focus on that until she thinks about another referendum. michael gove this morning was saying, wait a minute, you need to think about the economic recovery process as well. the argument you will get from the scottish independence movement is they need the tools of independence to have an economic recovery that suits scotland. but the uk government will say, hold on, look at the vaccine roll—out and the furlough scheme, they are all things that have been made easier because they've been done across the whole of the uk. the snp are on course for 19 years of power now, and that is a big deal. that is going to be the longest t

will want to understand borisjohnson will want to have the scottish government and the welsh and northern irish assemblieshave got to try to get along. yes. have got to try to get along. yes, boris johnson _ have got to try to get along. yes, boris johnson has _ have got to try to get along. yes, boris johnson has invited - have got to try to get along. 1913 borisjohnson has invited nicola sturgeon and the welsh first minister mark drakeford to a summit to discuss the covid recovery. nicola sturgeon said she is up for it and will attend, and i suppose the difference between the two positions is that nicola sturgeon says, when it comes to the health emergency, she will focus on that until she thinks about another referendum. michael gove this morning was saying that we needed to think about the economic recovery process as well. we argument you will get from the scottish independence movement is that they need the tools of independence to start a recovery that helps scotland. but the uk government will say look at the vaccine roll—out and the fellow scheme, they have been done easier because of it being ac

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so across the united kingdom we have elections for the scottish and welsh parliaments we've had london assembly elections we've had an election for the london mayor that's one of 13 merril actual merrill elections around 143. english councils comprising of roughly 5000 councillor seats up for grabs 39 police and crime commissioners and one election a by election for a westminster m.p. that's for the hot little constituency where i am the count for that is going on in the leisure sense of behind me seeing cars driving up unloading bags of ballot papers from the boots and taking them into be counted why does all of this matter world is the 1st chance really to take the political temperature of the country since the conservatives and boris johnson won that thumping 80 seat majority back in 2019 it's also a chance to have a look at the support for independence movements in scotland and in wales and it's a chance to see whether labor the main opposition party in the u.k. is as politically unappealing to the electorate under its new leadership of kiss starmer as it was under its old leadership of jer

they're electing english local councils, the scottish parliament, the welsh senedd, the london assemblying is really fascinating about this as there has been a huge change in the political landscape since these elections last took place? absolutely massive. if you think back— absolutely massive. if you think back a _ absolutely massive. if you think back a lot — absolutely massive. if you think back a lot of these elections took place _ back a lot of these elections took place last— back a lot of these elections took place last time in 2016 and 2017, which _ place last time in 2016 and 2017, which means it was well before brexit. — which means it was well before brexit, and some of them even before the referendum result. just think how long — the referendum result. just think how long ago that feels politically. and, how long ago that feels politically. and. as _ how long ago that feels politically. and, as you say, a bumper set of them _ and, as you say, a bumper set of them this— and, as you say, a bumper set of them this year as well because once it has— them this year as well becaus

they“re electing english local councils, the scottish parliament, the welsh senedd, the london assembly it is. there is an enormous number _ today? yes, it is. there is an enormous number of - today? yes, it is. there is an i enormous number of elections happening on thursday and if you think back to the last time these elections were held, it was a pretty different political landscape. they were in 2016, 2017, some of those held notjust for brexit but before the brexit referendum results was even held. so quite a different situation. scottish parliament elections also going to be very big this year in terms of the potential for setting the political weather, if you like, afterwards. there“s for setting the political weather, if you like, afterwards. there's an expectation they may end up being a pro—independence majority in the scottish parliament. if that happens, it“s scottish parliament. if that happens, it's likely to raise the prospect of another independence referendum, we know the westminster government is opposed to that. that's likely to set the weather if that“s likely to set

scotland, it's a question about wales and perhaps the welsh government will be asking where is our dosh? and the same with the northern ireland assemblyster really has his hand on the tiller, just kind of throwing some money around and student exchanges, that's one of the other things that is being offered. is it really good enough at the moment? it's not going to convince you if you feel an emotional connection to scotland, is that really going to change so you feel? irate that really going to change so you feel? ~ ~ , that really going to change so you feel? ~ ,, ,, feel? we keep persisting with caettin a feel? we keep persisting with getting a better _ feel? we keep persisting with getting a better line - feel? we keep persisting with getting a better line with - feel? we keep persisting with l getting a better line with claire. john, the other thing to pick up on the points were making, we shouldn't entirely forget england and all of this. there is no england devolution, there is no equivalent of the first minister for england. people used to argue for an english parliament. we had a regional assembly rejected, went for the electe

welsh parliaments. in england, there are elections for mayors in 13 of the biggest city areas, some council elections and the london assemblyme commissioners up for election in england and wales. finally, there's a by—election in hartlepool — which could tell us how labour is doing in what was once its heartland. the only place in the uk without any elections tomorrow is northern ireland. let's join our political editor laura kuenssberg. as you suggested it is almost like an encyclopaedia of elections. there are small contests for the tiniest of parish councils, big contests that raise constitutional questions, particularly in scotland but also in wales, and for the main party leaders there are big pressures. can the tories show they are keeping up the tories show they are keeping up the momentum when they flip so many seats from red to blue in the general election? can keir starmer in his first test at the polls as labour leader show he is helping to undo the damage of years past? there is so much at stake. a chance for the public after a strange year indeed to have a say. watch the stunts. you might think it's a general e

welsh parliament, with 60 members. in england, votes have been cast for 13 city and regional mayors, thousands of seats on 143 councils, and for 25 members of the london assemblyere are 39 police and crime commissioners are being elected in england and wales. and in addition to all that there's also been a parliamentary by—election in hartlepool, where labour is fighting to hold on to the seat. the only part of the uk without any elections is northern ireland. we'll be asking what's at stake in all these contests, but first, this report by our political correspondent ben wright. for all party leaders, these elections are a test. for borisjohnson, who voted in london this morning, they're one measure of how voters rate his handling of covid, which halted last year's poll and still shapes this. for labour's leader, sir keir starmer, these elections are a chance to prove he's taken the party forward since its general election drubbing. and for scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, the parliamentary elections there are the snp�*s big chance to push for another independence referendum. voters heading to the polls in the scottish highlands had to contend with

a long stay in holyrood but nothing compared to labour in wales, in office since the welsh parliament, the assemblyabour party. impressive. labour were really worried going into the campaign because in wales into the campaign because in wales in the 2019 general election the tories did extremely well, particularly up in this corner of north—east wales, we have heard a lot about the red all in england and there was a red wall in north wales and seat after seat, whether it was wrexham or the vale of fluid, since like that fell to the conservatives at the general election and you could see the same thing happened here in the senate but only in the vale of clwyd, since like wrexham for example, it didn't happen this time, the labour party on extremely well managed to increase their majority in a seat like that, conservatives did all right, plaid cymru did 0k conservatives did all right, plaid cymru did ok but only a tiny swing of 0.3% so that is how the labour party in wales has hung onto majority and interesting over all that if you look at what has happened over the election, in wales and scotland an

welsh parliaments. in england, there are elections for mayors in 13 of the biggest city areas, some council elections and the london assembly 39 police and crime commissioners up for election in england and wales. finally, there's a by—election in hartlepool which could tell us how labour is doing in what was once its heartland. the only place in the uk without any elections tomorrow is northern ireland. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. watch the stunts. you might think it's a general election. it's not quite yet, but tomorrow there is a huge sweep of ballots and everyone in great britain has the first chance to have a say since his victory in 2019. these are a very important set of elections and the choice, i think, is clear between, you know, the labour opposition who seem absolutely determined to continue to play political games and government that is getting on with our agenda, getting on with people's priorities. but it's the first time that keir starmer faces the electorate as the labour leader. i've got five plus one. 18 months since his party took a thumping, pressure on him to show it can get back on

welsh labour have been in power since 1999 when the assembly was first created and now you are facingn terms of our handling of the pandemic, which has not gone away. and the careful, cautious, scientifically formed way in which we have responded to the pandemic, we have responded to the pandemic, we will certainly be continuing that. but renewal as well because of our ambitious plans for the future, a future for wales based on our huge natural strengths that gives our young people a powerful sense of a future that is here for them in wales, using our natural resources, our abilities, skills, commitment that we have, in the workplace here in wales. all of that gives us the raw material for renewal, a stronger, greener, fairer wales the other side of the pandemic.- other side of the pandemic. mark, kirsty here — other side of the pandemic. mark, kirsty here in _ other side of the pandemic. mark, kirsty here in edinburgh. - other side of the pandemic. mark, kirsty here in edinburgh. just - kirsty here in edinburgh. just asking — kirsty here in edinburgh. just asking your advice on this.