. ., to a yorkshire party candidate, mike jordan-_ use - to a yorkshire party candidate, mike jordan.jordan. good afternoon. use dude as a yorkshire party member _ jordan. good afternoon. use dude as a yorkshire party member in - jordan. good afternoon. use dude as a yorkshire party member in 2019 i jordan. good afternoon. use dude as| a yorkshire party member in 2019 and rejoined the conservatives, add weight month enjoyed a yorkshire party, why do you feel that standing is a yorkshire party candidate offers people a better chance than standing as a conservative? i resigned from the conservatives because i was struggling with national and local issues. i was at home not thinking about anything when i heard that nigel adams had decided to resign. that prompted me to make a move and i put in a request to the yorkshire party because i always felt passionately about yorkshire and the fact that yorkshire isn't being looked after. what was it specifically, i know you said you liked borisjohnson, did you think you would still be a contender party member if he were still prime minister? almo

the main message that the yorkshire party is pushing is that we want devolution for yorkshire as a long—terml and the way to do that is to send me to london rather than one of the other parties. because this is the perfect opportunity for selby and ainsty to represent the whole of yorkshire and send a clear message to london by sending me there. the reform party is putting down a marker. we're putting a strong message out there to the government in this by—election that we're here for the long term. we are also speaking out for the silent majority of people who are frightened to speak out for themselves, because we're the people's party, we're the common sense party and we are the voice of the ordinary working people and the politically homeless. peering into the future and bustle in the shadow of an iconic local business as the clock counts down to decision time. a full list of candidates is on your screen now. for more information please go the bbc website. that's all from us tonight. faisal�*s here tomorrow. until then, goodnight. breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from

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mike jordan, yorkshire party . mike jordan, yorkshire party. david kent reform uk . as an independent guy. phoenix the heritage party. sir archibald stanton official monster raving loony party. matt walker lib dems. arnold workman . green dems. arnold workman. green party. john william waterston social democrat party. >> social democratic party. i should say. luke. john wellock climate party. tyler callum wilson kerr independent . right. wilson kerr independent. right. and of course we've got full coverage of by—election results coming up on friday. >> let's speak now to our political reporter olivia utley and olivia, i guess we were getting an indication from pmqs that there really getting ready for the election fight and an indication , at least from keir indication, at least from keir starmer. that's the nhs is the touchstone on the doorstep . touchstone on the doorstep. >> well, yeah, absolutely . and >> well, yeah, absolutely. and we've been hearing over the last few weeks that that is what people are talking about. one might think that that would be good news f

he has been nicknamed the house after winning his seat in north yorkshire for the labour party.was a previously tories save seat. england goalkeeper maria observes it is hurtful and can't buy a replica of her goalkeeper shirt. can't buy a replica of her goalkeepershirt. she can't buy a replica of her goalkeeper shirt. she only found out when the outfit kit went on sale. it has been reported for producing women was my goalkeeper kits for the public is not part of nikkei was my plans. some other stories now. earlier this week the bbc reported dozens of abuse allegations at mcdonald's. the uk mcdonald's boss said the claims are personally and professionally shocking however current and former workers have said it is too little, too late. and get your popcorn ready because barbenheimer weekend is here. audiences across the country will be heading to the cinema to see barbie and oppenheimer, two very different and highly anticipated films have been released today. but who will win big at the box office? time now to leave you with ten seconds of waterfalls because the in china has bee

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there were celebrations for labor in the north yorkshire seat, with the party overturning the majority20,000 votes. there was a bigger percentage swing for the liberal democrats in the southwest, overturning a 19,000 majority there. but the conservatives held onto boris johnson's rmer constituency in west london, winning by just 495 votes. damian, let's come back to you. your reaction to those results? where do you think it leaves the parties? damian: well, let's start with the liberal democrats. what it is for them, they of course, traditionally the third party, this cements their position. they have now won 4 of these by elections -- bielections, four of them in the last couple of years. and that has included, like this one, very big swings to them. for them, this is a sign that they are back in business after having taking part in the coalition government with the conservatives back in 2010 and then really suffering from that at the polls. they see this is a big step forward. and they manage to do it in areas where they used to be strong -- a1 is in the southwest. it's a strong sign

party. after suffering heavy defeats, labour triumphant after overturning a tory majority of 20,000 in yorkshirek a fairly upbeat tone, saying his party's victory in uxbridge and south ruislip by just 495 votes shows the next general election is not a done deal. >> but as all parties crunch the numbers, conservative party chairman greg hands admitted they need to regain the trust and confidence of voters ahead of any general election . of any general election. >> well, let's get the latest from our gb news reporters who are all over the country today having followed these by—election results. we've got olivia utley at westminster, jeff moody in somerton and frome , anna riley, who's in selby and ainsty, and also paul hawkins in uxbridge. so let's start with you, anna, in selby. where to keys have been. congrats elated by by voters today . by by voters today. >> they certainly have. yes. i'm here at selby football club where speeches were given by keir starmer keir mather, the new labour mp for selby and ainsty and also angela rayner. she stood in the middle of the both and joked that she was par

conservative voters previously that simply did not vote or voted for the reform party or the yorkshire partyotest vote because they were so fed up with the conservatives. the turnout was very low . only about 44% as very low. only about 44% as opposed to 72% in the general election. so they do think that about 23,000 conservative voters simply did not turn out. but a huge victory here for labour nonetheless . a different story nonetheless. a different story completely , of course, down in completely, of course, down in the south, in uxbridge, labour had expected to take boris johnson's old seat, but it was not to be. and the reason for that much as rishi sunak turned up at the rumbling tum cafe on friday morning in very jovial mood, it was not his is win. it was because of opposition to the labour mayor sadiq khan's expansion of the ultra low emission zone to outer london, which means that from the end of august most people driving older diesel and petrol cars will either have to pay £12.50 every day to drive in these areas or get rid of those cars and replace them with something new thatis

labour took the selby and ncc at north yorkshire from - ncc at north yorkshire from the conservative partyhuge majority they are. those were the results in selby and nc. the youngest mp in parliament when he takes the seat at 25 years old. the liberal democrat sarah bike secure the dramatic victory winning more than 21,000 votes there. but conservatives held onto 0xbridge in west london by the slimmest of majorities, just for hundred and 50 votes. that was of course borisjohnson see until he resigned. in a moment will have all those results. here a political correspondent on the by election drama. we don't have thatjust at the moment. let's get reaction from the moment. let's get reaction from the constituencies directly. let's get reaction from the constituencies directly. so let's hear from the byelection constitutencies with our correspondents, tim iredale in selby, jonathan blake in frome. a huge win for labor. just how devastating is this for the conservatives who held betsy for so long? yes, it's been a day of labour celebration here in selby. just a few weeks ago it would've seemed

in the two defeats — and the main political parties have been taking stock — of what the results mean. there were celebrations for labour in the north yorkshirend ainsty — the party overturning a conservative majority of more than 20,000 votes. there was an even bigger percentage swing for the liberal democrats in the south west — taking somerton and froome — overturning a 19,000 majority. but the tories held on to borisjohnson�*s former constituency of uxbridge and south ruislip in west london — winning by just a95 votes. let's go straight to westminister. samantha simmonds is there for us now. samantha. thank you very much. it's pretty quiet here westminster and has been most of the day. a lot of mps have headed off to their constituencies are on holidays, summer recess under way from today. let's make no mistake. forthe way from today. let's make no mistake. for the conservatives, this was a bad night but could have been worse. that narrow win in uxbridge and south rice lip has given them something positive to talk about, an opportunity for rishi sunak to go down and make sure you can talk to the press and present a positive spin on this b

keir starmer, says there's been a "cry for change" from voters, after his party won the selby and ainsty by—election in north yorkshire successfully overturned a massive conservative majority of 20,000, the biggest shift in votes to labour in a by—election in the party's history. but rishi sunak insists the conservatives can still win the next general election, despite not only losing in selby, but also beaten by the lib dems in the by—election in somerton and frome in the west country. the prime minister points to the narrow victory in the london seat of uxbridge and south ruislip as a cause for optimism. let's look at the results in more detail, and in selby and ainsty, labour won the seat from the conservatives, with keir mather, who's 25, becoming the youngest mp in the commons. he secured close to 16,500 votes. in somerton and frome, the liberal democrat sarah dyke won a dramatic victory, bagging more than 21,000 votes. but the conservatives clung on to uxbridge and south ruislip by the slimmest of majorities, with steve tuckwell receiving nearly 1a,000 votes — just a95 ahead of labour. we'll have plenty of analy

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but they are going for expectation management, all of the parties, and two seats, and north yorkshireident they will take what was boris johnson's seat labour are confident they will take what was borisjohnson�*s seat in north—west london but they faced awkward questions about what is known as the ultra low emission zone which plenty blame on the labour at mayor of london so how much does that damage them? selby and ainsty, labour can win a general election and not win seats like this so this is a massive mountain to climb and they're throwing everything at this, three shadow cabinet ministers today and hundreds of campaigners and some of the party so it will be close but others are more confident they can win and that would be a proper political wow moment and the lib dems in somerton and frome are upbeat and confident they will win and claim they have not done if thousand dollars just today. and claim they have not done if thousand dollarsjust today. so knuckles and cups of coffee all round, the night is young. indeed. many thanrs- _ round, the night is young. indeed. many thanks. c

mike jordan yorkshire party. dave kent reform uk . keir alexander mather reform uk. palmer. >> he's for the independent party guy phoenix for the heritage party. sir archibald stanton for the official monster raving loony party and matt walker is standing for the lib dems. arnold francis warneken for the green party. crikey, quite some names going on there. >> yeah. not finished yet. john. william waterston, social democrat demographic party. luke wellock the climate party . tyler wellock the climate party. tyler wilson qatar. the independent party . party. >> well, here with your forecast andifs >> well, here with your forecast and it's very straightforward name aidan mcgivern that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers are proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hi there. good morning to you. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. a brighter day for many of us today. sunny spells , but there'll be further spells, but there'll be further showers, especially towards the east. it's towards the east where you yesterday's rain is movin

there were celebrations for labour in the north yorkshire seat of selby and ainsty — the party overturninggger percentage swing for the liberal democrats in the south west, taking somerton and frome, overturning a 19,000 majority. but the tories held on to borisjohnson�*s former constituency of uxbridge and south ruislip in west london — winning by just a95 votes. damian, let's come back to you. your reaction to those results, where do you think it leaves the parties? well, let's start with the liberal democrats. what it is for them, they, of course, traditionally the third party and this cements their position. they have now won back four of these by—elections, mid—term elections when mps stand down, they have won four of them in the last couple of years. that has included, like this one, very big swings to them. forthem, this like this one, very big swings to them. for them, this is a sign that they are back in business after having taken part in the coalition government with the conservatives backin government with the conservatives back in 2010 and really suffering from that at the pol

yorkshire. chris, the bottom line is, all the main parties, naturally they will claim that they won this and that what? i think they will all do at least a little tossing and turning. the conservatives, the picture is bleak. there is no escaping that. they had a right old stuffing in somerset, and here in north yorkshire, the huge majority vanished in a by—election puff of smoke. labour deserve all the superlatives that have been thrown in their direction about their victory here, because if you describe it as historic and various other things that occasionally journalists lean upon to describe things, they would be accurate, but we saw what happened in london, and we saw what happened in london, and we have seen the public awkwardness today from the labour leader and, yes, the labour mayor of london, about that emissions scheme in the capital. we are no clearer, really, about precisely what they want to do about precisely what they want to do about it. and then there is also the thought that if a tory party in a lot of trouble can pick a single issue campaign and managed to derail the labour par

the results from somerset and yorkshire were very bad for the conservative party and worse than that,ocrats eating into the conservative vote in parts of the country, labour elsewhere and tactical voting in those constituencies, where it is clear that labour voted for the liberal democrat candidate in one and the liberal democrats voted for the labour candidate in the other. that's not good for the conservatives. whether it's quite as good as 1997, uxbridge does just put that question mark there. a commentator on the tories said it could have been a lot worse for rishi sunak. it is a mixed bag and not quite the full horror show that some tory mps were anticipating, which would have been a triple by—election defeat for rishi sunak. they managed to cling on in uxbridge. of course voters are undecided so not particularly decisive, but a win is a win in this case. that's giving i think those looking for reasons to be more optimistic something to attach themselves to. but still the picture's pretty bleak if you're a tory mp in a seat even in the region of 20,000. a brief moment on the stag

in selby in north yorkshire where we are waiting to hearfrom in north yorkshire where we are waiting to hear from the labour partystarmer. he will be cock—a—hoop at that win. really significant, isn't it, in that this is not a traditional labour seat in any sense? really a traditional tory seat. there isn't much of a labour base and they have overturned this 20,000 seat majority. what does it say about their chances going forward, given this was a conservative party was like 249th most vulnerable seat, no where near where they had been fighting for in a general election? absolutely. it was not on labour's target of seats for the next election. i think it is probably worth saying although keir will be the baby of the house, there is a good chance he will retain that seat because after the boundary changes, it becomes a little bit safer for the labour party than it is currently, selby and aine steve. i think that campaign more broadly you can't really overstate —— selby and ainsty. you can't overstate the result. what it indicates about labour's chances at the next general election. it points to a very red win rath

in the two defeats, and the main political parties have been taking stock of what the results mean. there were celebrations for labour in the north yorkshireby and ainsty — the party overturning a majority of more than 20,000 votes. there was an even bigger percentage swing for the liberal democrats in the south west, taking somerton and froome, overturning a 19,000 majority. but the tories held on to borisjohnson's former constituency of uxbridge and south ruislip in west london — winning by just a95 votes. let's go live to westminster — and samantha simmonds. thank you. let's get more reaction now from all of those by—election constituencies with our correspondents. we've gotjonathan blake in froom and chi chi izundu in uxbridge. concept is mashed onto that seat. chi—chi, to you first. there's been a row about adding onto the seat with the labour party blaming the extension of a policy known as ulez, ultra low emission zone by london's mayor. the conservative candidate said that is the reason he won. indeed. he said that as the sole reason he won. it's a local issue and about the expansion of the ultra low emission zone. labour's london

of course, keir mather, the namesake of the party, leader of the labour party, one in in north yorkshiredered inexperienced. well, is that true ? where did where did that true? where did where did that get the and also not all the ancient greeks, i suppose because it was only the they only lived till about 32, i think in the us they do have age limits on various 25 for the for the house and 35 for the senate. >> i don't think people would necessarily say that that's done much for their democracy. >> anything, it's too old, right? >> that's i think maybe i'm a little bit a little bit old fashioned with my view, perhaps because 25, by and because i do think 25, by and large, don't think there large, i don't think there should rule. but i think as should be a rule. but i think as a 25 year there is a 25 year old, there is absolutely no way i would think i would fit for office in the i would be fit for office in the house commons. do i know house of commons. what do i know at okay. what about what at 20? okay. what about what about this chap has had a totally political career. he hasn't prop

party. i just don't think it's going to be replicated. how can you pitch that, that win in yorkshirehow not enough? well, i think look at the think if you look at the majority the tories had to majority that the tories had to begin with and what labour now have majority, that is have as a majority, that is something that if the average tory voter decide tory voter were to decide to actually vote actually come out and vote rather than just stay at home, that be very easily that would be very easily overturned. what overturned. that's what i'm taking this. ultimately the taking from this. ultimately the tories just tories are very unpopular just because they are the tories, but the not yet the labour party are not yet able people to come able to galvanise people to come out vote them. simply out and vote for them. simply against the tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this he tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is up'ies. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is up un

party. i just don't think it's going to be replicated. how can you pitch that, that win in yorkshirehow not enough? well, i think look at the think if you look at the majority the tories had to majority that the tories had to begin with and what labour now have majority, that is have as a majority, that is something that if the average tory voter decide tory voter were to decide to actually vote actually come out and vote rather than just stay at home, that be very easily that would be very easily overturned. what overturned. that's what i'm taking this. ultimately the taking from this. ultimately the tories just tories are very unpopular just because they are the tories, but the not yet the labour party are not yet able people to come able to galvanise people to come out vote them. simply out and vote for them. simply against the tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this he tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is up'ies. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is up un

party despite a 20,000 majority for the tories at the last election. let's go live now to selby to james vincent ? a political editor at bbc yorkshireown of selby and north yorkshire in the north of england, not farfrom the yorkshire in the north of england, not far from the constituency of prime minister rishi sunak and he is among some of the bigwigs, the high profile politicians who have been campaigning here so he himself has been here campaigning to help the conservative efforts but we've also had the leader of the opposition, keough starmer, plus some other high profile mps as well. —— keir starmer. why have labour and the conservatives thrown so much at this? i the conservatives thrown so much at this? ~ , , .,, this? i think this is the most important — this? i think this is the most important and _ this? i think this is the most important and most - this? i think this is the most i important and most interesting of the three by—elections we have coming up on thursday. i would say that, wouldn't i? fascinating for a number of reasons. rishi sunakjust 60 miles up the road in richmond, his constituency, and they have a 20,000

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party candidate, 13,965. in selby and ainsty, a labour candidate called keir defeated the conservatives. his older namesake hopes to do the same at the next general election. here in yorkshired the sizeable opinion poll lead, winning a largely rural seat which is not its natural territory. and overturning a 20,000 tory majority, something it hadn't done before at a by—election. keir starmer said the result put his party on course for victory nationally. we have shown what a change labour party can do. this should never have been a by—election. caused by the chaos, the division, the infighting in the tory party, and that's why so many people have said to us that they want change. labour party, 13,470. labour had hired hopes of taking borisjohnson�*s old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip in west london, but following a recount, the conservatives clung on. the winning candidate steve tuckwell suggested that a single issue had sunk labour's chances. the labour mayor of london sadiq khan is extending what is called the ultra low emissions and this area. it effectively translated as a tax on older, more polluting vehicles and proved unpopular on the doorstep. but rishi sunak wan

yorkshire, who is in selby. well, i'm on the hallowed turf of selby town football club, where until a few months ago, there were quite a few people on the pitch, most of them labour party for now. 20,000 tory majority overturned. and a buoyant keir starmer arrived here in the past hour, where he congratulated his newest mp, the youngest mp who will sit in the house of commons, 25—year—old keir mather. the labour leader will be hoping that a win here proves that labour can perhaps take back any of those seats labour loss to the conservatives in the 2019 general election across the north of england, the so—called red wall seats. as for the issues here, there wasn't one particular issue that won it for labour. they were talking about the things everyone is talking about the things everyone is talking about the things everyone is talking about across the country — the cost of living, rising prices and nhs waiting lists, all the things that rishi sunak is himself prioritising. but if this was an end of term report for the government, i think the voters in selby would say, must do better. this think the voters in selby would say, must do better.— must do better. this was a b

yorkshire, in somerset and in uxbridge, former home of borisjohnson. in a moment we'll be speaking to david simmonds who's at the count in uxbridge. labour partyeliese dodds. at the somerset and frome count is christine jardine, the lib dem spokeswoman for the cabinet office, women and equalities and scotland. and nick watt will be joining us from selby in a moment, but firstjoe's here to explain what's at stake. the prime minister is facing a trim by—election, butjudging by the mood of some of his mps, you would think it is a triple bypass. some times these by—elections are boring, but occasionally they disstill a mood, a moment or a shift. there are examples of snp supporters and winnie ewing's win. and the sdlp�*s shirley williams overturned a big tory majority. hartlepool boasted boris johnson's tory majority. hartlepool boasted borisjohnson's reputation as governments rarely gain seats. keir starmer proved injune he could win back a red wall seat and the liberal democrats say taking seats off the tories are evidence of their resurgence. keep an eye on swing, on turn out and tactical voting. but why are we so intrigued about tonight? obvio

yorkshire seat of selby and ainsty. the lib dems won somerton and frome in somerset, overturning a 19,000 vote majority. their leader says that a powerful message had been sent to the conservative partythe tories held on to borisjohnson�*s former constituency of uxbridge and south ruislip in west london — winning by just a95 votes. we'll be live in each of those constituencies in a moment — but first — here's our political correspondent alex forsyth — on a night of by—election drama. i hereby declare that kier mather is duly elected. cheering the jubilation was obvious. in the early hours of this morning, this was the moment labour overturned a conservative majority of more than 20,000 to win in selby and ainsty, something the party has never done before. the people of selby and ainsty have sent a clear message. for too long, conservatives up here and in westminster have failed us. and, today, that changes. it's time for a fresh start. earlier, the lib dems were celebrating in somerton and frome. another huge victory for them in a seat that had been conservative. their candidate saying it showed her party was back in the west country. lifelong conservative voters have today voted lib

selby in north yorkshire, labour overturned a conservative majority of 20,137, a 23.7% swing, the partyby—election. that is massive. labour's new mp, keir mather, 25 years old, he is the baby of the house. not a very nice phrase. he says his success has rewritten the rules on where labour can win. elsewhere, the lib dem leader sir ed davey says his party is firmly back in its former west country stronghold after winning somerton and frome by more than 10,000 votes. and of course, uxbridge and ruislip, a silver lining for sunak? what do you think? 08085 909693, 85058. look at this, chris in froome, paul in selby. it is working out well so far. you don't have to be in those particular constituencies, though. wherever you are, what does this mean? chrissy in frome, tell us about your thoughts. well, i think the whole of frome and the somerton area is very disillusioned. we had an mp who didn't_ disillusioned. we had an mp who didn't represent us for a year, 18 months — didn't represent us for a year, 18 months. and everybody was so fed up that they— months. and everybody was so fed up that

yorkshire seat of selby and ainsty. somerton and frome saw an overturning of a majority. their leader has just been celebrating the win in a constituency. the conservative partyve mp paul scully. minister for london, thank you very much for being down here. what is your reaction to the overall results? ~ your reaction to the overall results?— your reaction to the overall results? ~ ., ., , ., results? we have to listen and learn, results? we have to listen and learn. we _ results? we have to listen and learn, we have _ results? we have to listen and learn, we have to _ results? we have to listen and learn, we have to redouble i results? we have to listen and | learn, we have to redouble our efforts to tackle the issue —— back issues that people want. cost of living, immigration. we should set�*s five pledges. we also have to look at lessons from the three different elections, the three different results. what we have seen here in alta bates, in london, is that ulez was a really major factor. the one thing sadik khan has actually done within his priest, people really don't like, because it is attacking them when they can least afford it, bringing a sledgehamme

welcome to richmond, a market town on the edge of the yorkshire dales, and a constituency that is a safe conservative seat and whose last two mps have been partythe big screen, because op there is a rather big number. —— up there. that is the rate of inflation, 8.7%, the average rate of inflation, 8.7%, the average rate at which prices have been rising. we have a few people here we will hear from rising. we have a few people here we will hearfrom in a moment. but the rise in average prices is putting pressure on household budgets, in large part because food prices have been rising. 15% is how much they have been going up compared with a year before. that is why the bank of england has raised rates to 5%, the highest in 15 years, to try to bring down prices. coletta smith has been finding out more. this is matt. daddy daycare. but this is no regular chip shop, because every hour or so, the shutters come down and we hit the road for the next village. hiya. he's a kind of postman, pat of the chippie world, trundling along his round to the delight of his customers. and he knows lots of them by name. usually two or three stops a night. people's spe

parties. we are hoping to win in both, the london seat of uxbridge and south ruislip and in north yorkshire, whichi yorkshire, which is the greatest challenge?— challenge? i think all three are ureat challenge? i think all three are great challenges _ challenge? i think all three are great challenges and _ challenge? i think all three are great challenges and we - challenge? i think all three are great challenges and we have i challenge? i think all three are - great challenges and we have never held any— great challenges and we have never held any of— great challenges and we have never held any of them and i think that says something that we are even discussing — says something that we are even discussing the fact we are in contention. we have worked really hard, _ contention. we have worked really hard, activists have come from all of the _ hard, activists have come from all of the country to join the campaign, we have _ of the country to join the campaign, we have brilliant candidates and i would _ we have brilliant candidates and i would like — we have brilliant candidates and i would like to

yorkshire, portsmouth water, southern water to extend south—east water across the board. >> look, the conservative government is going through sort of ideological palpitations . of ideological palpitations. >> is it a high tax partythat wants more privatisation, more regulation , more more regulation, more nationalisation? it doesn't really know. and against the backdrop of that kind of ideology , doubts. thames water ideology, doubts. thames water doesn't really know where it stands, but for now at least, these big shareholders , these these big shareholders, these big pension funds, these overseas governments , they have overseas governments, they have agreed to put more money in to at least shore shelve for a while the threat of nationalisation. so i do think water bills are going to go up. water companies have been saying that anyway. yeah. and i do think at least part of the reason those bills are going up is to for these sewage leaks is to pay for these sewage leaks and also pay for the higher and also to pay for the higher interest costs as interest rates and inflation go up of companies like thames water servicing their huge debt pile. >> thanks to that cold shower. thank you. yeah he's he was waiting to

you've got the metro, the yorkshire building society and american express, and at the same reason not liking the political views of, for example of richard tice and the reform party views. on the pride marches and it's just, it's just worrying that that banks who i thought are there to either look after your money or lend you money or ensure that the circle economy is going around. can take the stance that they take the stance because of their their purpose as organisations they fall in line with the esg equity social and governance frameworks . but it's governance frameworks. but it's gone a little bit too far when all of a sudden they they are cancelling your bank account. i've had experience with my own bank. i've had experience with my own bank . know your customer team bank. know your customer team and what happens . i mean, i was and what happens. i mean, i was very fortunate to have a customer relationship manager farage fell out with his customer relationship manager or in fact his customer relationship manager left and the new guy came in and the new guy that interpreted the esg framework to say, we don't like this guy's views , and that's this guy's vie

ainsty in north yorkshire, and somerton and frome in the south west, were all won with sizeable majorities by the tories, at the last general election. but there are real fears within the party it could lose all three seats. our political editor, chris mason, explains why these results are important for the parties. by—elections are a big deal in making the political weather. do parties think they are on the up or sinking? and that's because they're not opinion polls — they are actual votes, albeit in particular pockets of the country. let's head first to north west london, to uxbridge and south ruislip. we can drop into the queensmead sports centre — no badminton or basketball tonight, just ancipating some nocturnal arithmetic. this seat was held by one boris johnson, the former prime minister, until he packed it in after mps concluded he'd lied to them. it's a long time conservative seat but labour have had their eyes on it for a while and they will face awkward questions if they don't win. next, we can zip 200 miles up the alto north yorkshire, to selby and ainsty. the his had a former mp — a conservative — and a friend of borisjohnson�*s who also packed it in around the