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after his defeat, the now former mayor of the west midlands, andy street, urged the party to stick to the centre ground. ministers insist they are already acting decisively. we have a plan, and the plan is working. but voters are telling you they don't like it. but we're not all the way through yet. i think people want to see delivery, right, so they want to see inflation continue to come down. they want to see the boats stopped., for example, nhs waiting lists continue to fall. we've made a lot of progress on that, but we're not all of the way there yet. labour did see a drop in support in some areas where there's anger about its stance on the war in gaza. i do acknowledge that in some parts of the country, that was the case, and there will be some people who maybe voted labour in the past who haven't in the local elections because of this issue, and where that's the case, we'll work to get people's support back. but overall, i do have to stress, these were tremendous local election results. rishi sunak�*s fiercest critics seem to have decided against an attempt to drive him out of
after his defeat, the now former mayor of the west midlands, andy street, urged the party to stick to the centre ground. ministers insist they are already acting decisively. we have a plan, and the plan is working. but voters are telling you they don't like it. but we're not all the way through yet. i think people want to see delivery, right, so they want to see inflation continue to come down. they want to see the boats stopped., for example, nhs waiting lists continue to fall. we've made a...
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the biggest upset saw labour's richard parker win in the west midlands, defeating andy street by just 1500 votes. the conservatives also lost all mayoral elections except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th. that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the palestinian people. and if we were to be elected at the coming election, that would be a big foreign policy priority for us. >> us. >> we've heard tonight that veteran party activist graham mccormick has pulled out of the race to become leader of the snp and scotland's next first minister. it leaves just john swinney as the official candidate to succeed humza yousaf, after the former leader announced he's stepping down. mr mccormick say
the biggest upset saw labour's richard parker win in the west midlands, defeating andy street by just 1500 votes. the conservatives also lost all mayoral elections except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is...
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the biggest upset saw labour's richard parker win in the west midlands, defeating andy street by just 1500 votes. the conservatives also lost all mayoral elections except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th. that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the palestinian people. and if we were to be elected at the coming election, that would be a big foreign policy priority for us. >> us. >> we've heard tonight that veteran party activist graham mccormick has pulled out of the race to become leader of the snp and scotland's next first minister. it leaves just john swinney as the official candidate to succeed humza yousaf, after the former leader announced he's stepping down. mr mccormick say
the biggest upset saw labour's richard parker win in the west midlands, defeating andy street by just 1500 votes. the conservatives also lost all mayoral elections except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is...
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they don't even have that cold comfort of the west midlands any more. and i think... and, as we could see from suella braverman today, the coup isn't happening. so that leaves the conservative party in a very odd place where, simultaneously lots of their mps think that they have the evidence that they're doomed, but they don't want to change leader because many of them think that would make it worse. i mean, they're stuck, aren't they? i mean, they are really, really stuck. that's the thing that i see — a sense about the conservative party. they're stuck believing that they are on their way to what commissar melvyn on dischord has called starmergeddon... starmergeddon. ..after a terrible week for the tories. it is a takeaway. we can say that rishi sunak will lead the conservative party into the next election. it certainly would be weird at this stage. it would be really weird if he didn't. and i think in time, as i pompously wrote in a piece on the website, i think this weekend might see that this is sort of the moment their fate was sealed, if you like, because the
they don't even have that cold comfort of the west midlands any more. and i think... and, as we could see from suella braverman today, the coup isn't happening. so that leaves the conservative party in a very odd place where, simultaneously lots of their mps think that they have the evidence that they're doomed, but they don't want to change leader because many of them think that would make it worse. i mean, they're stuck, aren't they? i mean, they are really, really stuck. that's the thing...
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after his defeat, the now former mayor of the west midlands, andy street, urged the party to stick to the centre ground. ministers insist they are already acting decisively. we have a plan, and the plan is working. but voters are telling you they don't like it. but we're not all the way through yet. i think people want to see delivery, right, so they want to see inflation continue to come down. they want to see the boats stopped. they want to see, for example, nhs waiting lists continue to fall. we've made a lot of progress on that, but we're not all of the way there yet. labour did see a drop in support in some areas where there's anger about its stance on the war in gaza. i do acknowledge that in some parts of the country, that was the case, and there will be some people who maybe voted labour in the past who haven't in the local elections because of this issue, and where that's the case, we'll work to get people's support back. but overall, i do have to stress, these were tremendous local election results. rishi sunak�*s fiercest critics seem to have decided against an attempt to
after his defeat, the now former mayor of the west midlands, andy street, urged the party to stick to the centre ground. ministers insist they are already acting decisively. we have a plan, and the plan is working. but voters are telling you they don't like it. but we're not all the way through yet. i think people want to see delivery, right, so they want to see inflation continue to come down. they want to see the boats stopped. they want to see, for example, nhs waiting lists continue to...
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meanwhile, another contest to be mayor was on a knife—edge — that of mayor of the west midlands. labour's richard parker elected in dramatic fashion on saturday night, beating the conservative party's andy street byjust over 1,500 votes. bbc midlands today correspondent lindsay doyle looks back at the contest and a warning, there are flashing images in her report from the start. what a way to end the general election. ~ , ' :: j~ ., election. with 'ust 1508 vote senate, election. with just 1508 vote senate, richard _ election. with just 1508 vote senate, richard parker- election. with just 1508 vote senate, richard parker beat| senate, richard parker beat incumbent andy street in what is huge to the conservatives who suffered losses across the region. this week come on people here motive for the _ this week come on people here motive for the person in the party. they recognise — for the person in the party. they recognise a _ for the person in the party. they recognise a labour mayor can make a positive _ recognise a labour mayor can make a positive difference in this region. t
meanwhile, another contest to be mayor was on a knife—edge — that of mayor of the west midlands. labour's richard parker elected in dramatic fashion on saturday night, beating the conservative party's andy street byjust over 1,500 votes. bbc midlands today correspondent lindsay doyle looks back at the contest and a warning, there are flashing images in her report from the start. what a way to end the general election. ~ , ' :: j~ ., election. with 'ust 1508 vote senate, election. with just...
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the biggest upset saw labour's richard parker win the west midlands, defeating andy street by just 1500 votes. the conservative has also lost all of the mayoral elections except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside. except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside . but in his post in teesside. but labour's national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along . one is our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the palestinian people. and if we were to be elected at the coming election, that would be a big foreign policy priority for us. >> us. >> pat mcfadden speaking to us earlier this morning. well, in other news, a candlelit vigil has been held for a teenager who was stabbed in north—east london earlier this week, 14 year old daniel anjorin was attacked on his way to school by a ma
the biggest upset saw labour's richard parker win the west midlands, defeating andy street by just 1500 votes. the conservative has also lost all of the mayoral elections except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside. except one. ben houchen remains in his post in teesside . but in his post in teesside. but labour's national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along . one is our position...
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midlands. of being re-elected in the west midlands. �* , ,, midlands. andy street douglas, thou . h, midlands. andy street douglas, though. and _ midlands. andy street douglas, though, and you're _ midlands. andy street douglas, though, and you're talking - midlands. andy street douglas, | though, and you're talking about midlands. andy street douglas, i though, and you're talking about a strong brand. andy street, ben houchen, there was so move to distance themselves from rishi sunak. they didn't bother brand affiliation front and centre. it was all along, we will talk about brunt andy. does not have any bearing on your mind on how mps should be approaching the general election? == approaching the general election? » brand — under. frankly, the country has switched from listening to what conservatives have to say. you have to go back to notjust partygate but also some of the disaster decisions like electing liz truss as a leader of the party, the budget and other decisions, to show that frankly the conservatives are not really in a position to be li
midlands. of being re-elected in the west midlands. �* , ,, midlands. andy street douglas, thou . h, midlands. andy street douglas, though. and _ midlands. andy street douglas, though, and you're _ midlands. andy street douglas, though, and you're talking - midlands. andy street douglas, | though, and you're talking about midlands. andy street douglas, i though, and you're talking about a strong brand. andy street, ben houchen, there was so move to distance themselves from rishi sunak. they...
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midlands mayoral race to labour's richard parker. so what do you think? is it ? they what do you think? is it? they could have had it bad. we want to hear what helen has to say about this. what do you think? >> is it over on the mike a bit too quickly then? yeah, yeah, i think it's inevitable. yes i do think it's inevitable. yes i do think it's inevitable. yes i do think it is likely that we will have a labour government. i think that's what everybody thinks. yes. i don't think there's any two ways about it. i think it's inevitable. >> is it even worse having an election? >> we've got a left leaning conservative government at the moment anyway. it's going to be even more left. so that's what labour usually means, but we'll see. what do you think, bruce? i think the snp will get in and i think the snp will get in and i think i think that'll be a nice change for everyone. >> that'll be fun. yeah >> that'll be fun. yeah >> it's going to be, it's going to be an interesting, what, six months of this. but it does seem like it is somewhat o
midlands mayoral race to labour's richard parker. so what do you think? is it ? they what do you think? is it? they could have had it bad. we want to hear what helen has to say about this. what do you think? >> is it over on the mike a bit too quickly then? yeah, yeah, i think it's inevitable. yes i do think it's inevitable. yes i do think it's inevitable. yes i do think it is likely that we will have a labour government. i think that's what everybody thinks. yes. i don't think there's...
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the conservative mayor for west midlands , andy street, was midlands, andy street, was defeated by labour's richard parker, while sadiq khan is beginning his third term as london mayor after securing a majority of 275,000 votes. well, while opposition leaders are claiming those election results show that we need a general election now, they say government minister mark harper insists the conservative are focusing on the priorities of the british people . the british people. >> i think all conservatives now need to get behind the prime minister as the chairman said in his article this morning and take that message to the country. we see from the analysis the experts have done that the results show that the position is closer than the polls are suggesting. so it's everything is delightful for the next election, and we're absolutely up for that fight . absolutely up for that fight. >> mark harper there. in other news, a candlelit vigil has been held today for a teenager who was stabbed in north east london earlier this week. 14 year old daniel anjorin was attacked on his way to school by a man
the conservative mayor for west midlands , andy street, was midlands, andy street, was defeated by labour's richard parker, while sadiq khan is beginning his third term as london mayor after securing a majority of 275,000 votes. well, while opposition leaders are claiming those election results show that we need a general election now, they say government minister mark harper insists the conservative are focusing on the priorities of the british people . the british people. >> i think all...
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in defeat, the now former conservative mayor of the west midlands, andy street, said the opposite, urging his party to stick to the centre ground. this morning, ministers were insisting they're already on the right track. we have a plan and the plan is working... but voters are telling you they don't like it. but we're not all the way through yet. you've got to actually see... i think people want to see delivery, right? so, they want to see inflation continuing to come down, they want to see the boats stopped, they want to see, for example, nhs waiting lists continue to fall. we have made a lot of progress on that, but we are not all of the way there yet. despite a terrible set of results for rishi sunak, his mps are not about to turf him out of number ten, but they know that unless he's able to turn the party's fortunes around, it will be keir starmer walking through that door when the general election does come around. labour, though, faces pressure in some areas where there is concern about its stance on the war in gaza. i do acknowledge that, in some parts of the country, that is the
in defeat, the now former conservative mayor of the west midlands, andy street, said the opposite, urging his party to stick to the centre ground. this morning, ministers were insisting they're already on the right track. we have a plan and the plan is working... but voters are telling you they don't like it. but we're not all the way through yet. you've got to actually see... i think people want to see delivery, right? so, they want to see inflation continuing to come down, they want to see...
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let's start off with that result that came in late last night, the west midlands mayor race. here it is. a fascinatingly close result. richard parkerfor labour, 225,000, andy street for the conservatives, 224,000. the majority, despite there being more than half a million votes, wasjust 1508, that's reflected in the percentages. 37.8 for labour, 37.5 for the conservatives. one interesting thing to point out is independents — that was critical of labour's policy on gaza. still didn't stop them winning, just. have a look at how the rates have changed. the conservative vote went right down. labour's vote went down as well but the fact the conservative vote went down by so much was what got labour over the line. there is the swing. conservative to labour, 4.6%. that was the big result from last night but there was another really important result yesterday in the capital, london. here it is. sadiq khan comfortably beating the conservative susan hall, 275,000 votes in it this time, a lot more. this is what the swing look like and is why labour won. a 3.2% swing from the conservat
let's start off with that result that came in late last night, the west midlands mayor race. here it is. a fascinatingly close result. richard parkerfor labour, 225,000, andy street for the conservatives, 224,000. the majority, despite there being more than half a million votes, wasjust 1508, that's reflected in the percentages. 37.8 for labour, 37.5 for the conservatives. one interesting thing to point out is independents — that was critical of labour's policy on gaza. still didn't stop them...
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let's start off with that result that came in late last night, the west midlands mayor race. here it is. a fascinatingly close result.
let's start off with that result that came in late last night, the west midlands mayor race. here it is. a fascinatingly close result.
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the conservative mayor for west midlands, andy street, was defeated by labour's richard parker, while sadiq khan is beginning his third term as london mayor after securing a majority of 275,000 votes. former home secretary suella braverman told us that rishi sunak needs to urgently change course, following what she called the dire local election results. >> there's no time to change leaders , so the prime minister leaders, so the prime minister is going to be leading us into the next general election, whether we like it or not. what he needs to do to salvage this dire situation is to accept the enormity of the problem. these terrible results, and quickly and urgently change course. so make sure that there are meaningful tax cuts that people can feel and benefit from. put a cap on legal migration. take us out of the european convention on human rights, so that we actually stop the boats and make sure that we reclaim our streets back from the extremists . back from the extremists. >> suella braverman, speaking earlier . >> suella braverman, speaking earlier. well, while opposition leade
the conservative mayor for west midlands, andy street, was defeated by labour's richard parker, while sadiq khan is beginning his third term as london mayor after securing a majority of 275,000 votes. former home secretary suella braverman told us that rishi sunak needs to urgently change course, following what she called the dire local election results. >> there's no time to change leaders , so the prime minister leaders, so the prime minister is going to be leading us into the next...
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been in the west midlands? it must have been a pretty big hammer blow. >> well, it certainly is for the likes of andy street and the conservatives here, of course, who had two terms as mayor of the, of the west midlands. he was the first one to lead that combined authority. much of what it is today is because of how andy street has shaped it, bringing in billions of pounds worth of investment for this region , which it certainly region, which it certainly benefited from. he was very much focusing his campaign across the last few weeks on what his record was here as mayor of the west midlands, trying to step away from that national brand of conservative ism, which, you know, he knew might well damage him in the end , it wasn't enough him in the end, it wasn't enough for andy street as, of course, as richard parker and the labour party won here late last night. it was literally on a knife edge, only 0.3% of a percentage point in the vote here, and 1500 voters here. i mean, there was some criticism of labour, of c
been in the west midlands? it must have been a pretty big hammer blow. >> well, it certainly is for the likes of andy street and the conservatives here, of course, who had two terms as mayor of the, of the west midlands. he was the first one to lead that combined authority. much of what it is today is because of how andy street has shaped it, bringing in billions of pounds worth of investment for this region , which it certainly region, which it certainly benefited from. he was very much...
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now, i'm in the bbc office here in the west midlands and i saw the new mayor, richard parker. he told me that he's already signed the document, so he's not mayor elect. he's actually already officially the mayor and he's looking forward to getting on with the job. now, shortly after the results were announced here in birmingham, i got the first interview with him just as he came off stage. let's have a listen to a little bit about what his plans are. we had a policy platform and a set of priorities that address the needs of working people in the west midlands. our focus was how can we help those communities that have been suffering so badly from a cost of living crisis, from a lack of access to housing. and too many people can't get to the high streets, to work, to college because of the failures in the public transport system. so we had a policy programme that i think reached out and meant more to more people in this region than the conservative candidate. so i think we've got a great platform for victory in the next general election. the results over the last few days have d
now, i'm in the bbc office here in the west midlands and i saw the new mayor, richard parker. he told me that he's already signed the document, so he's not mayor elect. he's actually already officially the mayor and he's looking forward to getting on with the job. now, shortly after the results were announced here in birmingham, i got the first interview with him just as he came off stage. let's have a listen to a little bit about what his plans are. we had a policy platform and a set of...
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labour has been celebrating a key win in the west midlands mayoral race after its candidate, richard parker, narrowly beat the conservative's andy street — who had served two terms in the role. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re—elected for a historic third term. overall, the conservatives lost hundreds of councillors in the local elections in england. this morning, the transport secretary, mark harper, said while the results were disappointing, the general election was still "all to play for". speaking to the bbc, suella braverman insisted her party faced electoral oblivion without a change in direction. our political corresponsdent, damian grammaticas, reports. parker, richard — labour and co—operative party, 225,590. it's a result that will send a shudder through conservatives. street, andrew — the conservative party candidate, 224,082. labour victorious in the west midlands mayoral race by 1,508 votes — a tiny margin in a region of two million people. one of the conservatives�* high—profile metro mayors, andy street, toppled. the labour leader was ther
labour has been celebrating a key win in the west midlands mayoral race after its candidate, richard parker, narrowly beat the conservative's andy street — who had served two terms in the role. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re—elected for a historic third term. overall, the conservatives lost hundreds of councillors in the local elections in england. this morning, the transport secretary, mark harper, said while the results were disappointing, the general election was still...
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labour victorious in the west midlands' _ 224082. labour victorious in the west midlands' mayoral - 224082. labour victorious in the west midlands' mayoral race. i 224082. labour victorious in the west midlands' mayoral race. al 224082. labour victorious in the - west midlands' mayoral race. a tiny margin in a region of 2 million people. one of the conservatives' high—profile metro mayors, andy street, toppled. the labour leader was there to celebrate. the message out of these elections — the last elections now, the last stop before we go into that general election — is the country wants change. i hope the prime minister is listening and gives the opportunity to the country to vote as a whole in a general election as soon as possible. mr street said conservatives should not respond to defeat by shifting further right, but follow his moderate policies. the famous words "i did it my way". and it was always going to be like that and, in the end, it wasn't quite enough, but i tell you what, it was bloody close — pardon my languag
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but let's look now at the west midlands , look now at the west midlands, because i think that's probably the biggest story , if you like, the biggest story, if you like, of the evening, andy street losing there by just over 1500 votes. but i thought it was very interesting, bill, to see that the independent candidate for gaza getting 43,000 votes. >> yeah. and i think that is a concern, i you know, i think the labour party's position, clear position on gaza has been the correct one. support for the state of israel horror at what happened last october, but also calling for a ceasefire now, i think there has been real misrepresentation of one interview that keir did immediately after october, and that's been weaponised by people on the far left and within some muslim communities. on the far left and within some muslim communities . and we've muslim communities. and we've got a better respond, better get across the argument that, as pat mcfadden was saying in government, it's going to be a major foreign policy priority to actually move towards a two state solution. >> yes, because people ar
but let's look now at the west midlands , look now at the west midlands, because i think that's probably the biggest story , if you like, the biggest story, if you like, of the evening, andy street losing there by just over 1500 votes. but i thought it was very interesting, bill, to see that the independent candidate for gaza getting 43,000 votes. >> yeah. and i think that is a concern, i you know, i think the labour party's position, clear position on gaza has been the correct one....
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what is your reaction to events overnight in the west midlands? in many ways it was like the culmination of a three—day test match, a one—sided cricket match. 0ne match, a one—sided cricket match. one side dominant throughout the three—day period. 0ccasionally, another side have flourishes that meant it got people excited and made it look perhaps it would not be as bad as some expected. but in the end, it probably was. the results were very poor for the conservatives, if not quite as poor as the most negative naysayers might have expected. similarly, for labour, the results were good, a dominant performance, but perhaps not quite as good as their most positive supporters might have hoped for. a clear picture that really was backing up what we have seen in the national polling notjust in the last few months but last few years. you used to the cricket analogy. i will stay with it. there was talk in recent weeks that if the conservatives did not get a good showing in the elections, they might have to change their captain. suella braverman thi
what is your reaction to events overnight in the west midlands? in many ways it was like the culmination of a three—day test match, a one—sided cricket match. 0ne match, a one—sided cricket match. one side dominant throughout the three—day period. 0ccasionally, another side have flourishes that meant it got people excited and made it look perhaps it would not be as bad as some expected. but in the end, it probably was. the results were very poor for the conservatives, if not quite as...
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midlands , do you think the west midlands, do you think rishi sunak's in jeopardy at the moment ? because i'm not sensing moment? because i'm not sensing an appetite to depose him. >> i was speaking to one mp yesterday who said they want to get rid of him, frankly, but his colleagues lack the guts to do so and i think that's where we're at. >> i think the stomach has really gone out of a lot of conservative mps right now. you've got to remember there's 350 of them. about 100 are standing down. they're not particularly invested in a struggle. they want to see that. and i think there's actually, you know, personally, a lot of the tory mps quite like rishi sunak. and he's quite an inoffensive type compared to, say, boris johnson got a few colleagues backs up, but they're obviously thinking it's not about the leader necessarily, it's about the party and the party's brand, as we've seen from these elections, is pretty toxic. >> let's pore over some of the results. the mail on sunday has got very handy graphic. i mean, all of the newspapers love a graphic. this morning we've got pie cha
midlands , do you think the west midlands, do you think rishi sunak's in jeopardy at the moment ? because i'm not sensing moment? because i'm not sensing an appetite to depose him. >> i was speaking to one mp yesterday who said they want to get rid of him, frankly, but his colleagues lack the guts to do so and i think that's where we're at. >> i think the stomach has really gone out of a lot of conservative mps right now. you've got to remember there's 350 of them. about 100 are...
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but there is an _ for us in the west midlands. but there is an issue with people's concern over the approach leadership is taken to the israel gaza conflict. i want to show you a quote from the chair of the labour muslim network. what do you say to that? i understand why people have strong feelings about this issue. thousands of people have been killed, there is a great impulse to help people who is something that we share. this is about keir starmer's position i is something that we share. this is about keir starmer's position he i is something that we share. this is. about keir starmer's position he has taken. lots of people in your party wanted him to call directly for an immediate ceasefire from the start of this conflict and many people objected to some of his language at the beginning and are not happy with the beginning and are not happy with the leadership's approach. what do you say to them? i the leadership's approach. what do you say to them?— you say to them? i would say that the better life _ you say to them? i woul
but there is an _ for us in the west midlands. but there is an issue with people's concern over the approach leadership is taken to the israel gaza conflict. i want to show you a quote from the chair of the labour muslim network. what do you say to that? i understand why people have strong feelings about this issue. thousands of people have been killed, there is a great impulse to help people who is something that we share. this is about keir starmer's position i is something that we share....
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midlands mayoralty , the west midlands mayoralty, which he had been expected to retain to labour's richard parker by 1508 votes. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> let's talk to former labour mp steve pound. i didn't i'll be honest, i hadn't realised you'd left. stephen. >> oh, stephen. what? you've never left, have you, yeah. no, no i did. i sloped off, just after the last election. did you really into the shadows ? really into the shadows? >> oh, well, possibly. possibly for the best. stephen look, what do you. what do you make of it? >> judy? enough. that's what the prime minister said. >> do you wish you were still in now that labour seems to be on the ascendancy? >> no, not really, labour isn't. so i'm still, you know, part of the labour party. i'm still quite happy to, to enjoy that. but i'm quite glad i'm not in that snake pit of the commons at the moment where people are doing things that, you know, if i had any hair, it would be curling. when i see what mps are up to at the present time. but the interesting thing about the moment is that, the results last n
midlands mayoralty , the west midlands mayoralty, which he had been expected to retain to labour's richard parker by 1508 votes. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> let's talk to former labour mp steve pound. i didn't i'll be honest, i hadn't realised you'd left. stephen. >> oh, stephen. what? you've never left, have you, yeah. no, no i did. i sloped off, just after the last election. did you really into the shadows ? really into the shadows?...
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midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the m—year—old. good morning. their 22—year wait is over: ipswich town can start preparing for premier league football after clinching promotion from the championship. and is it sacrilege or sustainable? we'll look at the rise of vegan bakeries in france. and while there will be some about today, will also be some sunny spells and when the sun comes out, it is once again going to feel pretty warm. i will have all of the details very shortly. it's sunday the fifth of may. good morning to you. our main story: the conservatives have suffered a significant defeat in the west midlands after losing the region's mayoral election to labour. in the closel
midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the m—year—old. good morning. their...
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midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the 1a—year—old. good morning. their 22—year wait is over: ipswich town can start preparing for premier league football after clinching promotion from the championship. and is it sacrilege or sustainable? we'll look at the rise of vegan bakeries in france. and while there will be some about today, will also be some sunny spells and when the sun comes out, it is once again going to feel
midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the 1a—year—old. good morning. their...
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what really changed in the west midlands, the conservative vote went right down. labour's vote went down as well but the fact for the conservative vote went down so much was what got labour over the line. there is the swing. conservatives to labour, a.6%. that was the big result from last night but there was another really important result yesterday, in the capital, london. here it is. sadiq khan comfortably beating the conservative's susan harle, 207,000 votes, this time a lot more. this is what the swing look like, a 3.2% swing from the conservatives to labour. the tories were hoping they could clawback more ground in london to run a close and that did not happen. it was pretty comfortable for sadiq khan in the end. so, the big picture, across england for local councils, there is only one left to declare. this is pretty much the finished picture and is a similar picture, labour doing well, up 185, the doing terribly, down a73, losingjust under half of all the seats they were defending. you will notice the lib dems are above the conservatives in that. they put in
what really changed in the west midlands, the conservative vote went right down. labour's vote went down as well but the fact for the conservative vote went down so much was what got labour over the line. there is the swing. conservatives to labour, a.6%. that was the big result from last night but there was another really important result yesterday, in the capital, london. here it is. sadiq khan comfortably beating the conservative's susan harle, 207,000 votes, this time a lot more. this is...
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the sunday telegraph says labour wins in west midlands and london. the observer goes with starmer beaten sunak should end purgatory of zombie rule. the express says we're doomed lame duck pm loses tory stronghold. the sunday mirror says andrew's ruin and the daily star sunday ghostly old bloke vanishes through brick wall. probably finding a story about doors there. and those will be front pages. all right, let's find out more. cressida, what are the observer leading with.7 they are leading with starmer beaten. >> sunak should end purgatory of zombie rule. it's calling him a zombie rule. it's calling him a zombie now. so because of. well, because of the mayoral elections and the local elections , starmer and the local elections, starmer is saying, mate, come on, on your bike, it's time to go. sadiq khan saying the same thing. our continuing mayor of london, who's who's done very well in the mayoral elections, they're all saying, come on, this points to the fact that you're on your way out, mr sunak, which of course we know, when do you think he will c
the sunday telegraph says labour wins in west midlands and london. the observer goes with starmer beaten sunak should end purgatory of zombie rule. the express says we're doomed lame duck pm loses tory stronghold. the sunday mirror says andrew's ruin and the daily star sunday ghostly old bloke vanishes through brick wall. probably finding a story about doors there. and those will be front pages. all right, let's find out more. cressida, what are the observer leading with.7 they are leading with...
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the tories had hoped that andy street would be re—elected as the mayor of the west midlands, but he lost out by a margin 1500 votes to labour's richard parker. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re—elected for a historic third term. he won almost 44% of the vote — 11% more than his conservative rival, susan hall. our political corresponsdent, damian grammaticas has the latest. parker, richard, labouring cooperative
the tories had hoped that andy street would be re—elected as the mayor of the west midlands, but he lost out by a margin 1500 votes to labour's richard parker. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re—elected for a historic third term. he won almost 44% of the vote — 11% more than his conservative rival, susan hall. our political corresponsdent, damian grammaticas has the latest. parker, richard, labouring cooperative
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and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello, i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day, with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been "no developments" but talks are expected to continue sunday. let's take a look at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza. mediators have been waiting for hamas to respond to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for a0 days and to exchange hostages for palestinian pris
and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello, i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported...
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and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello, i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day, with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been "no developments" but talks are expected to continue sunday. let's take a look at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza.
and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello, i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported...
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that's andy street, who is ousted as the conservative mayor of west midlands , also our most of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel, of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel , the our most amazing daniel, the parents of daniel and george in a tragic , tragic story. this 14 a tragic, tragic story. this 14 year old died in a sword attack in east london. and the parents said they had lost the most loved and amazing son. daniel's favourite club, arsenal, paid tribute to him. a beautiful child and a tragic, tragic loss. okay and suella braverman in the telegraph. tomorrow's sunday telegraph. tomorrow's sunday telegraph. the tories must change or be wiped out. it's time to wake up, says braverman . time to wake up, says braverman. these results will look like a tremor next to the earthquake due on general election night. and do you want to know what her solution is? well, she says this in the paper on tax migration, the small boats and law and order. we need to demonstrate strong leadership, not managerialism, she says. make a big and bold offer on tax cuts
that's andy street, who is ousted as the conservative mayor of west midlands , also our most of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel, of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel , the our most amazing daniel, the parents of daniel and george in a tragic , tragic story. this 14 a tragic, tragic story. this 14 year old died in a sword attack in east london. and the parents said they had lost the most loved and amazing son. daniel's favourite club, arsenal, paid tribute...
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but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. we can tell you the results now as we approach a general election. as we approach a general election-— as we approach a general election. �* , . ~ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes _ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between - election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between the i election. it's a knife edge. - 1500 votes between the labour victor and andy street despite half a million votes were cast. this these are the percentages. very close. 37.8 to 37.5. not the 12%, that very close. 37.8 to 37.5. not the i2%, that was an independent candidate critical of labour's policy on the war in gaza. despite that labour made it through. there's the swing. it wasn't just the west midlandses. london today as well. a swing to labour. the conservatives hoped to close the gap, the opposite hand. we now have a good picture across the country. 106 of 107 councils declared. labour up 185. a good result. the conservatives down 473. they lost almost half of all the seats they defended
but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. we can tell you the results now as we approach a general election. as we approach a general election-— as we approach a general election. �* , . ~ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes _ election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between - election. it's a knife edge. 1500 votes between the i election. it's a knife edge. - 1500 votes between the labour victor and andy street despite half a...
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and a nail biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day — with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been "no developments" but talks are expected to continue sunday. let's take a look at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza.
and a nail biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have...
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but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. well, let's now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties' fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. just 1,500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were cast. in terms of percentages, this is how it shakes out, 37.8 and 37.5. note the 12%, that was an independent candidate, critical of labour's policy on the war in gaza, and despite that labour did manage to just make it through. let me show you on the next slide how things have changed. the labour vote is actually down a wee bit. the conservative vote is down so much, 11%, that has allowed labour to take the west midlands, and finally let me just quickly show you the swing that we got there, 4.6 from the conservatives to labour, enough to get them over the line. it wasn't just the west midla
but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. well, let's now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties' fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. just 1,500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were...
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and a nail biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello. i�*m carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day — with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been "no developments" but talks are expected to continue sunday. let�*s take a look at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza. mediators have been waiting for hamas to respond to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for forty days — and to exchange h
and a nail biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello. i�*m carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks...
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but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was also birmingham, and spoke to the newly—elected mayor, richard parker. these recent local elections and mayoral races in england have been seen as the last significant as the public opinion and head of the likely general election, probably to the end of this year. you could argue that there result coming out of here in birmingham for the west midlands mayor was one of the most significant events of the most significant events of the most significant events of the last few days, because the conservative incumbent andy street, who had been there for two consecutive terms, it lost here by the closest of margins. it was about 1500 votes in it. and labour's richard parker is now the mayor elect here in the west midlands. a diverse part of the uk, which takes in the huge city of birmingham. i spoke to richard parker after his victory. this talk about your priorities. your spoken about transport, putting buses i
but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was also birmingham, and spoke to the newly—elected mayor, richard parker. these recent local elections and mayoral races in england have been seen as the last significant as the public opinion and head of the likely general election, probably to the end of this year. you could argue that there result coming out of here in birmingham for the west midlands...
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and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservatives. hello. i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day, with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been no developments. let's take a look, though, at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza. mediators have been waiting for hamas to respond to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for 40 days and to exchange hostages, for palestinian prisoners.
and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservatives. hello. i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are...
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we begin in the uk where the governing conservative party has suffered a shock defeat in the west midlands, losing the mayoral election to the labour party. the contest between the conservatives�* andy street, who was seeking a third term as mayor, and labour's richard parker went right down to the wire — with a recount ordered for one area. the outcome of this particular race had been cast as pivotal for the prime minister, rishi sunak. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports. how are you feeling, andy? we will see. out of his hands. the conservative andy street arrived here at lunchtime awaiting the verdict of voters. it was to be a long wait for mr street and his labour rival, richard parker. votes rechecked, a recount in coventry and this result in the last hour or so. the number of votes recorded for each... we've waited all day for this moment. it's happening now. the result. and i do hereby declare that richard parker... cheering. this is the most important thing i will ever do. - this week, people here voted for the person and the party. | they recognise that a labour
we begin in the uk where the governing conservative party has suffered a shock defeat in the west midlands, losing the mayoral election to the labour party. the contest between the conservatives�* andy street, who was seeking a third term as mayor, and labour's richard parker went right down to the wire — with a recount ordered for one area. the outcome of this particular race had been cast as pivotal for the prime minister, rishi sunak. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports....
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and in the west midlands , the mayoral race west midlands, the mayoral race remains tight for the conservative candidate andy street, and we understand a recount of the ballots is currently underway. there in other news, the family of daniel anjorin say they are devastated after he was killed while he made his way to school in london on tuesday. the 14 year old, who's been described by his family as loving and precious, was attacked by a man with a samurai sword in hainault. four other people, including two police officers, were also injured. marcus monzo , a spanish injured. marcus monzo, a spanish brazilian dual national, was charged with murdering the teenager and appeared at westminster magistrates court earlier this week . more than 20 earlier this week. more than 20 dogs have been seized tonight after police raided a suspected illegal xl bully breeding farm in sheffield. 16 of the animals are being looked after in police kennels after they were discovered in what officers described as appalling conditions . sadly, those six conditions. sadly, those six other dogs were so unwell that they
and in the west midlands , the mayoral race west midlands, the mayoral race remains tight for the conservative candidate andy street, and we understand a recount of the ballots is currently underway. there in other news, the family of daniel anjorin say they are devastated after he was killed while he made his way to school in london on tuesday. the 14 year old, who's been described by his family as loving and precious, was attacked by a man with a samurai sword in hainault. four other people,...