What was a marginal seat, with the victorious labour candidate notching up a majority of more than 9,000 votes, his party describing it as a seismic and historic win. They said that we couldnt change the labour party, and we did it. They said that we couldnt win in the south of england and the north of england, and we did it. They said, youll never beat the snp in scotland, and, rutherglen, you did it. From the partys leader to activists working the streets, labour poured resources into this constituency and their win was much, much bigger than many had expected. Michael shanks, Scottish Labour party, 17,841. Labour winning double the votes cast for the snp. The party of power at holyrood faced challenges going into the vote and had been managing expectations of a win, but even so, this was a bruising result for them. I do recognise that we have a big challenge on our hands and as a party, we need to come together collectively to right the wrongs that have happened in the last few mont
With plotting to kidnap and murder the tv presenter Holly Willoughby. Gavin plumb, whos 36 and from harlow in essex, was remanded in custody. Holly willoughby didnt appear on yesterdays edition of this morning. Itv said its providing full support to her and herfamily at a very distressing time. Our correspondent Charlotte Gallagher reports. Hi, Charlotte Gallagher reports. Good morning, and we holly hi, good morning, and welcome. Holly willoughby, one of the most recognisable faces on british television. This was her on wednesday during her last appearance on this morning. She was due to return the next day but was replaced at the last minute by alison hammond. Now we know why. An alleged plot to kidnap and murder the television presenter. Gavin plumb from harlow in essex appeared in court today. The 36 year old, who once appeared on the bbc talking about weight loss, is accused of soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap. Gavin plumb was allegedly formulating a plan
The WSWS spoke with Liz French from Betteshanger, a former pit village in the Kent coalfield in south-east England. Liz was a founding member of the National Women Against Pit Closures during the 1984-85 Miner’s Strike. Among the 200 miners imprisoned during the 1984-85 strike, Liz’s late husband Terry received one of the longest prison sentences of five years.
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