Shortly. Sunshine. All the details very shortl. , its saturday 4 may. Our main story rishi sunak has insisted the conservatives have Everything To Fight For, despite the party losing nearly half the seats contested in local elections in england. With results expected in several mayoral races today, the tories will be hoping that andy street can cling on as mayor in the West Midlands. Having already won key councils and a decisive by election, labours expected to hold on to most of the regional mayors up for grabs. Our Political Correspondent, harry farley, has the story. Not many smiles around for the conservatives. The party is that for its worst local elections result in years. One result did bring some cheerfor rishi sunak. X t aur cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor of cheer for rishi sunak. Your i reelected mayor of teesside cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor of Teesside Ben Houchen
A number of viewers contacted us, concerned not by that brief and unscheduled appearance from chris mason at the start there, but by what the bbc s Political Editor and Presenterjane Hill were doing in edinburgh in the first place. Theres already a Scotland Editor for bbc news, james cook, and he was on the spot and reporting on the story too, and joining chris and jane in a discussion about the implications of humza yousef s resignation. Amanda thomas was one of those asking this question was it really asking this question. Well, Mary Jane Wright also got in touch with us and we can now speak to her. Hello, mary jane. Thank you for coming on newswatch. What did you object to about the bbc s coverage of this story . Well, mainly was what your correspondents have just said. Is that what it really necessary to send chris mason and jane hill there . The bbc in scotland have excellent reporters. They know the area extremely well and they live there. Chris mason and jane hill are very good.
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Can and will be defeated. And lockdown in sierra leone amid concerns the ebola Virus Outbreak may be more widespread than expected. The u. S. Secretary of state, john kerry, is warning of a global tragedy unless a deal on climate is reached. International negotiators have been in peru for the past two weeks to try to hammer out a treaty. In that summit will not wrap up on friday as expected, as longrunning issues threaten a deal. Nick clark joins us from peru east capitol, lima, the summit has been extended. What is the likelihood of all members reaching a consensus . Reporter well, they all want consensus of their own, but whether or not theyll get it remains to be seen. Its all about this draft text that is causing all of the problem. They have been working at it all week. It has been hacked down to 7 pages long, and now some are saying it is too small. It all resolves around this aimold argument about the fact that developed nations want developing nations to shoulder more of the bl
Many people are not happy at the way the government is run, but at least we know it will keep running. A couple of hours ago after bickering, the house passed a 1. 1 trillion spending bill. Libby casey is on capitol hill. It was a rollercoaster of a day, with the clock ticking down. Democrats and republicans huddled behinds closed doors, with hours left before a government shutdown. In the end they were able to pass this megaspending bill. Many were concerned about it. Ultimately it felt like it was their best shot at compromise. On this vote, the ayes are 2619, the nays 2006. The motion is adopted. Reporter hammered out by leaders in both parties, in the house and senate. It won backing from the white house, and included funds to fight ebola, and the group known as i. S. I. L. , and included a raise for members of the military. The president supports the proposal. The devil is in the details, as members dug into the specifics of the bill. They found plenty of reasons to fight it. Here