Is named person of the year, by time magazine. And Recovery Efforts are on hold in new zealand, as more volcanic activity is predicted for white island, following this weeks fatal eruption. Its five oclock, good evening. On the last day of campaigning for the general election, with all the parties trying to win over crucial undecided voters. Borisjohnson has been targeting seats in Northern England and wales, while the labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, began his day in scotland before moving to the north of england. Jo swinson, leader of the liberal democrats, is focusing on constituencies in south east england, and the snp leader Nicola Sturgeon has been meeting voters across scotland. Our Political Correspondent, chris mason has the latest. Dawn hadnt even thought of breaking this morning and Party Leaders were out and about. Boris johnson for the conservatives pretending to be a milkman in west yorkshire, but with a political message as well as a pint of semi skimmed to flog. We could, t
Party to ensure there is a process now of reflection. The snp strengthens its hold on scotland gaining 13 seats including that of the liberal democrat leaderjo swinson. A trip to the palace this morning for the Prime Minister where the queen invited him to form a new government. And coming up on bbc news, ferrari confirm theyve held social well be drilling into all the numbers from the night. We will pick out the patterns and well show you where this election was won and lost. Good afternoon from downing street, where borisjohnson is in number ten after his decisive victory in the general election. With one seat left to declare, the conservatives have a majority of 78, their biggest since 1987. They captured a swathe of traditional labour strongholds, withJeremy Corbyn calling it a very disappointing night, and saying he wont lead the party into another election. There was also disappointment for the liberal democrats, with their leaderjo swinson losing her seat. Shes stepping down as
Were expecting to hear from the Prime Minister shortly outside number ten. Labour performed poorly, losing 59 seats, many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing, and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong result for the snp, who now hold 48 seats out of 59 in scotland. Leader Nicola Sturgeon says it sends a clear message for a second independence referendum. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson quits, after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. Iam i am proud to have been the first woman to lead the liberal democrats. Iam even woman to lead the liberal democrats. I am even more proud that i will not be the last. We will go original this hour, looking at the West Midlands, where the tories had a good
With adam fleming. Electioncast from the bbc. We are in this election because of brexit. We dont want to be thinking about having a general election. We want to be going out and buying a christmas presents. If anybody comes to you and says they know what is going to happen, kok an eyebrow, smile politely and turn your back. Clock an eyebrow. Hello, everyone. Welcome to tonights episode of electioncast. It has been a bumper day with lots of things being discussed on the podcast. First of all, i pondered how that nato Leaders Summit nearly ended in a war between canada and the united states, caused by princess and. Something i chewed over with chief Political Correspondent vicki young. Ok, so this was the reception last night at buckingham palace, and one camera is allowed in and they are allowed to film various things. So one thing that they spotted was at one point there was the line up, the leaders were coming in and being greeted by the queen, and it looked like princess and, when mr
He says he will stand down, but not yet. The responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. Shock and disbelief from labour supporters as some of the partys most rock solid strongholds turn blue for the first time ever. An extraordinary night for the Scottish National party as they take almost all of the seats in scotland, raising serious questions about the future of the union. Given what i fear a tory government now has in store for scotland, that right to choose our own future has never been more important or more urgent. The snps triumph costs the lib dems their leader jo swinson loses her seat in east dunbartonshire. A new dawn, a new Political Landscape we hearfrom people who helped change the countrys future at a crucial moment in our history. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six from downing street, where borisjohnson has