Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, overnight they lost every seat they were defending. And the party has been wiped out on Councils Like lincolnshire, hampshire and essex. Their vote share is down dramatically, most of it going straight to the conservatives. In scotland the snp have managed to deprive labour of an overall majority in glasgow but we are not yet sure if they have won overall control of scotlands biggest city for themselves. Were still waiting for most of the results in scotland. Well keep a close eye on birmingham th
Shirley ballas has been named as the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. Good morning, its tuesday the 9th of may. Im rachel schofield, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The conservatives have vowed to cap Energy Prices if they win the General Election. Under the plans theresa may would give powers to the industry regulator, ofgem, to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Under the new plans, new powers would be given to ofgem to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Elsewhere labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to formally launch his partys general Election Campaign, where hes expected to say that the issue of Whether Brexit happens has been settled. The uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, and the green party is on the Isle Of Wight the uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, promising to end what it calls the privatisation experiment. Well be live In Manchester ahead of labours Campaign Launch shortly but first more o
Pa rents interviewing the head of the Chibok Parents Association, who hasjust been released by the broker her islamist s. The boko haram is my list. In case you didnt see me play a little of what donald trump has been saying on us tv, let me play you some of that interview right now. Hes a showboat, a grandstand. The fbi has been in turmoil. You know that, i know that. You take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. It hasnt recovered from that. On monday year met with the Deputy Attorney general. Did you ask for a recommendation . What i did was, i was going to fire comey. You had already made the decision . was going to fire comey. You had already made the decision . I was going to fire comey. The Prime Minister and pulling no punches as to why comey was fired from the fbi. I have been speaking to a president of law at a big Us University and i asked her how she thought the president came to take the decision. I think he got sacked because he d
Pa rents interviewing the head of the Chibok Parents Association, who hasjust been released by the broker her islamist s. The boko haram is my list. In case you didnt see me play a little of what donald trump has been saying on us tv, let me play you some of that interview right now. Hes a showboat, a grandstand. The fbi has been in turmoil. You know that, i know that. You take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. It hasnt recovered from that. On monday year met with the Deputy Attorney general. Did you ask for a recommendation . What i did was, i was going to fire comey. You had already made the decision . was going to fire comey. You had already made the decision . I was going to fire comey. The Prime Minister and pulling no punches as to why comey was fired from the fbi. I have been speaking to a president of law at a big Us University and i asked her how she thought the president came to take the decision. I think he got sacked because he d
Bill cosby denies the charges against him. The conservatives have been warned that their chaltion to the social care in england could fail because of variations in how some councils administer the payments. Well bring you all the details. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. The green party launch their General Election manifesto at around 10. 30am. Well bring that to you live and well look at how internal facebook documents appear to show that in some cases its moderators tolerates violent threats, bullying and self harm. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Labour is promising english students who Start University courses in england this autumn wont have to pay tuition fees if the party wins the election. Labour has pledged to abolish fees from 2018, b