next election, are they set to challenge the conservatives particularly in the seats around london and in the southeast and nights like this are one of the few nights like this are one of the few nights when the lib dems, frankly, get noticed, there are relatively small of mps, and automatic massively slow tractor inaudible to get the chance to say we are getting here and a threat to winning for the tories, they would be delighted. haw tories, they would be delighted. how miserable do tories, they would be delighted. how miserable do you think the tories are of what they would be watching right now? are of what they would be watching riaht now? ~ , are of what they would be watching riuhtnow? , . right now? well, it s the classic thing where right now? well, it s the classic thing where it right now? well, it s the classic thing where it is right now? well, it s the classic thing where it is a right now? well, it s the classic thing where it is a bit right now? well, it
already turbulent then and he had had a very turbulent time for all sorts of different reasons. but if after seven months of rishi sunak in charge you end up with what is probably could be on course to be the worst local election performance for the tories in recent memory, how will people like mr mitchell have any confidence that you will be able to turn it around before a general election? ., ., ~ to turn it around before a general election? ., ., ~ ., to turn it around before a general election? ., ., election? looking at some of the other results election? looking at some of the other results coming election? looking at some of the other results coming through, i election? looking at some of the . other results coming through, essex has been quite a mixed picture, a lot of results there so you can actually look at some compare and contrast, basildon, tories gain, in 2019, - contrast, basildon, tories gain, in 2019, gaining seats against labour. harlow, another crucial seat i
change in the vote since 2019, an increase of 2% for the labour party, increase of 2% for the labour party, increase of 2% for the labour party, increase of a% for the labour party but independents and smaller parties falling away. so that suggests something slightly different going on there in ipswich but people will, as andrew was saying, be watching it closely because it is one of those places where you have a split city, in terms of the mps that they choose to send to westminster. another place like that is plymouth. there is a prominent conservative mp, the veterans minister, johnny mercer, and then also labour representation at westminster, luke pollard, i believe if i m getting my facts right. martin is there for us. when we talk to you an hour ago, said the tories were worried about white out. is that what it looks like? yes. tories were worried about white out. is that what it looks like? is that what it looks like? yes. it seems that is that what it looks like? yes. it see
there general campaigning. and i think there is general campaigning. and i think there is that sense that this has been there is that sense that this has been a there is that sense that this has been a sort of 2 party talk consistently on a national level for many, consistently on a national level for many, what feels like many, many months many, what feels like many, many months it many, what feels like many, many months it is many, what feels like many, many months. it is all about what care or richey months. it is all about what care or richey is months. it is all about what care or richey is going to do, and i think the lib richey is going to do, and i think the lib dems are plugging away so there the lib dems are plugging away so there is the lib dems are plugging away so there is probably a sense of how much there is probably a sense of how much really can the tories predict right much really can the tories predict right now much really can the tories predi
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