Well have the full result, with the conservatives on 318, labour on 262, and both parties having increased their share of the vote. In Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party, with ten seats, agreed to try to help the conservatives to stay in power. The Prime Minister has spoken to me this morning, and we will enter discussions with the conservatives, to explore how it might be possible to bring stability to our nation. In scotland, a challenging night for the snp. They lost a third of their seats. The former leader alex salmond was among those defeated. After a collapse in ukips share of the vote, and no mps, the Party Leader Paul Nuttall resigned. And with just ten days to the start of the brexit talks, well be reporting on the far reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom. More news and analysis throughout the day. We will have reaction from around the uk, europe and the rest of the world to the result. Good evening from Downing Street, where theresa may is
I dont know, i think there is something in that. Im sure the people in labour hq are looking at john majors soapbox talk, i think it isa john majors soapbox talk, i think it is a backlash against the slickness. The trouble is there comes a point when in Dearing Dottie Nature becomes an image of incompetence. Tuesday night we were waiting for him and all his mps to attend a meeting of the plp, very important, do talk about the election, and he was an hour late because he was stuck on a train coming back from a constituency. You might say it shows hes a man of the people. Know, being late is tardy, whether you are left, right, whatever. On the front page of the telegraph we have theresa may in a similar sort of setting. She has gone to her constituency and she is surrounded by the party faithful. The criticism of her could be that this is her comfort zone and that she, for instance, doesnt want to be on she, for instance, doesnt want to beona she, for instance, doesnt want to be onatv sh
that labour, as it stands are well ahead of the conservatives. but the people who run the labour party, strategists in the labour party have lost four general elections on the bounce and so they are not complacent and they are drumming into their teams, walking around labour hq, into their teams, walking around labour ho, telling them not to be complacent. it is extraordinary in the context of the 2019 general election because that was labour s wadge general election defeat since 1975. but it is true to say that now anything other than keir starmer being prime minister of the general election will be a serious disappointment for labour supporters and staff members. and staff members. henry, thank you ve much and staff members. henry, thank you very much for and staff members. henry, thank you very much for that and staff members. henry, thank you very much for that assessment. - a man has been arrested after reports shots were fired at a cinema in liverpool on wednesday evening. th
criminal barristers are starting indefinite strike action from september the 5th in a dispute over pay and legal aid funding. rising energy bills are fuelling this cost of living crisis. the government has said it s working flat out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households. but this industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. and marc ashdownjoins me now. some really stinging criticism here for labour? a, some really stinging criticism here for labour? for labour? a pretty strong line from unite. for labour? a pretty strong line from unite, we for labour? a pretty strong line from unite, we have for labour? a pretty strong line from unite, we have been - for labour? a pretty strong line. from unite, we have been calling labour hq all day looking for a response and so far they have not put anybody up to talk to us. when it comes to the strike, they have given verbal support of the workers, but not bodies on the picket line, if you like, and i t
think you can probably hear how it is going. labour hq in central sydney, the mood is one of celebration, confidence and of hoping this is going to be their night. the projections as they stand as the liberals are out and the labour party is in for the first time in nine years. what is still unknown is whether anthony albanese lee, the leader of the labour party is going to form a minority government or majority. in case they do not get a majority and they have to form a coalition, the likely candidates will beat the independents, newly elected independence and the green party. they ve done so well in this election, the independents, they ve challenged safe government seats and won and that tells you a story. firstly, these are female candidates in a country where politics is seen as very toxic for women and people have turned their back on a major