Ever general ElectIon Results, The Party Is the thIrd bIggest In parlIament. Some of Its members are here as mps for the fIrst tIme. The mood Is so upbeat, It Is so buoyant but we are really determIned to get stuff done. The reason we fIght In ElectIons and we wIn ElectIons Is so we can achIeve thIngs for our communIty so I am excIted to be talkIng about our plan fIxIng SocIal Care and the health servIce, and how we really represent our communIty to be that strong, determIned opposItIon to the government and represent our communIty Is the best possIble way we can. The lIberal democrats achIeved record ElectIon Results by pItchIng themselves In opposItIon to the conservatIves. RaIsIng the questIon of what to do now that labour are In power. The party says It wants to offer a constructIve opposItIon, challengIng mInIsters on polIcIes they dont lIke, such as the recent cut In the wInter fuel allowance. And they want to use thIs platform to put forward theIr own Ideas too. WIth a Focus Tod
Stay with us on Bbc News for continuing Coverage And Analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. More than 1,700 prisoners in england and wales have been allowed out ofjail early today as part of a new Government Scheme to try to ease prison overcrowding. They had been sentenced to up to 5 Years Injail and have served 40 of their time rather than the usual 50 . They are just the first wave to be released early. Around 2000 more will follow over the next two months. The government says those jailed for more than 4 years for serious violent offences, or for sex offences and domestic abuse are not eligible for early release and that every available measure is being taken to protect the public. Heres our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. At wandsworth prison today. 0h . Inmates walking free early from their sentences, celebrating with their friends. Some Hiding Theirfaces as they left the jail. Lets go lets go home 0thers Making Up for lost time w
After George Galloway comes local man david tully, who finished second receiving 21. 3 of the votes, beating the conservative candidate paul ellison, the absent former Labour Candidate azhar ali and the Liberal Democrat candidate iain donaldson. Reform uk thought theyd do better. The leader richard tice is saying the by election was not free and fair, claiming campaigners suffered abuse and death threats. 0ur Political Correspondent peter saull reports from rochdale i do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. George galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliament determined to be a thorn in his former partys side. This is going to spark a movement, a landslide, a shifting of the Tectonic Plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north west. In the west midlands, in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green and bow, labour is on notice that they have lost the confidence
south east of england where we could have 50 mph gales in norfolk and suffolk. in the early hours. elsewhere, net of dry weather and clear skies. temperatures 7 9. we are in between weather systems so the low pressure system to the north west of scotland will enhance the showers so some of them could be heavy and merged together but elsewhere it is a much better picture in the south, sunshine and showers, some areas may stay dry but showers, some areas may stay dry but showers can emerge pretty much anywhere. temperatures, a bit more sunshine around, up to 21, but it is the high teens further north. we have changes as we move into thursday, roma is drunk with power and determined to destroy the left. in an exclusive interview with newsnight, john mcdonnell warns there ll be consequences for keir starmer if he remains intent on purging the party s left wing. i think what he s allowed to happen is a right wing faction become drunk with power and use devices within the par
the first asian mp in scotland. he trained as a dentist but then he returned to the family business politics. anas sarwar, welcome to political thinking. my pleasure, thanks for having us. now which is more frightening, waiting for the dentist drill or waiting for the verdict of the electorate? definitely waiting for the verdict of the electorate. i mean, the great thing about dentistry is that you get to be in complete control about, you know. the dentist always asks the awkward questions when they are already in the person s mouth doing the treatment, and i used to always have this thing with my patients when they came in, i always used to try and loosen them up, say, you know, don t worry, i m a pain free dentist. i never feel any pain. and, you know, that, that interaction part was what i loved about dentistry and actually the people interaction part is what i love about politics as well. i was going to say. although some people would say being a dentist, really deep