if the mps warning that if boris johnson, if the conservatives lose both of these if the conservatives lose both of these by elections commit because cause these by elections commit because cause more these by elections commit because cause more problems for boris johnson cause more problems for boris johnson. so far, so obvious. the problem johnson. so far, so obvious. the problem with that is, there are a number problem with that is, there are a number of problem with that is, there are a number of conservative rebels who thought number of conservative rebels who thought that the vote of no confidence against the prime minister confidence against the prime minister actually came too early, because minister actually came too early, because it minister actually came too early, because it came ahead of these by elections, which means that is imminent by elections, which means that is imminent threat to boris johnson. yes, imminent threat to boris johnson. yes. if
bit of a perfect storm for you in terms of the tories at the moment, shouldn t you have done better? we did shouldn t you have done better? - did really well, we won in cumberland, belisle. we won in the southin cumberland, belisle. we won in the south in southampton. we took seats in london that people said we would never take. we did really well in wales and here in scotland, best results for a decade. anna salah has been leader 11l months and turned around. we are the alternative to the device snp in scotland. has it been turnaround the device snp in scotland. has it been turnaround or the device snp in scotland. has it been turnaround or because - the device snp in scotland. has it been turnaround or because of. the device snp in scotland. has it| been turnaround or because of the tories and how much do you. has been turnaround or because of the tories and how much do you. as we have campaigned tories and how much do you. as we have campaigned across tories and how much do y
account. we government and opposition to account. . ., ., ~ government and opposition to account. . ., ., ., ., account. we look forward to hearing when ou account. we look forward to hearing when you decide account. we look forward to hearing when you decide you account. we look forward to hearing when you decide you are account. we look forward to hearing when you decide you are going - when you decide you are going to stand. let s get more analysis of results coming in, with lewis goodall. he is at touch screen. just havint goodall. he is at touch screen. just having some goodall. he is at touch screen. itst having some results coming in, in the last few minutes, from swindon in wiltshire. not all of the results are in yet. we have eight of the seats out of the 19 to be counted. this has been a conservative borough since 2003, they have been gradually expanding, the conservatives, the majority of the council. i think they gained form of last time. the results we have had in
lot of management expectation going on. the conservatives already saying they don t expect to do too well, predicting they may lose hundreds of seats. labourand predicting they may lose hundreds of seats. labour and the greens are hoping for gains and the liberal democrats are keen to show they are the main challenger to the tories in the main challenger to the tories in the south and the south west. of course, it can also affect the national mood of politics, particularly for the leaders. boris johnson, has been under pressure and his mps will be looking to see if he is still a winner. for labour, their mps looking to sir keir starmer to see if he is looking like he s putting them back on the path to power. with a look at the results coming in overnight thursday into friday. vicki young and all correspondence across the united kingdom, thank you. for more information on the latest developments and to find out what s happening in your area, visit bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app. our
as hywel was saying, vicki young in westminster, the eternal conundrum is whether people will vote based on local issues or whether they will look at the leadership issues in westminster and elsewhere? where these elections westminster and elsewhere? where these elections are westminster and elsewhere? where these elections are taking westminster and elsewhere? where these elections are taking place - westminster and elsewhere? where these elections are taking place in i these elections are taking place in england is important, they focus very much on urban areas and almost half of the seats up for grabs are in london. local elections do not tell as much about what might happen in a general election because far fewer people vote and in large swathes of the country there will be no elections. that you can always see patterns, the conservatives are certainly trying to manage expectations, saying they expect to lose seats, potentially into the hundreds. labourand lose seats, potenti