from birmingham, in the midlands, very difficult to tell exactly what each of the main parties can take away from this. the cost of living is the key issue for everybody on the doorstep, taxes going up, inflation figures are soaring, and the bank of england, worryingly, hinting that it could be in recession by the end of the year. but it doesn t look yet as if we are seeing a clear picture of where voters are putting their trust in overall? , , ., , . overall? yes, it is a mixed picture, as inevitably overall? yes, it is a mixed picture, as inevitably these overall? yes, it is a mixed picture, as inevitably these local overall? yes, it is a mixed picture, as inevitably these local elections. as inevitably these local elections tend to be. you can always point to something that is good news, and they will probably be a fair bit of bad news as well for each party. the conservatives came out from the very beginning, talking about how they were looking at a bad night. they knew that
with cost of living issues and the issue of the culture and parties at westminster? i issue of the culture and parties at westminster? westminster? i don t think it is. i was out reporting westminster? i don t think it is. i was out reporting in westminster? i don t think it is. i was out reporting in a westminster? i don t think it is. i was out reporting in a ward - westminster? i don t think it is. i was out reporting in a ward in - was out reporting in a ward in wolverhampton, a redwall seat, at the constituency level, which the conservatives won from labour overnight conservatives won from labour overnight. and in that constituency, people overnight. and in that constituency, people were telling me they were really people were telling me they were really unhappy with how boris johnson really unhappy with how boris johnson had behaved, partygate came up johnson had behaved, partygate came up a lot, johnson had behaved, partygate came up a lot, it johnson had beha