Muslim community is large and has been felt deeply and we are now seeing the electoral consequence. We have warned that it Muslim Population areas, wards, councils and constituencies of high Muslim Population areas, the position in gaza will have a serious electoral consequence and we are seeing that unfolds across the country. We consequence and we are seeing that unfolds across the country. Unfolds across the country. We are seeinu it unfolds across the country. We are seeing it here unfolds across the country. We are seeing it here clearly unfolds across the country. We are seeing it here clearly in unfolds across the country. We are seeing it here clearly in the unfolds across the country. We are seeing it here clearly in the local. Seeing it here clearly in the local elections, only a few results in, we do not want to exaggerate anything, but what potential impact do you think it could have on a General Election . I think it could have on a General Election . , think it could have
Of their europa conference newsnight at 10 30pm, Election Night fever as the bbc gets ready to report the results of a last big vote before the General Election. Will it be boomtime for starmer or doom time the sunak . Good evening. The polls have just closed in local elections across england and wales, the biggest test of political opinion, ahead of the General Election. Police and Crime Commissioners will also being chosen, there are mayoral elections, and a by election in Blackpool South. All the results will be coming in over the next couple of days, with Party Leaders looking for indications, of what a General Election might bring. Well chris is here with his take on what we should be looking out for, over the next 48 hours. Chris. Evening, clive. For the last 15 hours, millions of decisions have been taken and thousands of aspiring Decision Makers politicians await their fate. This is a Patchwork Set of elections around england and wales with a long tail of results, going on unti
Demonstrations against the war in gaza are continuing at dozens of universities across the united states, with arrests taking place on multiple campuses. I spoke to robert cohen, a professor of Social Studies and history at New York University who has studied Student Activism about how these protests compare to others in us history. The protests, initially, going on now were much more moderate in their tactics, whether its 1960. Actually, the greatest upsurges in active American History occurred in may 1970 after nixon authorised the invasion of cambodia. He had promised to end the war, and he was expanding it into cambodia. So that created a lot of fury that was compounded by the massacre at kent state, where four students were shot by, were killed by the National Guard and nine were wounded. So that was much more confrontational. The war been dragging on forfive years. So, i mean, compared to that, the protests, for example, that started at columbia and then spread initially at nyu w
Red meat for those backbenchers. find red meat for those backbenchers. And tell me, looking at labours stock, looking at keir starmer particularly, looking at Whether Gazais particularly, looking at whether gaza is a factor in places like birmingham for example. I gaza is a factor in places like birmingham for example. I think the uirls Effect Birmingham for example. I think the girls effect we birmingham for example. I think the girls effect we will birmingham for example. I think the girls effect we will have birmingham for example. I think the girls effect we will have to birmingham for example. I think the girls effect we will have to see, birmingham for example. I think the girls effect we will have to see, i girls effect we will have to see, i know girls effect we will have to see, i know that girls effect we will have to see, i know that is something that strategists are keeping an eye out for tonight, and they are worried about for tonight, and they are worried about that, bec
Good evening. John swinney looks set to become scotlands new leader after the woman expected to challenge him decided to back him instead. Kate forbes confirmed she would not be standing for the snp leadership after humza yousaf s resignation. Instead, mr swinney, scotlands former deputy First Minister and party leader, has offered her a significant role in his government. Our scotland editor, james cook, reports. Please show your appreciation forjohn swinney. The snp is in trouble divided, distracted and struggling to govern. John swinney says its time to get a grip and he is the man for the job. I could have stood back and hoped others would sort things out. But i care too much about the future of scotland, and the Scottish National party, to walk on by. Youve said there you cant walk on by because, essentially, your party is a disunited mess. What specifically is wrong with it . Well, the party is not cohesive just now. We are not together, we are not operating as one big unified te