About gang violence, but he is offering a referendum, following a mass brawl and borisjohnson very much isnt, at a cinema complex in birmingham. Doesnt that mean you are inevitably huge turnouts and gains for pro democracy groups going to have to lean in hong kongs local elections, towards the labour party and help with voters giving their verdict them form a government, vote things through for them, on months of demonstrations. Rather than the conservatives . Well, first of all, as things stand, and englands cricketers as things stand, borisjohnson are struggling to avoid defeat in the first test in new zealand. Is on course to get a majority, and liberal democrats are the best placed party to stop it. Ah, you think that is what is happening at the moment . If you look at the polls right now, that is what they say. Now there is, obviously, two and a half weeks to go in this campaign, and i am working very hard to change that situation. You are not conceding yet, but you think that he
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Camps in western china are used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. The billionaire former mayor of new york Michael Bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat. Good morning. It is 1 00am in london, 8 00pm in new york and 9 00am it is 1 00am in london, here in hong kong, where the pro democracy parties are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. With about half the vote counted, the pro democracy camps have won seven seats for every one held by parties backing the government. These are only local District Council elections, but this is a huge vote of support for the protest movement, after almost six months of often violent demonstrations that have brought this city to a standstill. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. In the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island this morning, the queue to vote at the shau kei wan polling station went on and on and on. Were seeing queues like this in districts all over hong kong today, people waiting f
The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections, after months of protests across the city. Lets go live to Sharanjit Leyl in hong kong thats right, it is a bright, breezy monday morning here in hong kong and of course many hong kong is waking up of course many hong kong is waking up to this electoral result. They took to the voting boots on sunday in overwhelming numbers, a record turnout, and even though with just over half the votes counted, it already seems to indicate a landslide victory for the pro democracy camp. The latest results suggest that over 70 of hong kong is voted overwhelmingly in favour of the pro democracy candidates. This may just favour of the pro democracy candidates. This mayjust be local District Council elections, really, the lowest rung of government, but it isa the lowest rung of government, but it is a huge show of support for the protest movement, which of course has erupted in sometimes violent
We take a look at a property with three bedrooms and outstanding views that change every day. The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections, after months of protests across the city. Lets go live to Sharanjit Leyl in hong kong. Thats right, counting is still going on in these local thats right, counting is still going on in these local elections but we know that more than half the vote has been counted and it does indeed show an overwhelming victory, really landslide, for the pro democracy camps here in hong kong. We know that certainly over 70 of hong kong is have spoken and they have chosen a pro democracy candidate, sweeping aside the pro establishment camp who were in power previously in these District Councils. We know they are only local elections, really the lowest run of government, but it is a huge symbolic show of support by hong kong as the protest movement, which of course has meant that there have been battles