The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. Latest estimates based on votes counted suggest 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 the city to a standstill. The bbcs shara njit leyl is in hong kong. Counting is still going on in these local elections, but more than half of the vote has been counted and it does indeed show an overwhelming victory, really a landslide, for the pro democracy camps here in hong kong. We know that certainly over 70 of hong kongers have spoken, and they have chosen are pro democracy candidates, 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 rung o
Vision. Do you think they have perhaps learned from the mistakes of the past . 2017, theresa may five ma nifesto, the past . 2017, theresa may five manifesto, where she famously you turned, and it was a disaster. What borisjohnson is trying to do is appeal to the labour heartland, previously he talked about potentially increasing the threshold for the higher rate of income tax, talking about stamp duty, these are not popular with the traditional labour motors, and you will see they are not in the manifesto at all. What he has done is he has steer clear of all of that, but he has talked about these people policies, the nhs is his number one, 50,000 nurses, grants for nurse training, he has talked about the police and education, he has not talked about social care which is a whole other issue, and i think that is what theresa mays Biggest Issue was. It isa theresa mays Biggest Issue was. It is a very safe manifesto. And he has very much pitched it as lets get back to done at the end ofja
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