was still a 6.7% swing for labour. are you worried now that the next election is lost? well, they re very mixed results. big variety of local factors at play there. earlier tonight, i think people would have thought that uxbridge was perhaps even the most vulnerable of all of those seats. clearly quite different results in different areas. i think it s quite clear we now need to have an absolutely laser like focus on the people s priorities which are the prime minister s priorities. and that is mostly around the economy, around inflation, around growth, around ensuring debt s under control. because i think only by delivering on those priorities will the people really give us a hearing on. if you don t deliver on them, you admit you will probably lose the general election? we are auoin lose the general election? we are going to lose the general election? - are going to focus on them and deliver on them. that s the only way. deliver on them. that s the only way- - - only way. do you t
for rishi sunak? yes, we could indeed. for rishi sunak? yes, we could indeed- one for rishi sunak? yes, we could indeed. one of for rishi sunak? yes, we could indeed. one of the for rishi sunak? yes, we could indeed. one of the points - for rishi sunak? yes, we could indeed. one of the points is i for rishi sunak? yes, we could indeed. one of the points is in| indeed. one of the points is in tamworth, which previously as south east staffordshire was a by election in 1997 before which the labour party secured a swing of 27% not quite on the scale of which we ve seen in selby. there is form there, although the interesting thing particularly about that constituency is that it s one which voted very heavily for leave in 2016 and, therefore, will present a real challenge to labour s ability to reconnect with leave voting errors. meanwhile, we re waiting to see whether or not ms doris is, indeed, going to resign her seat or not. there, what the conservatives must be hoping for is tha
really quickly as a result. he says, this is a historic result that shows the people are looking at labour and seeing a changed party that is focused entirely on the priorities of working people with an ambitious, practical plan to deliver. keir mather will be a fantastic mp who will deliver the fresh start selby and ainsty deserves. what s the first thing you re going to do? ~ , . , , ., the first thing you re going to do? ., the first thing you re going to do? ., , do? my absolute no. 1 priority is sopporting do? my absolute no. 1 priority is supporting local do? my absolute no. 1 priority is supporting local residents i is supporting local residents through the cost of living crisis. through the cost-of-living crisis. ., through the cost-of-living crisis.- whether - through the cost-of-living crisis.- whether in i through the cost-of-living - crisis.- whether in towns crisis. how? whether in towns or villages crisis. how? whether in towns or villages across crisis. how?
energy bills here in selby and ainsty. under economic stewardship, we hope to get interest rates and mortgage rates down in the long term. it doesn t mean that a labour mp can t show up from day one and put in a real, dedicated effort to give local residents the support they need.- to give local residents the support they need. keir mather, thank ou support they need. keir mather, thank you very support they need. keir mather, thank you very much, support they need. keir mather, thank you very much, and - thank you very much, and congratulations again on becoming the labour mp for selby and ainsty in north yorkshire. selby and ainsty in north i yorkshire. well, yorkshire. thank you. well, john curtis. yorkshire. thank you. well, john curtis, one yorkshire. thank you. well, john curtis, one by-election john curtis, one by election result each per party. is this the one that might give us the best indicator of, perhaps, the state of the parties? 0r best indicator of, perhaps, t
happened, i know what an honour disses. happened, i know what an honour disses. and happened, i know what an honour disses, and i am humbled by opportunity to serve. in this campaign we have rewritten the rules campaign we have rewritten the rules of campaign we have rewritten the rules of where labour can win. people rules of where labour can win. people of rules of where labour can win. people of open their doors to us and people of open their doors to us and embraced our positive vision us and embraced our positive vision for us and embraced our positive vision for the future and thousands of the votes cast yesterday were in labour s box for the yesterday were in labour s box for the very first time. for those for the very first time. for those of for the very first time. for those of you who have put your faith those of you who have put your faith in those of you who have put your faith in our those of you who have put your faith in our party, thank you.