that it with andrew on that, which is i see that it hurts. with andrew on that, which is i see that it hurts, but i m not quite sure that it hurts, but i m not quite sure what that it hurts, but i m not quite sure what the other option is. the former brexit sure what the other option is. tie: former brexit secretary sure what the other option is. t te: former brexit secretary david sure what the other option is. tte: former brexit secretary david davis is saying it is hugely concerning, andrew, how do you read this one? there aren t that many leaders the government can pull. unlike in the pandemic, if it turns on the public spending tap again, that will only aggravate inflation. the government is on a tight rope and it is very limited in what it can do to alleviate the pressure on people s finances. he alleviate the pressure on people s finances. ., ., finances. he took about that pressure finances. he took about that pressure across finances. he took about that pressure
big towns and cities. there aren t many elections in rural areas. there are also a handful of mayoral elections. in england, its all of mayoral elections. in scotland, every local authority 32 in total is up for election. last time round the snp kept its position as the largest party in terms of votes and councillors. the conservatives, who were led by ruth davidson at the time, took over from labour as the second largest party. it ll be interesting to watch what happens this time around. in wales, all 22 local authorities are being contested. in 2017, labour suffered losses but still won the most seats and the most councils. the tories made gains but were still behind plaid cymru. also, these will be the first local elections in wales in which 16 and 17 year olds can vote. professor sirjohn curtice, professor of politics at the university of strathclyde has more insight on what s
people in northern ireland will choose the government at stormont and voters in england, wales, and scotland will pick who they want to run services that affect everyday life in their local area. in england, ballots are being held for 146 councils in major cities including leeds, manchester, birmingham and all 32 london boroughs. there aren t many elections in rural areas. there is also a handful of mayoral elections. in scotland, every local authority, 32 in total, is being contested. all of the seats in 22 local councils across wales are up for election. in northern ireland, voters will elect 90 members of the legislative assembly. our political correspondents in england, scotland and wales brought us the latest. most of the votes cast in england tomorrow will be in towns and cities, from parish councils to elected mayors. largely in london, local authorities providing local
event and i think they re going to try as much is possible the royal family to avoid any photo opportunities with prince andrew included. there aren t very mandy prince andrew fans, there are very many people of come out of the woodwork trying to defend him in any sort of capacity. none of the charities who lost him as patron fought to have them back. i think this is a door that a lot of people want to be closed. want to be closed. looking at the platinum jubilee, want to be closed. looking at the platinum jubilee, i want to be closed. looking at the platinum jubilee, i remember - want to be closed. looking at the i platinum jubilee, i remember silver jubilee platinumjubilee, i remember silver jubilee when there was a street party and the gold and diamond jubilee. when we look back on this year, it s way too early to do that but will be jubilee year, it s way too early to do that but will bejubilee come to be overshadowed by this or will the settlement help to focus on the jubilee
in northern ireland. and we had some pretty frank and honest discussions about that situation today. there weren t any breakthroughs, there aren t any breakdowns either and we are going to carry on talking. what we really now need to do is very urgently find some solutions which support the belfast good friday agreement, support that the peace process in northern ireland and allow things to return to normal. once the final preparations are complete, there is a big chance for the prime minister and for his colleagues around the world to show they can pull together. but unscripted moments, unplanned for spats could always spoil the show. let s get some of the day s other news. dozens of iraqis in baghdad have been giving blood samples in the hope of identifying relatives of an islamic state massacre at a jail in 201a. the murder of around 600, mainly shia,