you lost significantly. 0verturning the majority is an historic win for the labour party, even in terms of by elections and it was said that they needed a 17.9% swing and they have done that. that would definitely look like a majority. if that were replicated in other parts of the country, in a general election next year. i the country, in a general election next year. i would say this is a by-election election next year. i would say this is a by-election as - election next year. i would say this is a by-election as well, i this is a by election as well, and there were specific local factors, as we can see from the results across the three results across the three results tonight that they are very different results playing out in different parts of the country with very different local factors. country with very different localfactors. but i country with very different local factors. but i think people in selby and ainsty, we have to get better at ensuring that we get our message ac
winning seats at a general election. so i think it does show a really good trajectory where we re winning notjust across the blue wall, but parts of the west country and, as i say, up in places like hull against the labour party, we re really making gains. shill against the labour party, we re really making gains. really making gains. all right. keir mather really making gains. all right. keir mather has really making gains. all right. keir mather has won - really making gains. all right. keir mather has won in - really making gains. all right. keir mather has won in selby | keir mather has won in selby and ainsty. keir starmer obviously delighted. but would you admit it s not a is vote of confidence specifically in his appeal it s more about the labour party generally? i think, clearly, the vote in uxbridge was a ulez vote. i think uxbridge was a ulez vote. i think thatjohnny s made uxbridge was a ulez vote. i think that johnny s made that case think that johnny s made that
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.
those priorities. that s across the party. this is about delivering for the people, and particularly ensuring that we get inflation under control. it s a sunny victory, johnathan, for the labour party in selby and ainsty, but it s disappointing in uxbridge and south ruislip. would you accept by elections, by their very nature, are special events in the parliamentary electoral calendar? they aren t, necessarily, a good or solid indicator of what will happen at a general election?- at a general election? well, the re at a general election? well, they re the at a general election? well, they re the closest - at a general election? well, they re the closest we - at a general election? well, j they re the closest we have. but they re not everything. that is just an incredible result, just seeing it in front of us on the monitors. it s scarcely believable. it s a good example, of course, of a seat where the boundaries change and then it s a strong position for us to now be in for the next
who is the new liberal democrat mp for somerton and frome. let s catch up for somerton and frome. let s catch up with all the latest news with mickey shuler. thanks, jo. the conservatives have held off labour to retain boris johnson s former seat of uxbridge and south ruislip by a95 votes, whilst the liberal democrats have overturned a conservative majority of more than 19,000 votes in somerset. we are still waiting for the result in selby and ainsty in north yorkshire. so, in uxbridge and south ruislip, the tories winning candidate, steve tuckwell, credited the labour mayor of london for his win. sadiq khan has lost labour this election. cheering ..and we know that it was his damaging and costly ulez policy that lost them this election. i m humbled and proud to be