Campaigns. Lots of results to come. Here at holyrood, it is the most important election since devolution in 1997. The very future of The Union could be at stake, with Nicola Sturgeon� s Scottish National Party seeking a second referendum on independence. Weve had our first few results. Its still too early to draw any firm conclusions, and the snp hAs so far held all its seats, but there does seem to be some evidence of Tactical Voting amongst Anti Independence supporters. We are still waiting for most of our results in wales. Labours hold on power hAs been under pressure from the conservatives and Plaid Cymru. I the conservatives and Plaid Cymru. I already am getting signals that may not play out As some people thought. That is quite an exciting thing to be looking at in terms of the politics and dynamics of it. There are dozens of contest to become mayor of English Cities and regions, including london, manchester and liverpool. Vicki young is with me once again to react to some of these results and give us analysis As we go on. And Reeta Chakrabarti is at the Touch Screen to bring us up to date. ~. ,. , the Touch Screen to bring us up to date. ~. , ii. , date. We have had 24 of the 140 Odd Enalish date. We have had 24 of the 140 odd English Council date. We have had 24 of the 140 odd English Council results date. We have had 24 of the 140 odd English Council results and date. We have had 24 of the 140 odd English Council results and the English Council results and the overall trend is of a strong conservative surge forward against labour, particularly in Leave Voting areAs with one or two outliers, if you like. I will be using this giant Touch Screen to look at all of the data behind those results, a lot of that to come this afternoon. find data behind those results, a lot of that to come this afternoon. And our correspondence that to come this afternoon. And our correspondence are that to come this afternoon. And our correspondence are every that to come this afternoon. And our correspondence are every count that to come this afternoon. And our correspondence are every count and | correspondence are every Count And Corner correspondence are every Count And Corner of correspondence are every Count And Corner of england, scotland and wales corner of england, scotland and wales to corner of england, scotland and wales to bring you every Twist And Turn of wales to bring you every Twist And Turn of events. And Professor Sir John Turn of events. And Professor Sir John Curtice, As always, will be crunching John Curtice, As always, will be crunching the numbers and identifying the key political trends and making pithy observations. Join us As and making pithy observations. Join us As a and making pithy observations. Join us As a drama of the Election Results us As a drama of the Election Results unfold here on the bbc. Welcome from Kirsty Wark and myself and As you join us, we are getting another look at the picture in scotland. I dont have to tell you that the scottish results are of prime importance today, given the potential for reshaping The Union of the United Kingdom. If those results go in a certain direction, of course, for the snp. Dundee City West hAs been declared, the snp are back with a slight increAse in their share of the vote. And John Curtice, we will talk to and a second, already saying that the snp in his view, so far, not putting in the kind of performance that will give them an overall majority, it is an early stage but that is his sense of it. ,. , , , early stage but that is his sense of it. There are no big surprises so far. It. There are no big surprises so far except it. There are no big surprises so far. Except for it. There are no big surprises so far. Except for the it. There are no big surprises so far. Except for the surprise it. There are no big surprises so far. Except for the surprise in i far. Except for the surprise in terms of the whole population, which is that the turnout is very high, the turnout in all of the postal voting and we could see these queues in various Polling Stations well after 10 oclock lAst night and people have really engaged with this election. Whether it is about local issues are not, it is much more likely, As Nick Eardley said, to be much more a fact that the constitution hAs been front and centre of this election, not leAst because the conservatives wanted it to be so. Whether or not Boris Johnson feels energised by his results so far in england, it might increAse his implacable opposition to allowing a second referendum, evenif to allowing a second referendum, even if there is a majority for parties supporting independence primarily, the snp and the greens, in scotland. If the snp and the greens together make a majority, As is expected, we are in, not only in scotland but in the uk, we are in Fora Scotland but in the uk, we are in for a constitutional argument that the lAst certainly over the next two years. The lAst certainly over the next two ears. ~ the lAst certainly over the next two ears. ~ ,. ,. , the lAst certainly over the next two ears. ~ i. , years. Thank you. On that point, i will oin years. Thank you. On that point, i will join reeta years. Thank you. On that point, i will join Reeta Chakrabarti years. Thank you. On that point, i will join Reeta Chakrabarti to years. Thank you. On that point, i will join Reeta Chakrabarti to look| willjoin Reeta Chakrabarti to look at Notjust Willjoin Reeta Chakrabarti to look at not just that willjoin Reeta Chakrabarti to look at notjust that Dundee City result but some other results. There are 129 results expected but lets look at what you have got. 129 results expected but lets look at what you have got. At what you have got. These are the latest at what you have got. These are the latest results at what you have got. These are the latest results and at what you have got. These are the latest results and As at what you have got. These are the latest results and As kirsty. At what you have got. These are l the latest results and As kirsty wAs saying, so far there is not much change. All holding, aberdeen dons side, clydebank, Snp Holding, Dundee City. Some of the interest is in the data behind the actual results. Going into clydebank. And again. Here we go. This is the Snp Holding onto this seat, the snp� s Marie Mcnair with the majority of 5200. This wAs and Snp Gain from Neighbour Labour in 2011. And they have hold held onto this in a healthy fAshion. But lets look at the share of the vote. The snp on 47, labour on 33. It is always a change that is so interesting. Look at that. Labour up so interesting. Look at that. Labour up by so interesting. Look at that. Labour up by 10 Percentage Points here in clydebank, the snp down a little and the conservatives down rather more. An interesting result. By contrAst out back to the list. Lets look at Dundee City west. Which kirsty wAs talking about. Snp hold with a big Majority Forjoe Fitzpatrick there. Nearly 13,000. Huge share of there. Nearly 13,000. Huge share of the vote. Well over half of it, 62 . And he hAs added to their share of the vote for the snp. And here in dundee, the Labour Share hAs gone down by 5 so quite a mixed bag here so far. In the scottish parliamentary seats. As you said, we have a handful right now, still a lot to go. Have a handful right now, still a lot to no. ,. , lot to go. Indeed. It is a fluid icture. Lot to go. Indeed. It is a Fluid Picture i lot to go. Indeed. It is a Fluid Picture. I wAs lot to go. Indeed. It is a Fluid Picture. I wAs telling lot to go. Indeed. It is a Fluid Picture. I wAs telling you lot to go. Indeed. It is a fluid l picture. I wAs telling you about John Curtices advice a short while ago. He hAs updated that after Dundee City west. This, he says, is a more encouraging result for the snp with a four Ase'>Point IncreAse, 3. 8 , a four Ase'>Point IncreAse in support and no sign of tactical switching from conservatives to labour. Whose vote is down by five points. He says this is a critical conclusion that if this result were to be replicated in the marginal seats that labour are trying to defend, then the snp would make some significant gains. We are keeping a sharp eye on this. Because it really does depend on the individual circumstances here. 24 us to reflect on. Lets bring in Laura Kuenssberg At Westminster. The scottish picture we can come to any moment. I cannot help wonder what you made of the Borisjohnson Help wonder what you made of the Boris Johnson flying visit to hartlepool, complete with his inflatable twin. I hartlepool, complete with his inflatable twin. Hartlepool, complete with his inflatable twin. I wonder if we can inflatable twin. I wonder if we can show inflatable twin. I wonder if we can show the inflatable twin. I wonder if we can show the viewers inflatable twin. I wonder if we can show the viewers those inflatable twin. I wonder if we can show the viewers those pictures . Which other politician at the top of the political elite can you imagine going to pose next to a picture of themselves As an Inflatable Blimp . The answer is borisjohnson. Perhaps the only one who would dare to some kind of feet like that. But his party so far in this complicated set of elections hAs a lot to be happy about. The Top Line and where he wAs for that visit is that when of a seat that hAs been labour for decades, hartlepool, which is important notjust because of the victory and the fact there will be another Conservative Mp on the backbenches but about what that represents more broadly. A proxy, if you like, what wAs a big question for the tories going into this, to what extent they they were expanding their grabber of areAs that used to be read, turning them blue, and that whopping result where they romped home In Hartlepool, notjust snaking it by any stretch. That is more evidence for the conservatives that they are managing notjust to sketch a new political map but to draw those lines in bold. We have seen that story repeating in some Council Wins across england and that provides tricky questions of the Labour Party today. If i provides tricky questions of the Labour Party today. Provides tricky questions of the Labour Party today. If i can bring ou back Labour Party today. If i can bring you back to Labour Party today. If i can bring you back to that Labour Party today. If i can bring you back to that recent Labour Party today. If i can bring you back to that recent scottish | you back to that recent scottish result you back to that recent scottish result in you back to that recent scottish result in dundee west. AsJohn Curtice result in dundee west. AsJohn Curtice said. Result in dundee west. AsJohn Curtice said, that is a more significant result. And this wAs the seat that significant result. And this wAs the seat that delivered the biggest yes vote at seat that delivered the biggest yes vote at 57 in the lAst scottish Independence Referendum. Do you think Independence Referendum. Do you think that Independence Referendum. Do you think that could prove to be an early think that could prove to be an early bellwether . It think that could prove to be an early bellwether . Think that could prove to be an early bellwether . It may do so, we wont have early bellwether . It may do so, we wont have the early bellwether . It may do so, we wont have the full early bellwether . It may do so, we wont have the full set early bellwether . It may do so, we wont have the full set of early bellwether . It may do so, we wont have the full set of scottish i wont have the full set of scottish results for at leAst another 24 hours but we do have the Opportunity Today to look at some of those key contests were the results may well have been extremely tight and used As real signifiers As to whether or not the snp is going to achieve the result they have been dreaming of, and encAse viewers have not been following this closely, for them it is not all about the Magic Number but if they reach the Magic Number of 65 seats in the holyrood parliament, that gives them a majority on their own and many of their supporters believe that gives them a very genuine, compelling mandate to Ask for another Independence Referendum. There hAs been no question that they are going to end up being the biggest party or not but it really hAs been in the margins, will they have to rely on the support of others to have an overall majority at holyrood, in which cAse you get politicians At Westminster arguing, which cAse you get politicians At Westminsterarguing, if which cAse you get politicians At Westminster arguing, if they did not win outright, why should we listen to what they are Asking for . But if they get to that Magic Number of 65, these key seats give such an indication of how they are getting there, that is why we are obsessing over the detail and listen carefully to whatJohn Curtices Number Crunching tells us, that really would make a big difference to what could be a very fraught political argument in the next few days. Thanks very much. We can look more in detail thanks very much. We can look more in detail at thanks very much. We can look more in detail at Tactical Voting in scotland with David Wallace Lockhart in glAsgow. Scotland with David Wallace Lockhart in glAsuow. � , scotland with David Wallace Lockhart in glAsuow. � ,. , scotland with David Wallace Lockhart in glAsuow. � ,. , scotland with David Wallace Lockhart in glAsuow. � ,. ,. , scotland with David Wallace Lockhart in glAsuow. � ,. ,. , scotland with David Wallace Lockhart in glAsuow. � ,. ,. ,. ,. , in glAsgow. Lets have a look at a coule of in glAsgow. Lets have a look at a we of the in glAsgow. Lets have a look at a couple of the results in glAsgow. Lets have a look at a couple of the results so in glAsgow. Lets have a look at a couple of the results so far. Couple of the results so far. Starting in the Ast'>North EAst of Scotland And Aberdeen donside. The snp have held this seat, the majority is down slightly, still a very healthy majority, over 9000 votes. And Jackie Dunbar is the new msp for the area, turnout is up considerably, 50 57 . The change in the vote share. A big jump in the conservative vote share. What might be happening there, given that labour and the tories had around the same share in 2016, is potentially Anti Independence voters in Aberdeen Donside having backed the party that came second lAst time, perhaps the best place to challenge the Snp Party that opposes independence in the tories and that hAs resulted in a 6. 2 swing from snp to the conservatives. I should stress that it wAs still a comfortable hold for the snp. And in the central belt we can look at clydebank and milngavie. Traditionally this would be a Labour Stronghold but very comfortably snp. The majority is down from around 8500 and 2016 to just over 5000. A new candidate, Marie Mcnair, will be elected. And vote change, once again things get interesting. They were up tjy things get interesting. They were up by 10 , conservatives down quite a bit, snp down slightly. Could it be that voters in clydebank and milngavie, Anti Independence, have backed the party tactically . A swing from conservative to labour, 8. 5 . We dont know if that is what is happening, dundee west, for example, hAs seen the snp going up considerably with vulture but potentially that is something to keep an eye on. Both snp candidates are new candidates, so perhaps not that incumbent advantage and healthy majorities. They could be significant in tighter seats, though. Significant in tighter seats, thou~h. , ~ significant in tighter seats, thou~h. , significant in tighter seats, thou~h. , ~ , significant in tighter seats, thou~h. , ~ ,. Significant in tighter seats, thou~h. ,. ~ significant in tighter seats, thou~h. ,~ ,. ~. , though. Thank you very much. And at this oint, though. Thank you very much. And at this point. Why though. Thank you very much. And at this point, why dont though. Thank you very much. And at this point, why dont we though. Thank you very much. And at this point, why dont we just though. Thank you very much. And at this point, why dont we just make i this point, why dont we just make the point after we look at scotland, we will come back to more scottish results As they come in, make the point that it is important to say that It Point that it is important to say Thatitis Point that it is important to say that it is not all plain sailing for the conservatives, despite that big win In Hartlepool and we have noted some Council Results in england As well. We will see how they do in parts of wales, they did very well in montgomery, As we saw earlier. In cambridgeshire, for example, it hAs not been such a good day for the conservatives. Lets look at these figures that we have just had in. They will help us. The conservatives have lost control of cambridgeshire council. On 28, the lib dems on 20, labour on nine. This area is normally a battle between the lib dems and the conservatives. Lets look at the change. The lib dems are up look at the change. The lib dems are up by five in an area that hAs been quite strong with the lib dems and again, parts of cambridgeshire are very strong in favour of remaining when that referendum took place, given we are still talking about the brexit effect. Conservatives down by eight and a share in cambridgeshire, 39 for the tories, 28 for the lib dems, 19, 39 for the tories, 28 for the lib dems,19, labour, and a quick look at the change. Conservatives down slightly, lib dems down slightly and labour up slightly. The greens up by 5 in a county again where they have been really working extremely hard. 5 increAse for the greens and we can see the Ukip Vote going down again. Interesting to see where that might have gone in this election. Ben schofield is in cambridgeshire. I havejust gone Ben Schofield is in cambridgeshire. I have just gone through the figures, why dont you talk us through it and what happened to the tories and the lib dems here . You are riaht, tories and the lib dems here . You are right. The tories and the lib dems here . You are right, the city tories and the lib dems here . You are right, the City Of Cambridge and this part are right, the City Of Cambridge and this part of are right, the City Of Cambridge and this part of South Cambridgeshire does like this part of South Cambridgeshire does like to book the national trehd~ does like to book the national trend. You mentioned the 2016 eu referendum, both supporting strongly remaining referendum, both supporting strongly remaining within the european union. In remaining within the european union. In the remaining within the european union. In the north remaining within the european union. In the north of Cambridge Date back to leaving in the north of Cambridge Date back to leaving. It is a tale of two halves to leaving. It is a tale of two halves really. But added to that, we can now halves really. But added to that, we can now say halves really. But added to that, we can now say that while the conservatives are making gains elsewhere in the country, it is a Story Elsewhere in the country, it is a Story Of Elsewhere in the country, it is a story of them losing seats in cambridgeshire. In 2017 they had 36 out of cambridgeshire. In 2017 they had 36 out of 61 cambridgeshire. In 2017 they had 36 out of 61 seats. They are now on 28, not enough out of 61 seats. They are now on 28, not enough to form a majority at county not enough to form a majority at county hall. But for me, the story is in the county hall. But for me, the story is in the south of the county with the liberal is in the south of the county with the Liberal Democrats shoring up support the Liberal Democrats shoring up support that they first showed in Bil Support that they first showed in big numbers in the 2019 local elections. They were on the control of the elections. They were on the control of the district council. They also made of the district council. They also made a of the district council. They also made a very good showing, the liberal made a very good showing, the Liberal Democrats in the General Election. Liberal democrats in the General Election, the candidate didnt win but they election, the candidate didnt win but they did better than they had done but they did better than they had done in but they did better than they had done in previous years. In that part of the done in previous years. In that part of the county that had six seats that were of the county that had six seats that were not contested by the labour that were not contested by the Labour Party. Of those six seats in 2017. Labour party. Of those six seats in 2017, five Labour Party. Of those six seats in 2017, five of Labour Party. Of those six seats in 2017, five of them had been won by the tories 2017, five of them had been won by the tories. Today, the Liberal Democrats swept all of those six seats, democrats swept all of those six seats, essentially being given an open seats, essentially being given an open door seats, essentially being given an open door because they were able to take votes open door because they were able to take votes that would have gone to the labour take votes that would have gone to the Labour Group. I have spoken to leaders the Labour Group. I have spoken to leaders of the Labour Group. I have spoken to leaders of both the labour and liberal leaders of both the labour and Liberal Democrat groups lately and they said Liberal Democrat groups lately and they said there wAsnt a pact or any kind of they said there wAsnt a pact or any kind of organisation that went to that, kind of organisation that went to that, the kind of organisation that went to that, the Labour Leader said it wAs simply that, the Labour Leader said it wAs simply the that, the Labour Leader said it wAs simply the pandemic had made Organising Candidates and a structure on the ground difficult. Make structure on the ground difficult. Make of structure on the ground difficult. Make of that what you will. What happens make of that what you will. What happens next . Could there be a rainbow happens next . Could there be a Rainbow Coalition between the liberal Rainbow Coalition between the Liberal Democrats, labour and the handful Liberal Democrats, labour and the handful of Liberal Democrats, labour and the handful of independent groups that have won handful of independent groups that have won seats . I am sure talks have started have won seats . I am sure talks have started in have won seats . I am sure talks have started in earnest and parties will be strategising what happens next. The leader of the Labour Group said she wAs the leader of the Labour Group said she wAs pleAsed with the result, excited she wAs pleAsed with the result, excited for the council to be in no overall excited for the council to be in no overall control. She is also italian by heritage and she knows how fragile by heritage and she knows how fragile Rainbow Coalitions can be. Another fragile Rainbow Coalitions can be. Another counsellor said he wAs happy at the another counsellor said he wAs happy at the prospects of Budget Meetings that might go into the small hours As lines that might go into the small hours As lines or that might go into the small hours As lines or budgets get argued about in order As lines or budgets get argued about in order to As lines or budgets get argued about in order to form a majority. They in order to form a maority. They have all got in order to form a maority. They have all got their in order to form a majority. They have all got their things in order to form a majority. They have all got their things to in order to form a majority. Tie have all got their things to look after and to look forward to, thank you very much. Ben schofield in cambridge. Irate you very much. Ben schofield in cambridge cambridge. We can go to Adina Cambell cambridge. We can go to Adina Campbell in cambridge. We can go to Adina Campbell In London cambridge. We can go to Adina Campbell In London where cambridge. We can go to Adina Campbell In London where they cambridge. We can go to Adina Campbell In London where they are counting for the London Mayor and london Assembly. Siddique khan saying his people were saying that turnout is down, is that your sense . At the moment, only seven constituencies of the 14 have their counts constituencies of the 14 have their counts in constituencies of the 14 have their counts in progress. What we have seen counts in progress. What we have seen so counts in progress. What we have seen so far counts in progress. What we have seen so far is that turnout hAs been higher seen so far is that turnout hAs been higher than seen so far is that turnout hAs been higher than expected. So that hAs gone higher than expected. So that hAs gone against what we were hearing yesterday gone against what we were hearing yesterday and in the days before that yesterday and in the days before that we yesterday and in the days before that. We are starting to get an early that. We are starting to get an early picture in terms of who could become early picture in terms of who could become the next mayor of london. Bellowing become the next mayor of london. Bellowing in mind these are early results bellowing in mind these are early results and only seven constituencies have their accounts in progress. It looks like a very close in progress. It looks like a very close to in progress. It looks like a very close to Man Race between labours sadig close to Man Race between labours Sadig Khan Close to Man Race between labours Sadiq Khan at the conservative candidate, Shaun Bailey. These are early candidate, Shaun Bailey. These are early results, only seven constituencies have their accounts in action constituencies have their accounts in action in constituencies have their accounts in action. In third place it looks like it in action. In third place it looks like it is in action. In third place it looks like it is sian berry from the Green Party like it is sian berry from the Green Party on like it is sian berry from the Green Party on 8 like it is sian berry from the Green Party on 8 and in fourth, it is the liberal party on 8 and in fourth, it is the liberal Democrat Candidate luisa porritt~ liberal Democrat Candidate luisa porritt. British mayors are elected using porritt. British mayors are elected using the porritt. British mayors are elected using the supplementary Voting System using the supplementary Voting System which means the candidate who can score system which means the candidate who can score over 50 is automatically elected can score over 50 is automatically elected to can score over 50 is automatically elected to become the next mayor of london elected to become the next mayor of london if elected to become the next mayor of london. If that doesnt happen, it is the london. If that doesnt happen, it is the next london. If that doesnt happen, it is the next two candidates with the highest is the next two candidates with the highest votes, at this stage looking like sadig highest votes, at this stage looking like Sadiq Khan and Shaun Bailey. They will like Sadiq Khan and Shaun Bailey. They will go on to the second round and the they will go on to the second round and the peoples second preference votes and the peoples second preference votes will and the peoples second preference votes will be counted. At the moment, votes will be counted. At the moment, the London Mayorjob is being moment, the London Mayorjob is being done moment, the London Mayorjob is being done by Sadiq Khan. He will be hoping being done by Sadiq Khan. He will be hoping to being done by Sadiq Khan. He will be hoping to retain the seat. Labour hAs always hoping to retain the seat. Labour hAs always been dominant In London for a number hAs always been dominant in London Fora number of hAs always been dominant In London for a number of reAsons. London is younger, for a number of reAsons. London is younger, more graduates that work and live younger, more graduates that work and live here and more ethnically diverse and live here and more ethnically diverse. We have to take into account diverse. We have to take into account this position of London Mayor account this position of London Mayor is account this position of London Mayor is one of the most high Profile Mayor is one of the most high profile in mayor is one of the most high profile in british politics, i really profile in british politics, i really sought after position. If you think really sought after position. If you think about the budget, he or she will be think about the budget, he or she will be managing over the next three years. Will be managing over the next three years. £17 will be managing over the next three years, £17 billion a year and the constituency of more than 6 Million Voters Constituency of more than 6 Million voters all constituency of more than 6 Million voters. All eyes will be watching very closely to find out what happens very closely to find out what happens over the next few hours. At the moment happens over the next few hours. At the moment it looks like a two Man Race between labours Sadiq Khan and the conservative candidate, Shaun Bailey the conservative candidate, Shaun Bailey we the conservative candidate, Shaun Bailey. We are expecting the final result bailey. We are expecting the final result at bailey. We are expecting the final result at the earliest, tomorrow, early result at the earliest, tomorrow, early afternoon. Early afternoon. Thank you very much. Early afternoon. Thank you very much we early afternoon. Thank you very much. We have early afternoon. Thank you very much. We have touched early afternoon. Thank you very much. We have touched bAse. Early afternoon. Thank you very i much. We have touched bAse with cambridae much. We have touched bAse with cambridge and much. We have touched bAse with cambridge and had much. We have touched bAse with cambridge and had a much. We have touched bAse with cambridge and had a word much. We have touched bAse with cambridge and had a word with i much. We have touched bAse with | cambridge and had a word with our correspondence and In London and what that position is. Lets look at another important Battleground And Thatis another important battleground and that is nottinghamshire in these english local authorities and to our correspondence there. Tell us first of all, what is at stake in nottinghamshire and what do you expect people to be looking out for in the next few hours . This expect people to be looking out for in the next few hours . In the next few hours . This is an authority that in the next few hours . This is an authority that through in the next few hours . This is an authority that through its in the next few hours . This is an authority that through its history hAs pAssed back and forth between labour hAs pAssed back and forth between labour and conservative several times labour and conservative several times but labour and conservative several times. But in recent years, nottinghamshire hAs been a real bellwether area. 2017, the lAst time there bellwether area. 2017, the lAst time there were bellwether area. 2017, the lAst time there were County Council elections, there were County Council elections, the conservatives came away As the biggest the conservatives came away As the biggest party but short of a majority and they had to strike a deal to majority and they had to strike a deal to form an administration. For the conservatives, it hAs been about consolidating their position. They felt very consolidating their position. They felt very confident doing thats coming felt very confident doing thats coming into that selection. They feel they coming into that selection. They feel they are riding the crest of a wave feel they are riding the crest of a wave after feel they are riding the crest of a wave after a very successful 2019 general wave after a very successful 2019 General Election after all of the countys General Election after all of the countys mps are conservatives. Now we know countys mps are conservatives. Now we know the countys mps are conservatives. Now we know the confidence wAs well founded. The first result where a steady well founded. The first result where a steady trickle of hold for various parties. A steady trickle of hold for various parties, but As the afternoon hAs progressed, the conservative gains have been progressed, the conservative gains have been coming in thick and fAst in gedling have been coming in thick and fAst in Assetlaw'>Gedling And BAssetlaw and some of them are in Assetlaw'>Gedling And BAssetlaw and some of them are very significant, particularly worksop and all. That wAs the particularly worksop and all. That wAs the long standing Labour Group leader. WAs the long standing Labour Group leader, alan rhodes. He hAs lost that seat leader, alan rhodes. He hAs lost that seat to the conservatives. If labour that seat to the conservatives. If labour were holding out much hope at all of running this council, it would all of running this council, it would have been at the head of some rainbow would have been at the head of some Rainbow Coalition. 0ne would have been at the head of some Rainbow Coalition. One of the things that Rainbow Coalition. 0ne of the things that makes Rainbow Coalition. One of the things that makes nottinghamshire unique, rather that makes nottinghamshire unique, rather than being a scattering of independent candidates across the county, independent candidates across the county, there are two organised groups county, there are two organised groups of county, there are two organised groups of independents, both of which groups of independents, both of which have done well in recent elections which have done well in recent elections. 0ne which have done well in recent elections. One wAs the junior elections. 0ne wAs the Junior Partner elections. One wAs the Junior Partner in elections. One wAs the Junior Partner in the coalition of the lAst four Years Partner in the coalition of the lAst four years. Those independents only needed four years. Those independents only needed to four years. Those independents only needed to maintain their recent success, needed to maintain their recent success, maybe add one or two seats and that success, maybe add one or two seats and that would have changed the maths and that would have changed the maths in and that would have changed the maths in the Tug Of War between the larger maths in the Tug Of War between the larger parties. It wAs entirely possible larger parties. It wAs entirely possible that we would have got to The End possible that we would have got to The End of possible that we would have got to The End of the day and still not known The End of the day and still not known he The End of the day and still not known he wAs going to be running this council known he wAs going to be running this council for the next four years this council for the next four years As this council for the next four years. As it goes, it is a 66 Seat Council years. As it goes, it is a 66 Seat Council and years. As it goes, it is a 66 Seat Council and 34 is the Magic Number needed Council And 34 is the Magic Number needed for Council And 34 is the Magic Number needed for overall control and the lAst hour needed for overall control and the lAst hour or needed for overall control and the lAst hour or so, the conservatives have lAst hour or so, the conservatives have gone lAst hour or so, the conservatives have gone pAst the 34 Seat Margin and it have gone pAst the 34 Seat Margin and it is have gone pAst the 34 Seat Margin and it is looking like the blue wave. And it is looking like the blue wave, like elsewhere in the country hAs not wave, like elsewhere in the country hAs not even yet reached the High Water hAs not even yet reached the high Water Mark. HAs not even yet reached the high Water Mark hAs not even yet reached the high Water Mark. Thank you very much. That is the Water Mark. Thank you very much. That is the latest Water Mark. Thank you very much. That is the latest in that is the latest in nottinghamshire. Just a note about the position of liverpool mayor. There are contests going on, As we have said to you, City Mayors and City Regions. When i talk about the liverpool mayor, i mean the liverpool mayor, i mean the liverpool council mayor. This is where we are. Joanne anderson on 38,958. Stephen yip, the founder of a Childrens Charity bAsed in the city in strong second place. Lets go on to the next slide because this will show you the share. This is the reAson we are concentrating on this first round form of words because there is nobody getting 50 . Labour fell short of 50 , so what happens now is, there is a second round because it needs to be a run off between joanne because it needs to be a run off Betweenjoanne Anderson on 39 and Stephen Yip on 22 . That will happen and we will get the result is a bit later on. If we see the change on the first round share change. Labour down 14, so adept in support for joanne anderson. And the independent is up by 22 , a very strong performance by somebody with very strong local ties. For the liverpool mayor, not the City Region mayor, the liverpool mayor, they are going into another round because of the failure to get up to 50 . I would like to bring in the Conservative Mp, Diana Davison and talk about the performance so far. Thank you for joining us. It is 2. 55 and there is lots to come and we have seen Boris Johnson In Hartlepool celebrating with your new mp, your new colleague. What for you wAs behind that success because we have tried to unpick this several times today. Is it to do with the Brexit Factor . Is it to do with the Brexit Factor . Is it to do with the Brexit Factor . Is it to do with the Vaccine Roll out . Is it to do with the Vaccine Rollout . Rollout . What is your understanding . Rollout . What is your understanding . I rollout . What is your. Understanding . Iwould rollout . What is your understanding . I would say it is even simpler, the fact that so many areAs across the red wool, hartlepool included, have felt like they have been left behind for far too long by the Labour Party. You add that into brexit, the Labour Party wAs not necessarily reflective of these communities and how the mps were voting on brexit. Seeing the Brexit Process delayed time and time again, alongside Conservative Mps and the mayor is getting elected and delivering on their promises, actually delivering for their local communities As shown a lot of people who perhaps would never have considered Voting Conservative before, blue wAs the one for them. What do you think about your game in nottinghamshire. We are just registering that, the nottinghamshire result isjustin. I conservative gain on that council and we have seen a few of them, just give me a second. You are still on the screen, 37 seats to the tories, 15 to labour, 13 to the independents. If we look at the change from lAst time, up six, Labour Town eight seats. The independents up to two. It is a very different area to hartlepool, are you saying it is the same kind of factor . �. ,, you saying it is the same kind of factor . ~. ,,. ,. , you saying it is the same kind of factor . ~. ,. ,. ,. ,. , factor . Across the northeAst As a re. Ion, factor . Across the northeAst As a region. Yes factor . Across the northeAst As a region. Yes we factor . Across the northeAst As a region, yes. We have factor . Across the northeAst As a region, yes. We have seen factor . Across the northeAst As a i region, yes. We have seen incredible gains in sunderland, take control of Northumberland And Tyneside and at the counter i am, we are seeing again in county durham. It looks like it could be the time when labour get knocked out of overall control of county durham. I have been Asked whether or not 2019 wAs the high Water Mark for conservative support. But we are proving that is not the cAse. A lot of people are moving towards us and long may that continue. ,. ,. , moving towards us and long may that continue. ,. ,. , continue. There wAs lots of coverage in the weeks continue. There wAs lots of coverage in the weeks leading continue. There wAs lots of coverage in the weeks leading up continue. There wAs lots of coverage in the weeks leading up to continue. There wAs lots of coverage in the weeks leading up to these in the weeks leading up to these elections about alleged sleaze and questions about spending in Downing Street on refurbishing, the kind of allegations that would have caused a lot of trouble for some politicians in the pAst. Allegations of ministers giving contracts to friends, didnt no one raise those with you on the doorstep . WAs it no interest to people . Full with you on the doorstep . WAs it no interest to people . Interest to people . Full honestly, throu~hout interest to people . Full honestly, throughout time interest to people . Full honestly, throughout time is interest to people . Full honestly, throughout time is knocking interest to people . Full honestly, throughout time is knocking on i interest to people . Full honestly, | throughout time is knocking on my door is in my constituency, making Phone Calls for other areAs across the country, none of this hAs been brought up to me one single time. I think i have had 20 or 30 E Mails about it from constituents, compared to about 120 because when people are deciding how to vote, they are not fussed about something happening in the westminster bubble. They are worried about what will impact their lives and improve the lives of their family, their community. That is why people are voting for our conservative candidates. Thank you for oininu conservative candidates. Thank you forjoining us conservative candidates. Thank you forjoining us and conservative candidates. Thank you forjoining us and it conservative candidates. Thank you forjoining us and it is conservative candidates. Thank you forjoining us and it is good conservative candidates. Thank you forjoining us and it is good of conservative candidates. Thank you forjoining us and it is good of you | forjoining us and it is good of you to give up your time today. Lets get the news with jane hill. Heres a summary of the Bbc News. The conservatives have taken the parliamentary seat of hartlepool in whats being described As a � shattering result for labour. The new mp isjill mortimer, the first conservative to represent the area since the constituency wAs created in 1974. The winnowing away of Labour Votes wAs echoed elsewhere, and hAs brought Sir Keir Starmer under new pressure. 0ur Political Correspondent Helen Catt hAs more. Historic result, the party says. It is a mandate for the party to deliver for notjust is a mandate for the party to deliver for not just the is a mandate for the party to deliver for notjust the people of hartlepool or the people of the Ast'>North EAst but across the whole of the country. And i think if there is a lesson out of this Election Campaign, to whole local Election Campaign, to whole local Election Campaign across the uk, it is that the public want politicians to get on with focusing on their needs and priorities. It on with focusing on their needs and riorities. ,. ,. ,. ,. On with focusing on their needs and riorities. ,. ,. ,. ~ priorities. It is another Place Mr Johnson hAs priorities. It is another Place Mr Johnson hAs claimed priorities. It is another Place Mr Johnson hAs claimed in priorities. It is another place mr. Johnson hAs claimed in Ast-johnson'>NortheAst Johnson hAs claimed in Ast'>North EAst england, furthering the advances his party made in the General Election, Evenif Party made in the General Election, even if his ever see out his effigy wAs not quite so stable. WAs not quite so stable. These voters said wAs not quite so stable. These voters said it wAs not quite so stable. These voters said it wAs wAs not quite so stable. These voters said it wAs time wAs not quite so stable. These voters said it wAs time for wAs not quite so stable. These voters said it wAs time for change. Im all right with that. Because labour im all right with that. Because labourjust lets you down. | im all right with that. Because labourjust lets you down. Labour ust lets you down. I dont mind labourjust lets you down. I dont mind Boris Labourjust lets you down. I dont mind boris. There labourjust lets you down. I dont mind boris. There hAs labourjust lets you down. I dont mind boris. There hAs been labourjust lets you down. I dont| mind boris. There hAs been plenty for his party mind boris. There hAs been plenty for his party to mind boris. There hAs been plenty for his party to celebrate mind boris. There hAs been plenty for his party to celebrate an for his party to celebrate an English Council results so far. Winning in northumberland. There wAs another in and ended, and in dudley in the West Midlands and in essex they won bAsildon and harlow, which they took from labour. Keir starmer� s party held some of their strongholds in newcAstle, gateshead and sunderland, although the tories made inroads there. The Labour Leader hAs not yet spoken but his party hAs said it will listen and learn. ,. ,. , ,. , party hAs said it will listen and learn. ,. ,. , learn. The question for us is how do ou make learn. The question for us is how do you make sure learn. The question for us is how do you make sure we learn. The question for us is how do you make sure we get learn. The question for us is how do you make sure we get heard . Learn. The question for us is how do you make sure we get heard . Howl learn. The question for us is how do l you make sure we get heard . How do we meAsure our ideAs are communicated in a positive and practical way and that we are able to bring people with us, which clearly in the cAse of hartlepool we have not done. Yes, we have to Ask that question. I think everybody understands the need for change. That is where our focus should be. Most results for england, councils, mayors and police and crime commissioners are still to come. In scotland, the first result came in 0rkney after the removal of an intruder. An expected hold for the lib dems. Five holes for the snp, which hopes to secure a majority in the scottish parliament. Both those who are pro independence those against keeping a close eye on the ballots. The first result for the seneddin ballots. The first result for the senedd in wales, also a hold for the conservatives in montgomeryshire. But it is labour that hope to continue their run in power here. The pandemic hAs already made the selection is unusual, with much more counting still to be done it will still be some time before the full picture of results is clear. Thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation hAs recommended that people under the age of 40 should be offered an alternative vaccine to the Astrazeneca jab, after concerns about blood clots. The Age Threshold is being raised from 30 As a precautionary meAsure. Well find out later this afternoon how international travel will restart for england. Holidays abroad are currently banned, but a Traffic Light System of rules will take effect on 17th May with countries clAssed As green, amber or red. The Transport Secretary Grant shapps is due to give a News Conference later to announce the changes. And well have full coverage of that Press Conference from 4. 30pm here on the Bbc News channel. Police searching for the Killer Ofjulia james, the Police Community Support officer who wAs found dead near her home in kent ten days ago, have releAsed a photograph of a man theyd like to speak to. Officers say this man is understood to have been in the Aylesham Area on 28th april, the day Afterjulia James wAs murdered. Police are appealing for the man, or anyone who recognises him, to contact them. Crimestoppers hAs offered a £10,000 reward for information about the cAse. The Election Results will keep coming in over the next few days. And for more live coverage of the results As they come in, and Expert Analysis of what they mean for you, visit our website or the Bbc News app. Now back to elections 2021. Welcome back to the Election Coverage with myself and Huw Edwards. More results coming in. We have a sense of exhilaration . Certainly. An interesting one hAs just come in, booking, and the Ast'>North EAst of scotland, and i am told this is actually one of the strongest Leave Voting constituencies in scotland but it wAs held by the Scottish National Party and i will Ask Reeta Chakrabarti to take us through the figures and you will see the conservatives have something to celebrate, although they did not take that seat . Celebrate, although they did not take that seat . Take a look at this. The snps Karen Take That seat . Take a look at this. The snps Karen Adam take that seat . Take a look at this. The snps Karen Adam holding take that seat . Take a look at this. The snps Karen Adam holding the | the snps Karen Adam holding the seat for the snp but with a majority of 772. It is the cAse the conservatives have been pushing hard in this seat, halving the Snp Majority in 2016 although it hAs been snp for so many elections. Lets look and see what hAs happened to the vote. Karen adam, just ahead of Mark Findlater for the conservatives. 0nly of Mark Findlater for the conservatives. Only two Percentage Points dividing both parties in terms of the share of the vote. But this is extraordinary, so dramatic, the Snp Share of the vote down by 10 in the conservatives up by 11 . This is thought to be the most Leave Voting area of scotland. Is that part of the reAson for this particular pattern . Possibly. That is a 10 swing from snp to conservative. I want to show you one other result from scotland because this is an outlier in a way. Possibly more typical is Perthshire North. In terms of the pattern of the results, where the Snpsjohn Swinney hAs held Perthshire North with a majority of 4000. Have a look and see what hAs happened to the vote here. Snp up a little bit, conservatives up a little Bit And Labour down by a little bit. That mixed bag we are seeing in scotland at the moment. But the one in banffshire is certainly dramatic. Just picking up on Banffshire And Buchan just picking up on Banffshire And Buchan coAst with Nick Eardley. Apart buchan coAst with Nick Eardley. Apart from the fact that this is alex apart from the fact that this is Alex Salmond territory, this hAs a Lon Alex Salmond territory, this hAs a long Snp Alex Salmond territory, this hAs a long Snp Heritage and they will not be happy long Snp Heritage and they will not be happy with the digging in of the tory vote . Be happy with the digging in of the to vote . ,. , be happy with the digging in of the to vote . I, tory vote . Very significant because in 2011 the Snp Tory Vote . Very significant because in 2011 the snp Running Tory Vote . Very significant because in 2011 the snp running close tory vote . Very significant because in 2011 the snp running close to i tory vote . Very significant because l in 2011 the snp running close to 70 of the vote there. As rita and Huw Edwards pointed out, it wAs a strong no Voting Area in the referendum in 2014 and one of the suggestions people are coming up with is that in those areAs, which were strongly against independence back in 2014, there is a big upsurge in the Unionist Vote behind a particular party. The key question is, over the next few hours, whether that translates into any seats. With Banffshire And Buchan coAst, that wAs 17th on the tory target, very low down. WAs 17th on the tory target, very low down wAs 17th on the tory target, very lowdown. A. ,. ,. , low down. Actually labour hAs had ve little low down. Actually labour hAs had very little traction low down. Actually labour hAs had very little traction there low down. Actually labour hAs had very little traction there for low down. Actually labour hAs had very little traction there for a very little traction there for a very little traction there for a very long time so that residual Labour Vote is shoring up the conservative vote . Band Labour Vote is shoring up the conservative vote . Labour vote is shoring up the conservative vote . And this is one Ase'>Area Or IncreAse conservative vote . And this is one Ase'>Area Or IncreAse turnout conservative vote . And this is one Ase'>Area Or IncreAse turnout hAs conservative vote . And this is one Ase'>Area Or IncreAse turnout hAs really| Ase'>Area Or IncreAse turnout hAs really benefited. Br; Ase'>Area Or IncreAse turnout hAs really benefited. � ,. , Ase'>Area Or IncreAse turnout hAs really benefited. � ,. , Ase'>Area Or IncreAse turnout hAs really benefited. � ,. ,. , benefited. By and large what hAs haened benefited. By and large what hAs happened over benefited. By and large what hAs happened over several benefited. By and large what hAs happened over several elections | benefited. By and large what hAs i happened over several elections in scotland is that a significant amount of Tactical Voting, the scots are very good at that . Are very good at that . Absolutely and still the are very good at that . Absolutely and still the key are very good at that . Absolutely and still the key question are very good at that . Absolutely and still the key question about l are very good at that . Absolutely i and still the key question about how that Tactical Voting plays out is where are the areAs where it will make a difference . It is very close to making a difference there, a tiny majority. To making a difference there, a tiny maori. ,. ,. ,. , majority. That would have been an absolute shock majority. That would have been an absolute shock wave, majority. That would have been an absolute shock wave, that majority. That would have been an absolute shock wave, that would l majority. That would have been an i absolute shock wave, that would have been like hartlepool . Abs, absolute shock wave, that would have been like hartlepool . Been like hartlepool . A mAssive result. Been like hartlepool . A mAssive result the been like hartlepool . A mAssive result. The key been like hartlepool . A mAssive result. The key question been like hartlepool . A mAssive result. The key question over i been like hartlepool . A mAssive| result. The key question over the next while is when you look at those seats which the conservatives have failed in the pAst, if they keep them, and you look at places like angus, murray, Perthshire North, sorry, we have had that, but murray and angus, they come into that . Is and angus, they come into that . Is third on the Snp Target is ayr and what we are seeing is if that Labour Vote, prounion vote, coalesces around the tories to show that up, then the snp will not take the third target of ayr . That then the snp will not take the third target of ayr . Target of ayr . That is right and i wAs Asking target of ayr . That is right and i wAs Asking People Target of ayr . That is right and i wAs Asking people on target of ayr . That is right and i wAs Asking people on the target of ayr . That is right and i | wAs Asking people on the ground about ayr, none of them will make a call on that, suggesting it might be pretty close. It is worth pointing out that the tories have worked really hard on the Ast'>North EAst of scotland. In the lAst few years. They have done well in the Ast'>North EAst because the General Election As well. It could be that we are seeing different patterns in local areAs so ayr is one to watch. What are we going to see . There will be certain strongholds going forward because obviously we have another five years to go but going forward in terms of shoring up support for The Union, it is going to be targeted at particular areAs, not a Blanket Approach by the conservatives . ~ ,. ,. , conservatives . Absolutely right and what Ou Conservatives . Absolutely right and what you will conservatives . Absolutely right and what you will see conservatives . Absolutely right and what you will see over conservatives . Absolutely right and what you will see over the conservatives . Absolutely right and what you will see over the next conservatives . Absolutely right and what you will see over the next few| what you will see over the next few hours is some areAs where Unionist Parties have held on by the skin of their teeth in previous elections and they will end up with big majorities. The question comes back to places like dumbarton, can the snp infuse enough voters who might back independence there to get behind them to overturn those majorities . But behind them to overturn those majorities . Behind them to overturn those majorities . But what we had in Cl Debank majorities . But what we had in clydebank wAs majorities . But what we had in clydebank wAs shoring majorities . But what we had in clydebank wAs shoring up majorities . But what we had in clydebank wAs shoring up of. Majorities . But what we had in | clydebank wAs shoring up of the Labour Vote which might reflect on the neighbouring dumbarton . A confusing picture thank you very much. ,. , | confusing picture thank you very much i am i much. Interesting thoughts. Iam ust much. Interesting thoughts. Iam just wondering much. Interesting thoughts. I am just wondering whether much. Interesting thoughts. I am just wondering whether we much. Interesting thoughts. I am just wondering whether we are i much. Interesting thoughts. I am just wondering whether we are in j much. Interesting thoughts. I am i just wondering whether we are in a position to talk to the newest mp in the House Of Commons. I am delighted to say that we are, i think. Jill mortimer, the new Conservative Mp for hartlepool, who hAs made history, the first female Conservative Mp In Hartlepool, the first conservative and the first woman. I hope you dont mind me calling you gill, but congratulations that is absolutely fine. I would just Ask you the obvious question that micro when you went around knocking on doors to the extent that you could, because of the restrictions, what were people telling you . What were they saying when they said maybe i used to vote labour but i have switched to the conservatives . Forwhat labour but i have switched to the conservatives . For what reAson . Labour but i have switched to the conservatives . Forwhat reAson . I conservatives . Forwhat reAson . I wAs hearing that a lot, nothing conservatives . Forwhat reAson . T wAs hearing that a lot, nothing that is happening here. People want to change, they knew they had been taken for granted for 57 years and they wanted positive change. Change in what sense . They wanted positive change. Change in what sense . Is they wanted positive change. Change in what sense . Is this they wanted positive change. Change in what sense . Is this to they wanted positive change. Change in what sense . Is this to do they wanted positive change. Change in what sense . Is this to do with in what sense . Is this to do with change in terms of policy, National Policy . Were they thinking in terms of big things like brexit or the Vaccine Roll out, or more locally . I Vaccine Roll out, or more locally . I think the people up here knew Vaccine Roll out, or more locally . T think the people up here knew that borisjohnson think the people up here knew that Boris Johnson delivered think the people up here knew that borisjohnson delivered brexit, that is what they wanted, he promised it and delivered it. They have seen what hAs happened with the Vaccine Roll out and they are very happy the government hAs done a good job there. But more locally, they have seen what hAs been going on with the Tees Valley mayor, the conservative mayor, and other proactive Conservative Mps around the region, and what they have done to bring in investment and jobs into the times and they wanted that here. It is and they wanted that here. It is interesting and they wanted that here. It is interesting because some of your opponents have been saying clearly that this amounts to some kind of Pork Barrel politics in the sense that You Vote for us and you get some goodies. Is that fair . Trio. That You Vote for us and you get some goodies. Is that fair . No. I think what some goodies. Is that fair . No. I think what happens some goodies. Is that fair . No. I think what happens is, some goodies. Is that fair . No. I think what happens is, when some goodies. Is that fair . No. I think what happens is, when you j some goodies. Is that fair . Tin. T think what happens is, when you get a hard working, proactive a ha rd working, proactive conservative a hard working, proactive Conservative Mp, we strive for change, we strive to bring injobs and investment because we want to make peoples lives better. This and investment because we want to make peoples lives better. Make peoples lives better. This is. Uite make peoples lives better. This is uuite a make peoples lives better. This is quite a blunt make peoples lives better. This is quite a blunt question. Make peoples lives better. This is quite a blunt question. How make peoples lives better. This is quite a blunt question. How can i quite a blunt question. How can people meAsure your success when it comes to the next election . What is the yardstick that you are offering to the people of hartlepool to see whether you have succeeded orfailed in what you have set out to do . Well, i think they will be able to look around the town and see the difference is that we start to make and i am hoping that will happen rather quickly. There is a £25 million grant i will be fighting for so that we can sort out the church in the middle of town, we can upgrade the Middleton Grange Shopping centre and we can connect this fantAstic marina into the town. Kirsty wark here in edinburgh. We saw you Kirsty Wark here in edinburgh. We saw you talking to Boris Johnson. You talked saw you talking to Boris Johnson. You talked about wanting money for the fund, you talked about wanting money for the fund, what wAs the nature of your the fund, what wAs the nature of your conversation . I the fund, what wAs the nature of your conversation . The fund, what wAs the nature of your conversation . I did not quite catch that, your conversation . I did not quite catch that. M your conversation . I did not quite catch that, im sorry. Your conversation . I did not quite catch that, im sorry. You your conversation . I did not quite catch that, im sorry. You were | catch that, im sorry. You were talkin catch that, im sorry. You were talking to catch that, im sorry. You were talking to Huw Catch that, im sorry. You were talking to Huw Edwards catch that, im sorry. You were talking to Huw Edwards about. Talking to Huw Edwards about fighting hard for the time fund, it seems fighting hard for the time fund, it seems that after this victory you might seems that after this victory you might not seems that after this victory you might not have to fight very hard, but what might not have to fight very hard, but what wAs Boris Johnsons conversation with you before the rest of conversation with you before the rest of the conversation with you before the rest of the Media Folk like . What wAs he rest of the Media Folk like . What wAs he saying to you . | rest of the Media Folk like . What wAs he saying to you . WAs he saying to you . I actually cannot hear wAs he saying to you . I actually cannot hear what wAs he saying to you . I actually cannot hear what you wAs he saying to you . I actually cannot hear what you are wAs he saying to you . I Actuallyl Cannot hear what you are saying. WAs he saying to you . I actually cannot hear what you are saying. Im really sorry cannot hear what you are saying. Im really sorry. Are you still with me . Can you hear me . I really sorry. Are you still with me . Can you hear me . Can you hear me . I can hear you. Kirsty wAs can you hear me . I can hear you. Kirsty wAsjust can you hear me . I can hear you. Kirsty wAsjust Asking, can you hear me . I can hear you. Kirsty wAs just Asking, what can you hear me . I can hear you. Kirsty wAs just Asking, what the L Kirsty wAs just Asking, what the Prime Minister wAs saying to you when he wAs chatting to you earlier when he wAs chatting to you earlier when you had that little walk around before the Prime Ministers started talking, what wAs your chat about . We were talking about this being the fourth time the Prime Minister hAs been here. He can see all of the missed opportunity here, As a night, and what a fantAstic Place Hartlepool is on the lovely warm welcome the people have given him. We are talking about what we can do to bring investment and jobs here. Jill mortimer, congratulations once again. And thanks for bearing with us with the sound. And we will see you in the House Of Commons and see how it goes. Thank you. Thanks to jill mortimer, the thanks tojill mortimer, the first Woman Mp In Hartlepool and the first Conservative Mp, is a history being made in two ways. We talked about nottinghamshire and cambridge, what is the update . Lots nottinghamshire and cambridge, what is the update . Is the update . Lots of Results Cominu is the update . Lots of results coming in is the update . Lots of results coming in and is the update . Lots of results coming in and some is the update . Lots of results coming in and some partial. Is the update . Lots of results coming in and some partial results. More evidence of a mixed picture in some of the County Councils which were all lAst up for election in 2017. They include essex, where you can see they are still in the middle of counting. We can turn you tell you it is a conservative hold and hAs been conservative for most of its history. Lets look at the sea change, the conservatives have lost five seats here in this election. And if i also show you the share of the vote, that is the share of the vote at the moment but the change in the share is the conservatives down a little bit two Percentage Points and the independents have gone ahead with eight Percentage Point. We were talking about the two sets of elections going on in the English Councils, some which were fought in 2016, some which were fought in 2017 and we did think the 2017 councils, like essex, we might see the conservatives slipping back a little bit and that does seem to be the cAse here. It is a mixed bag, because lets Take A Look at leicestershire, so another County Council. Again, fought in 2017. They are still counting, but similar to essex. We know it is a conservative hold. This wAs gain from no overall control by the conservative 20 years ago. I will talk you through the figures again, so the conservatives have gained four seats, to the detriment of the lib dems and labour. That is the share of the vote for the conservatives, so well over half of the vote hAs gone tory. But they havent actually advanced in leicester, they havent counted the seats but it could be that it changes, but it is that sort of pattern, the 2017 councils not seeing the tory advances. The tory vote hAs dropped but the green vote hAs gone up. I will show you one or two more on the list. Just to help you read this, the councils that are in pale pink, they are still counting and not yet declared. You can see the previous council here wAs conservative and here wAs labour. If we Take A Look at kent, for example. They have got some way to go, only 28 out of the 81 seats have been declared. Conservatives on 22 and labour on four. But the conservatives have lost a couple of seats there and labour have gained three, the greens one. That is the share of the vote and that is the change again, interesting to see it is labour and the greens putting in a healthy performance in kent. This is a work in progress and is once we have a more full declaration, we will bring it to you. Have a more full declaration, we will bring it to you. Thank you very much, will bring it to you. Thank you very much. We will bring it to you. Thank you very much. We have will bring it to you. Thank you very much, we have a will bring it to you. Thank you very much, we have a result will bring it to you. Thank you very much, we have a result from much, we have a result from kilmarnock in scotland. If we can take a kilmarnock in scotland. If we can take a Look Kilmarnock in scotland. If we can Take A Look at that result, we cannot Take A Look at that result, we cannot look at it now, but it is coming cannot look at it now, but it is coming now, there is an snp hold, labour coming now, there is an snp hold, labour behind, so a big majority for the Snp Labour behind, so a big majority for the snp and the conservatives into third place. Lets look at the share of the third place. Lets look at the share of the vote third place. Lets look at the share of the vote and the snp and 53 . 24 . Of the vote and the snp and 53 . 24 , labour. 20 to conservatives and lets 24 , labour. 20 to conservatives and lets look at the change. This actually and lets look at the change. This actually flies in the face of what we have actually flies in the face of what we have been saying about coalescing around we have been saying about coalescing around the we have been saying about coalescing around the best bet for the support of the around the best bet for the support of The Union. Snp are down three, both and of The Union. Snp are down three, both and conservatives are up one Percentage Point. There is no shift in terms Percentage Point. There is no shift in terms of Percentage Point. There is no shift in terms of Tactical Voting, the snp to labour, in terms of Tactical Voting, the snp to labour, 1. 9 . Kilmarnock, my home town, to labour, 1. 9 . Kilmarnock, my home town, hAs to labour, 1. 9 . Kilmarnock, my home town, hAsjust to labour, 1. 9 . Kilmarnock, my home town, hAsjust declared. We can go town, hAsjust declared. We can go to professor town, hAsjust declared. We can go to professor matthew goodwin, from the University Of Kent and Kelly Beaver the University Of Kent and Kelly Beaver from ipsos mori. Good Afternoon Beaver from ipsos mori. Good afternoon to both of you. Kelly, what afternoon to both of you. Kelly, what are afternoon to both of you. Kelly, what are peoples preoccupations in the selection . Obviously the swill of headlines over the lAst three weeks of headlines over the lAst three weeks hAs been all about, for want of another weeks hAs been all about, for want of another word, sleaze and the probity of another word, sleaze and the probity of of another word, sleaze and the probity of the Prime Minister in particular probity of the Prime Minister in particular. What we are seeing so far is particular. What we are seeing so far is that particular. What we are seeing so far is that hAsnt cut through. What are peoples preoccupations . The national level are peoples preoccupations . Tt;e national Level Context are peoples preoccupations . Tt9 national Level Context hAs are peoples preoccupations . Tt9 national Level Context hAs shifted are peoples preoccupations . Tt9 national Level Context hAs shifted a lot in the lAst few months, As hAs the public mood. In december and january, people were feeling negative, not very optimistic about the economy, their future or the governments performance. But with things like the Vaccine Programme kicking in very much at tace and the government Reopening Society again, we have seen a real Turning Point in public opinion over the lAst four weeks. What we are seeing playing out in the local elections at this point, is a mix of the short term, in the moment public mood, which is really on the up, both about general optimism, but also government confidence, performance, very heavily linked to brexit and the Vaccine Programme. But this longer term trend, which matthew will probably talk about, which pushes on the cultural values divide in society and particularly in the red wall seat, which we have seen a decline over time with the clAss values dividing that is much more aware labour originally had their heartlands. Aware labour originally had their heartlands heartlands. Interesting, and matthew. 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It also appealed to the london cosmopolitan left, he will more ethnically diverse. Very, very different and different culturally and for a single party to appeal to both their traditional mainstay in that redwall area, but also the london cosmopolitan left. That is quite a challenge ahead of the Labour Party and it is playing out very clearly in these elections. Matthew, that is very start, because the expectation is, that london will remain pretty firmly Labour And Andy Burnhams Territory in Greater Manchester may do that, although there may be changes there As well. It is how labour works out that conundrum . It is how labour works out that conundrum . ,. , , conundrum . The bAsic problem the Labour Party conundrum . The bAsic problem the Labour Party hAs. Conundrum . The bAsic problem the Labour Party hAs, it conundrum . The bAsic problem the Labour Party hAs, it is conundrum . 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This is the kicker for labour, there is a debate within kicker for labour, there is a debate within the kicker for labour, there is a debate within the party that it should give up within the party that it should give up on within the party that it should give up on its within the party that it should give up on its industrial heartland, its your up on its industrial heartland, its your turn up on its industrial heartland, its your turn its up on its industrial heartland, its your turn its attention to the Blue Wall seats your turn its attention to the Blue Wall seats that are full of University Graduates and middle clAss professionals. But there middle clAss professionals. But there arent enough seats of for the labour there arent enough seats of for the Labour Party to win for the next election Labour Party to win for the next election. They will beat the swing that tony election. They will beat the swing that Tony Blair achieved in 1997 and to do that Tony Blair achieved in 1997 and to do that that Tony Blair achieved in 1997 and to do that amid this Culture Divide that is to do that amid this Culture Divide that is pulling apart what you might call cosmopolitans, pro eu and the culturally call cosmopolitans, pro eu and the culturally conservative side of the country culturally conservative side of the country who wants to slow the pace of Change Country who wants to slow the pace of change and rebuild a settlement for areAs of change and rebuild a settlement for areAs outside of london unless two areAs for areAs outside of london unless two areAs inside london. That is the political two areAs inside london. That is the political equivalent of Climbing Mount political equivalent of Climbing Mount everest. Political equivalent of Climbing Mount everest. Yes, exactly, 129 seats or whatever. Mount everest. Yes, exactly, 129 seats or whatever. Let mount everest. Yes, exactly, 129 seats or whatever. Let me mount everest. Yes, exactly, 129 seats or whatever. Let me Ask i mount everest. Yes, exactly, 129| seats or whatever. Let me Ask the question of the cultural divide, what you make of the different situation facing labour in scotland, matthew . ,. , situation facing labour in scotland, matthew . ,. , matthew . Scotland is fAscinating because it is matthew . Scotland is fAscinating because it is the matthew . Scotland is fAscinating because it is the other matthew . Scotland is fAscinating because it is the other Side Matthew . Scotland is fAscinating because it is the other side of. Matthew . Scotland is fAscinating | because it is the other side of the culture because it is the other side of the Culture Divide. We see public opinion Culture Divide. We see public opinion in Culture Divide. We see public opinion in scotland As kelly and Others Opinion in scotland As kelly and others have shown, becoming more liberal. Others have shown, becoming more liberal, more aggressive, more strongly liberal, more aggressive, more strongly pro eu since the referendum. Labour is getting hit on two sides referendum. Labour is getting hit on two sides which is reflected in the fact it two sides which is reflected in the fact it hAs two sides which is reflected in the fact it hAs lost the redwall in scotland and the redwall in northern England Scotland and the redwall in northern england. Labour, somewhere, somehow hAs to england. Labour, somewhere, somehow hAs to repair england. Labour, somewhere, somehow hAs to repair these two red walls, because hAs to repair these two red walls, because there is no pAss to power now for because there is no pAss to power now for the because there is no pAss to power now for the Labour Party. It does not run now for the Labour Party. It does not run through one of them. It is somehow not run through one of them. It is somehow going to have to make up ground somehow going to have to make up ground and somehow going to have to make up ground and i think that is going to be made ground and i think that is going to be made even more difficult today by the performance of the snp. Thank ou both the performance of the snp. Thank you both very the performance of the snp. Thank you both very much the performance of the snp. Thank you both very much indeed. Just a friendly message to my compatriots in wales where they are in charge of these counts, you are letting me down badly, Withjust One result out of 60 in so far. I hope you can step on the gAs a bit and give us a few more results. In the meantime i am getting some very good intelligence from my sources in different parties in wales and it is an interesting picture. Labour telling me they are very confident in llanelli, which hAs been very, very marginal seat between Labour And Plaid cymru. It hAs been a real battle between these two but labour telling me they feel very confident there. As they do, according to one of my other sources, in the rhondda. That wAs taken by Leanne Wood from Plaid Cymru lAst time. Will they reverse that . It is an intriguing prospect. The vale of glamorgan, we mentioned it earlier in south wales near cardiff, where labours jayne hat hAs been hanging on against the conservative challenge. My conservative challenge. My conservative sources telling me they are not altogether confident, but that could change. And carefully, at this point causing some concerns for labour. And that is another of the seats where Plaid Cymru and conservatives have been challenging labour. Bridgend, that is an interesting seat, not leAst because it is my birthplace, but it is interesting because it wAs the seat by carwyn jones, interesting because it wAs the seat by carwynjones, the former First Minister wAs there for many years and dominated the seat. It is a big labour seat. A high turnout they are telling me in a gent and they think bridgend is looking ok for labour, As opposed to the lAst election when it wAs taken by the conservatives. A bit of a Temperature Gauge on the welsh Scene Given we have only had one result in so far. I am going to bring in the person who knows all about it, sian lloyd, Keeping Tabs on it. What are they telling you and can you offer us any results any time soon . I can you offer us any results any time soon . Can you offer us any results any time soon . ,. ,. , time soon . I wish we could. We are ta in~ time soon . I wish we could. We are tapping our time soon . I wish we could. We are tapping our feet time soon . I wish we could. We are tapping our Feet Impatiently time soon . I wish we could. We are tapping our Feet Impatiently in tapping ourFeet Impatiently in wales because we only have that one result in. As you were alluding to, we are hearing different things from the counts and labour, are at this moment saying they are hearing some positive things from the counts. Lets talk a little bit about rhondda because Leanne Wood took that for Plaid Cymru in 2016. She wAs the leader of Plaid Cymru at that time, she had greater Recognition Factor and she took it from labour and there wAs quite a shock when the heavyweight leighton andrews wAs defeated. We have heard that Leanne Wood hAs left the count sometime ago. Were also hearing from others within Plaid Cymru that are not looking good for them in rhondda. So that is something that obviously we will want to keep a close eye on. Having said that, As you were saying, counting, it is not actually started properly in some of the seats in wales. Verification still going on and we are hearing we will not actually hear what the result is in rhondda, most probably until about 5. 30, 6pm. Result is in rhondda, most probably untilabout 5. 30, 6pm. 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The election turns out, i will be ready and eager to get back to| the election turns out, i will be ready and eager to get back to work on behalf ready and eager to get back to work on behalf of ready and eager to get back to work on behalf of the ready and eager to get back to work on behalf of the people ready and eager to get back to work on behalf of the people of ready and eager to get back to workj on behalf of the people of scotland. There on behalf of the people of scotland. There we on behalf of the people of scotland. There we are on behalf of the people of scotland. There we are. Short on behalf of the people of scotland. There we are. Short and on behalf of the people of scotland. There we are. Short and to on behalf of the people of scotland. There we are. Short and to the there we are. Short and to the point. As ever. But As ever, not overplaying her hand. That is the thing about Nicola Sturgeon and that is a problem for her in the eyes of some nationalists. She is actually a more cautious person As we have gone on. We are in a particular position with the pandemic. We have news . I with the pandemic. We have news . I have been talking to people about ayr because what will matter this Afternoon Ayr because what will matter this afternoon is the key target seats for the afternoon is the key target seats for the Snp And Ayr is one of them in the for the Snp And Ayr is one of them in the south of scotland, a tory majority in the south of scotland, a tory majority of in the south of scotland, a tory majority of 750 lAst time and i hear it is really majority of 750 lAst time and i hear it is really close, the conservatives are worried. There is still a conservatives are worried. There is still a bit conservatives are worried. There is still a bit to conservatives are worried. There is still a bit to go there but if the snp still a bit to go there but if the snp could win that, then that is a Bil Snp could win that, then that is a big result~ snp could win that, then that is a big result. If snp could win that, then that is a bi result. ,. ,. , big result. If the snp wins that and that is third big result. If the snp wins that and that is third on big result. If the snp wins that and that is third on their big result. If the snp wins that and that is third on their target, big result. If the snp wins that and that is third on their target, they i that is third on their target, they may win edinburgh central, As we expect, and dumbarton is a different stripe because we have particular circumstances there but actually, they could take their top three targets. In order to win a majority comfortable on their own they should take five or six . Four . Thea;r comfortable on their own they should take five or six . Four . Take five or six . Four . They are lookin take five or six . Four . They are looking at take five or six . Four . They are looking at three take five or six . Four . They are looking at three or take five or six . Four . They are looking at three or four take five or six . Four . They are looking at three or four because there looking at three or four because there is looking at three or four because there is a looking at three or four because there is a knock on effect on the system, there is a knock on effect on the system, you win ayr in the south of scotland. System, you win ayr in the south of scotland, and maybe lose a list seat~ scotland, and maybe lose a list seat~ that scotland, and maybe lose a list seat. That is why we will be here until seat. That is why we will be here until the seat. That is why we will be here until the lAst minute it is seat. That is why we will be here until the lAst Minute Untilthe lAst minute it is like a Rubik Cube Untilthe lAst minute it is like a Rubik Cube at untilthe lAst minute it is like a Rubik Cube at the untilthe lAst minute it is like a Rubik Cube at the moment untilthe lAst minute it is like a Rubik Cube at the moment but i untilthe lAst minute it is like a Rubik Cube at the moment but Nicola Sturgeon at the moment is waiting on her own seat. There is no doubt that As a leader, even a dent in that vote because of As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar, being the new Labour Leader, she will not like that. , the new Labour Leader, she will not like that. ,. ,. , like that. That is true and at the start of the like that. That is true and at the start of the campaign, like that. That is true and at the start of the campaign, partly i start of the campaign, partly because start of the campaign, partly because of the pandemic, we sought nicola because of the pandemic, we sought Nicola Sturgeon in glAsgow south side campaigning, they wanted to make side campaigning, they wanted to make sure side campaigning, they wanted to make sure the vote held up and As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar make sure the vote held up and As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar will make sure the vote held up and As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar will put on boots, itjust is what sarwar will put on boots, itjust is what happens to it Nicola Sturgeons vote As what happens to it Nicola Sturgeons vote As well. Whether it is just a Labour Vote As well. Whether it is just a Ase'>Labour IncreAse and you get that unionist Ase'>Labour IncreAse and you get that Unionist Vote coalescing around As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar. Unionist vote coalescing around As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar. Or Unionist Vote coalescing around As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar. Or if Unionist Vote coalescing around As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar, or if that is eating into the majority. Sarwar, or if that is eating into the majority sarwar, or if that is eating into the maori. ,. , the maority. She repeatedly said that the majority. She repeatedly said that she would the majority. She repeatedly said that she would be the majority. She repeatedly said that she would be back the majority. She repeatedly said that she would be back at the majority. She repeatedly said that she would be back at work i the majority. She repeatedly said| that she would be back at work on monday dealing with the pandemic and she is not prepared to discuss or move forward on the idea of a referendum until the recovery from the pandemic. But if they do better today, the pressure will absolutely be on from all wings of the party to move ahead more aggressively because borisjohnson will certainly be moving more aggressively the other way if he is taking heart from what is happening in england. That way if he is taking heart from what is happening in england. Is happening in england. That is riaht and is happening in england. That is right and what is happening in england. That is right and what you is happening in england. That is right and what you will is happening in england. That is right and what you will hear is happening in england. That is. Right and what you will hear from nicola right and what you will hear from Nicola Sturgeon in the next few days is that Nicola Sturgeon in the next few days is that she Nicola Sturgeon in the next few days is that she wants to focus on the pandemic is that she wants to focus on the pandemic. Someone in the party, someone pandemic. Someone in the party, someone very senior, told me a Couple Someone very senior, told me a couple of someone very senior, told me a couple of days ago, dont expect the next few couple of days ago, dont expect the next few months to be all about independence, notjust because of the pandemic but we have seen over the pandemic but we have seen over the lAst the pandemic but we have seen over the lAst few the pandemic but we have seen over the lAst few weeks there are lots of questions the lAst few weeks there are lots of questions that dont have answers at the moment. We questions that dont have answers at the moment the moment. We can go to John Curtice because the moment. We can go to John Curtice because he the moment. We can go to John Curtice because he hAs the moment. We can go to John Curtice because he hAs news i the moment. We can go to John Curtice because he hAs news onj the moment. We can go to John Curtice because he hAs news on this and also on the man who hAs turned out to be Nicola Sturgeons nemesis, Alex Salmond. Brute out to be Nicola Sturgeons nemesis, Alex Salmond. Alex salmond. We have the first accounts of Alex Salmond. We have the first accounts of the Alex Salmond. We have the first accounts of the list Alex Salmond. We have the first accounts of the List Vote, Alex Salmond. We have the first accounts of the List Vote, in accounts of the List Vote, in scotland accounts of the List Vote, in Scotland Everybody had two votes, one for Scotland Everybody had two votes, one for their constituency, what we have been one for their constituency, what we have been hearing about, but they also have have been hearing about, but they also have a have been hearing about, but they also have a List Vote and we have the list also have a List Vote and we have the List Count for the Aberdeen Donside the List Count for the Aberdeen Donside constituency, in the Ast'>North EAst. Which is where Alex Salmond Ast'>North EAst. Which is where Alex Salmond wAs standing for his Alba Party~ salmond wAs standing for his Alba Party~ but salmond wAs standing for his Alba Party. But only on the list. The truth party. But only on the list. The truth is, party. But only on the list. The truth is, it party. But only on the list. The truth is, it doesnt look very good for Mr Truth is, it doesnt look very good for Mr Salmond, at leAst on this first result for Mr Salmond, at leAst on this first result. Alba hAs gotjust 2 in Aberdeen Donside, you need around 6 if you in Aberdeen Donside, you need around 6 if you are in Aberdeen Donside, you need around 6 if you are likely to pick up any seat~ 6 if you are likely to pick up any seat it 6 if you are likely to pick up any seat. It might be a question over Mr Salmond seat. It might be a question over Mr Salmond to seat. It might be a question over Mr Salmond to return to holyrood, that it may salmond to return to holyrood, that it may not salmond to return to holyrood, that it may not happen. If salmond to return to holyrood, that it may rrot happen it may not happen. If that is the cAse, it may not happen. If that is the cAse. And it may not happen. If that is the cAse. And we it may not happen. If that is the cAse, and we can it may not happen. If that is the cAse, and we can see it may not happen. If that is the cAse, and we can see alex it may not happen. If that is the cAse, and we can see Alex Salmond there, that would be a great relief for Nicola Sturgeon because there is no doubt that if Alex Salmond did return to holyrood, he would be hurrying her at every turn. Alex salmond said something ominous in an article in the new yorker, he said that if i wanted to destroy Nicola Sturgeon, it could have been done. So a big blow because what is the avenue for Alex Salmond next if he does not return to the scottish parliament on the list . Abs, does not return to the scottish parliament on the list . A good Auestion Parliament on the list . A good Question And Parliament on the list . A good question and it parliament on the list . A good question and it is parliament on the list . A good question and it is probably parliament on the list . A good question and it is probably the| parliament on the list . A good question and it is probably The End of his question and it is probably The End of his political career if he does not manage to get back in this time. He probably needs about 15,000 votes overall he probably needs about 15,000 votes overall in he probably needs about 15,000 votes overall in the Ast'>North EAst Asjohn'>Region And Asjohn overall in the Ast'>North EAst region and As john says. Overall in the Ast'>North EAst Asjohn'>Region And Asjohn says, if he is down on 2 he will struggle Asjohn says, if he is down on 2 he will struggle. He As john says, if he is down on 2 he will struggle will struggle. He set up the Alba Pa with will struggle. He set up the Alba Party with two will struggle. He set up the Alba Party with two westminster will struggle. He set up the Alba Party with two Westminster Snpj will struggle. 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The suggestion from Alex Salmond over the the suggestion from Alex Salmond over the lAst few days is even if he did not over the lAst few days is even if he did not win, over the lAst few days is even if he did not win, alba would continue As a party did not win, alba would continue As a party and did not win, alba would continue As a party and he said he wanted to build a party and he said he wanted to build it a party and he said he wanted to build it over time. A party and he said he wanted to build it over time. Only presumably if he is at the build it over time. Only presumably if he is at the head build it over time. Only presumably if he is at the head of build it over time. Only presumably if he is at the head of it . Build it over time. Only presumably if he is at the head of it . And build it over time. Only presumably if he is at the head of it . And if if he is at the head of it . And if he is polling if he is at the head of it . And if he is Polling Op if he is at the head of it . And if he is polling up 2 if he is at the head of it . And if he is polling up 2 in if he is at the head of it . And if he is polling up 2 in the he is polling up 2 in the Ast'>North EAst, where he hAs a big personal Ast'>North EAst, where he hAs a big personal following, that suggests there personal following, that suggests there isnt much to be had from that there isnt much to be had from that if there isnt much to be had from that. , there isnt much to be had from that. G , there isnt much to be had from that. ,. , there isnt much to be had from that. I ,. , that. If John Curtice is still available. That. If John Curtice is still available, it that. If John Curtice is still available, it would that. If John Curtice is still available, it would be that. If John Curtice is still available, it would be interesting to speak about what you think so far about what the Asma-performance'>Snp PlAsma Performance hAs been . 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It is early days and we only have nine out of 73 we only have nine out of 73 constituencies we only have nine out of 73 constituencies so we only have nine out of 73 constituencies so there we only have nine out of 73 constituencies so there is i we only have nine out of 73 i constituencies so there is still plenty constituencies so there is still plenty of constituencies so there is still plenty of room constituencies so there is still plenty of room for constituencies so there is still plenty of room for that constituencies so there is still plenty of room for that to constituencies so there is still plenty of room for that to change. But you plenty of room for that to change. But you will plenty of room for that to change. But you will notice plenty of room for that to change. But you will notice that plenty of room for that to change. But you will notice that nicola but you will notice that Nicola Sturgeon. But you will notice that Nicola Sturgeon. 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If anything it seem to be somebody indicating that perhaps she wAsnt somebody indicating that perhaps she wAsnt. ~ somebody indicating that perhaps she wAsnt. , , somebody indicating that perhaps she wAsnt. ~ , , the somebody indicating that perhaps she wAsnt. The first wAsnt. Thank you. The First Minister wAsnt. Thank you. The First Minister there wAsnt. Thank you. The First Minister there and wAsnt. Thank you. The First Minister there and im wAsnt. Thank you. The First Minister there and im sure | wAsnt. Thank you. The first I Minister there and im sure we wAsnt. Thank you. The First Minister there and im sure we will hear more about the developments in scotland given the results are starting to trickle in. We have someone from wales. That is a labour hold. We are being told that there is possibly a recount in the vale of clwd, this is a battle between conservative and labour, held by labour but the conservatives have been surging ahead in this part of wales and Ast'>North EAst wales, around wrexham. Just over the border from chester. Beth and clement is there in the vale of clwd. What is going on . In the vale of clwd. What is going on . ,. ,. ,. ,i on . There is a recount under way in the vale of on . There is a recount under way in the vale of clwd on . There is a recount under way in the vale of clwd in on . There is a recount under way in the vale of clwd in denbigh on . There is a recount under way in the vale of clwd in denbigh at on . There is a recount under way in the vale of clwd in denbigh at the i the vale of clwd in denbigh at the moment. It wAs always promising to be a close affair between labour and the conservatives. It hAs been held by labour since devolution, alan jones announced earlier this year she wAs standing down. JAson mclellan is a candidate for welsh labour who will hope to succeed and Gareth Davies for welsh tories. If we go back to 2016, only 768 is the difference in the votes for labour over the tories, and even closer in previous years. Worth noticing the importance of this constituency for both parties, with the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour Leader, they were both here in this constituency only this week. It is very close, As we know, between labour and the tories. The recount is under way, hopefully we will find out very soon but whichever colour that rosette will be in Cardiff Bay at The End of this time, it will be a new face because alan jones is time, it will be a new face because alanjones is stepping down. Just time, it will be a new face because alan jones is stepping down. Just to check, did alan jones is stepping down. Just to check. 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WAs it much smaller . , , , , smaller . We have not been told How Close it wAs smaller . We have not been told How Close it wAs. The smaller . We have not been told How Close it wAs. The initial smaller . We have not been told How Close it wAs. The initial indication close it wAs. The initial indication that we had when things are going in favour of the welsh tories, for Gareth Davies, the candidate here, and we then find back out that one candidate suggested to us at the time that it wAs going to a recount because things were so tight and we have not been given an indication How Close that is. How close that is. Thank you very much. How close that is. Thank you very much thanks How Close that is. Thank you very much. Thanks for How Close that is. Thank you very much. Thanks for the How Close that is. Thank you very much. Thanks for the update How Close that is. Thank you very much. Thanks for the Update And J How Close that is. Thank you very i much. Thanks for the update and we will be back when we get the declaration. We had a second result from wales. That is two out of 60, 40 constituencies, 20 on the list, the second, merthyr tydfil, which hAs a long tradition of being a solid labour constituency. But lAst time, a very big Ukip Vote. Around 20 . Reeta, take us through the figures. 20 . Reeta, take us through the fitures. 20 . Reeta, take us through the fitures. ,. , 20 . Reeta, take us through the fitures. , , 20 . Reeta, take us through the fitures. ,. , figures. This is a Result Labour will be happy figures. This is a Result Labour will be happy with. Figures. This is a Result Labour will be happy with. As figures. This is a Result Labour will be happy with. As you figures. This is a Result Labour will be happy with. As you say, i figures. This is a Result Labour| will be happy with. As you say, it is a solidly labour constituency, Kier Hardie wAs the mp here quite some time ago. But how interesting is the swing towards labour . We were hearing a moment ago about the seat with a contest is between labour and the conservatives. Here it wAs Plaid Cymru, it wAs always going to be a long shot but they were hoping to make some advance. Lets look at what hAs happened to the vote share. The Labour Party hAs put on 14 in terms of its share of the vote, Plaid Cymru hAs lost a little bit and the Ukip Vote, which wAs very big lAst time around, hAs been redistributed. It looks As if that is to the benefit of labour. Lets Take A Look at the swing. As a swing of 7. 4 from Plaid Cymru to the Labour Party. An interesting result, a good result for labour. And one wonders if you can read across a little because we were hearing earlier about the ronde, where the sitting Plaid Cymru, the Plaid Cymrus Leanne Wood wAs thought to be endangered because of an advance by labour. We dont yet have the result they are but given this, it will be interesting to see if that same pattern is replicated. As soon As we know more we will bring that to you. As we know more we will bring that to ou. ,. , , to you. You might have mentioned it. Turn to you. You might have mentioned it turn out to you. You might have mentioned it. Turn out less to you. You might have mentioned it. Turn out less than to you. You might have mentioned it. Turn out less than 3596 to you. You might have mentioned it. Turn out less than 3596 in it. Turn out less than 35 in merthyr tydfil. And the turnout for elections in wales is significantly lower than General Elections, but 35 is pretty low. And that is down on lAst time. The other thing. Show this very clearly in your graft with the changes. The Assumption is that in so many areAs, the Ukip Vote, because we have seen it so many times in england, goes back to a kind of conservative home but here we have Labour Voters, who are brexit supporters and they certainly voted for brexit, who are returning to labour, it seems. That is the patent you are illustrating . Im patent you are illustrating . Im sor , patent you are illustrating . Im sorry. The patent you are illustrating . Im sorry, the Screen Patent you are illustrating . Tn sorry, the screen hAs taken us back to the london Assembly. But that is absolutely the cAse. It does seem As if the Ukip Vote which hAs collapsed hAs been distributed rather differently. Here we go. Itrelith hAs been distributed rather differently. Here we go. With that in mind, differently. Here we go. With that in mind. Just differently. Here we go. With that in mind. Just As differently. Here we go. With that in mind, just As you differently. Here we go. With that in mind, just As you get differently. Here we go. With that in mind, just As you get the differently. Here we go. With that in mind, just As you get the latest i in mind, just As you get the latest results, i might As well relay because it is valuable for us what sirJohn Curtice are saying about merthyr tydfil. SirJohn Curtice are saying about mertherydfil. He sirJohn Curtice are saying about merthyr tydfil. He says that it is a very encouraging result for labour, whose vote is up by 14 points. In what wAs already a relatively safe labour constituency. The outcome heavily affected by the collapse of ukip, As we saw, down by 19 points. But this is a vote which wAs expected to swing to the conservatives rather than labour. There you go, that is a good point of debate. It remains to be seen whether this pattern is replicated in the welsh red wall seats in the Ast'>North EAst. Wrexham, the vale of clwd, all the rest of it. But we were discussing a short while ago. Thanks, we will be back. Now we can go to an unfolding story in liverpool and we are joined by claire hamilton. An unusual situation on the mayoral first round vote . Situation on the mayoral first round vote . , ,. , , situation on the mayoral first round vote . , , , , , vote . Yes, this is the election of a new Mayor Vote . Yes, this is the election of a new mayor of vote . Yes, this is the election of a new mayor of the vote . Yes, this is the election of a new mayor of the City Vote . Yes, this is the election of a new mayor of the city of vote . Yes, this is the election of aj new mayor of the city of liverpool. It is pretty confusing in liverpool, because there are three who have liverpool in the title. The Metro Mayor of the liverpool City Region, the Lord Mayor of liverpool and then the Lord Mayor of liverpool and then the mayor of the city of liverpool and that is the election taking place today. It hAs been a tumultuous few months in liverpool with the previous mayor, joe anderson, standing down following his arrest on conspiracy to commit Bribery And Witness intimidation. No one hAs been charged in connection of that and he denies any wrongdoing, but he wAs unable to stand As Labours Candidate in this election. There wAs a candidate to find a new candidate and the original shortlist of three women were scrapped and a shortlist of two councillors wAs introduced. And one of those, joanne anderson, no relation, wAs selected As the candidate. She is the Candidate Today in the election and she is now in a run off contest with an independent candidate, Stephen Yip. He hAs run a charity in liverpool for 40 years, but he called himself an amateur in politics. He is not a politician, but he is standing on a platform of transparency and it is an incredible story, because no one wAs expecting. People were expecting a second preference but in the previous two City Mayor elections in liverpool, the Labour Candidate hAs won in the first round with over 50 of the votes. It hAsnt happened this time, so we are going to second preferences. Yes. Going to second preferences. Yes, the independent going to second preferences. Yes, the independent candidate, Stephen Yip, up 22 . Head of a charity, relatively unknown but on the second preference, could we have an independent city of liverpool mayor . It would be an amazing story if that wAs the cAse. People here are telling me they think it is unlikely that will happen. Because with second preferences, lots of people on the ground in liverpool saying they think the green Party Candidate, Tom Crone will have picked up a huge amount of second preferences. I think Stephen Yip would have needed 70 of second round second preference votes to beatjoanne anderson in this contest. But liverpool hAs been labour dominated for a decade so even the shocked to the cistern of not winning outright in the first round will be a shock for a local party that is still reeling from a Government Inspection that found Aspects of the councils operations dysfunctional and will see commissioners sent from whitehall to set alongside the new mayor in the Cunard Building where the council sits in a few weeks, to oversee departments like highways and planning, regeneration. So even if joanne anderson, the Labour Candidate goes on to win and most people expect that she will, this initial shock to the system i think well have several labour members, councillors in the city quite concerned. Councillors in the city quite concerned. ~ i , i concerned. Thank you very much indeed. Some more bad news for the Labour Party, this time in sheffield. Lets look at the figures. They have lost control of sheffield council. We are talking about 41 seats to labour, 29 to the lib dems and 13 to the greens. What we are seeing is a lib dems and green attack on labour. Lets look at the change. Labour is still the biggest party but they have gone down eight seats. The greens are up five. Lets go to the veil of fluid declaration. Welsh she speaks welsh i nicola stubbins, constituency returning officer for the vale of fluid constituency, declared that the total number of votes given to each candidate wAs followed. Peter christopher dane, reform uk, 552. Gareth lloyd davies, welsh conservative Party Candidate 10,792. Lisa jane davies, a welsh Liberal Democrats put recovery first. She speaks welsh. 782. JAson matthew mcclellan, welsh labour. 10,426. Cheering and applause. Studio very narrow win for the conservatives. Glenn swingler, Plaid Cymru, 2972. Applause. ThomAs david lee, independent. 529. Applause. I give public notice that gareth lloyd davies. She speaks welsh. Duly elected As the member of the senate for the vale of fluid constituency. Studio so there we have it, the announcement in denbigh. It is Gareth Davies, a conservative who hAs been elected with a majority of 366, very close fought battle and there wAs a that with Ason-mclellan'>JAson Mclellan there wAs a that with Ason-mclellan'>JAson Mclellan the labour on 10,426. Plaid Cymru Way behind with the lib dems. That is significant because of the General Election in 2019, that seat went to the conservatives at the same hAs happened again. This seat hAs been in labour hands since 1999 when the then Assembly wAs created. Here we have it, albeit very tightly fought race, but we have the conservatives making very strong inroads to that very labour territory in Ast'>North EAst wales. So bad news for labour and bad news in sheffield As i wAs about to tell you earlier, where they have lost control to the council to know overall control. What i would like to do is bring in bridget philipsen, shadow treAsury secretary, Labour Mp in sunderland. Thank you for coming in sunderland. Thank you for coming in tojoin us. Disappointing news for you in sheffield, but i imagine even more disappointing in Ast'>North EAst wales, an area where you have been so strong in the pAst to lose out narrowly to the conservatives. Lose out narrowly to the conservatives. , ,. , conservatives. There is no escaping the fact this conservatives. There is no escaping the fact this hAs conservatives. There is no escaping the fact this hAs been conservatives. There is no escaping the fact this hAs been a conservatives. There is no escaping the fact this hAs been a very the fact this hAs been a very difficult set of elections. The message we are getting from voters is absolutely clear, that we have got to change. We have started the process of change under Keir Starmer� s leadership. We have got a long way to go in winning back trust. We have to increAse the pace and the scale of that change in order to earn that back. We did suffer a devAstating result in 2019 and it will take time to earn it back. I will not make excuses, i am focused on making sure we get the Labour Party back into a strong position once again so we speak for the whole country and we can start the whole country and we can start the process of earning Voters Trust once more. The process of earning Voters Trust once more the process of earning Voters Trust once more. �. ,. , , once more. Bear with us, i am going to show the once more. Bear with us, i am going to show the result once more. Bear with us, i am going to show the result from once more. Bear with us, i am going to show the result from eAst to show the result from Ast-lothian'>EAst Lothian, which isnt good either. This is the Snp Gaining a seat from labour in Ast-lothian'>EAst Lothian for the scottish parliament. A swing to the snp of 2. 8 . Scottish parliament. A swing to the snp of2. 8 . High scottish parliament. A swing to the snp of 2. 8 . High turnout of 68. 9 and that is a significant rise from lAst time, a majority of 1179. 39 to the snp on 37 to labour. There we have the snp going up and labour down one Percentage Point and the tories down three. So a swing from the Labour Party to the snp. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but thatis to be the bearer of bad news, but that is yet another element in scotland and we have mentioned the wealth result, English Result in sheffield and now a scottish result, do you detect a theme here, other than the party needs to change even more . If it does change, what are the precise visible things we will see if the party changes . It is see if the party changes . It is bitterl see if the party changes . It 3 bitterly disappointing and i cannot see the results on my screen, sadly but it sounds like quite a close result, but disappointing all the same. Right across the uk until steps up and down the country, and what i have heard from voters, the anger in 2019 hAs gone. I am not being chAsed away from doors like i wAs back then, the palpable anger people felt that the Labour Party, is not there in the same way. But thatis is not there in the same way. But that is not the same As having persuaded people to vote for us once more and having earned back their trust. We have a long, difficult journey ahead of us and it hAs to focus on how we build a better britain and for the future of our country. The Labour Party succeeds and wins elections when we have a hopeful and optimistic vision of the kind of country we want to build. To me, that make sure that every child in every part of our country hAs the opportunity to get on in life, have good secure and decent and well paid jobs and that is the kind of areAs we will be talking about. Tz� icki we will be talking about. Vicki youn we will be talking about. Vicki young would we will be talking about. Vicki young would like we will be talking about. Vicki young would like to we will be talking about. Vicki young would like to Ask we will be talking about. Vicki young would like to Ask a we will be talking about. Vicki young would like to Ask a question. Are you clear what the strategy is . People are you clear what the strategy is . People will are you clear what the strategy is . People will say, Keir Starmer hAs only been people will say, Keir Starmer hAs only been leader for a year and there only been leader for a year and there hAs only been leader for a year and there hAs been a pandemic, but you have a there hAs been a pandemic, but you have a problem where you are having a difficult have a problem where you are having a difficult night of Election Results. A difficult night of Election Results, lots of your mps saying you are being results, lots of your mps saying you are being rejected in large parts of the United Kingdom and some are saying the United Kingdom and some are saying bring back socialism, and some saying bring back socialism, and some are saying bring back socialism, and some are saying no, Keir Starmer hAs ot some are saying no, Keir Starmer hAs got to some are saying no, Keir Starmer hAs got to ditch some are saying no, Keir Starmer hAs got to ditch that and do something different got to ditch that and do something different. Are you clear what the message different. Are you clear what the message is going to be from now on in . Bf message is going to be from now on in . , message is going to be from now on in . ,. Message is going to be from now on in . ,. , in . Of course, the Pandemic And Covid19 hAs in . Of course, the Pandemic And Covid19 hAs had in . Of course, the Pandemic And Covid19 hAs had an in . Of course, the Pandemic And Covid19 hAs had an impact in . Of course, the Pandemic And Covid19 hAs had an impact but i | covid 19 hAs had an impact but i will not pretend the problems within the Labour Party do not run a lot deeper than that. There is a sense people are willing to talk to us now, they are much warmer on the doorsteps than they were. We have a long journey ahead in winning back trust, the beach we had in 2019. We have Lost Four General elections on the bounce. We havent won a General Election since 2005. We have to be rooted in peoples lives and hopes and Aspirations. Whether it is your own home, your children having a better life than you enjoyed, i think all of that is labour having a hopeful vision about the kind of britain we can build. It also being proud and confident about the country, it is a great country and a great place to live but i think we can be better still. It is the government that gives people better opportunities, Control And Choice in our own lives that all too often are not there. The conservatives have persuaded people to stick with them through this time. We have a job ahead of us. I am confident that Keir Starmer recognises the challenges we face and he is committed to fixing them. If t challenges we face and he is committed to fixing them. If i could Ask ou a committed to fixing them. If i could Ask you a coople committed to fixing them. If i could Ask you a couple of committed to fixing them. If i could Ask you a couple of questions, committed to fixing them. If i could Ask you a couple of questions, it. Ask you a couple of questions, it will not have escaped your Attention Yours is the second constituency with a majority smaller than hartlepool, Walsall South and then it is yours. You had a Brexit Vote of 6000 new majority wAs 3000. You could be going the way of hartlepool . I could be going the way of hartlepool . Could be going the way of hartlepool . Could be going the way of hartleool . , hartlepool . I am not sure the anal Sis Hartlepool . I am not sure the analysis is hartlepool . I am not sure the analysis is straightforward, I Hartlepool . I am not sure the| analysis is straightforward, but hartlepool . I am not sure the I Analysis is straightforward, but i take nothing for granted. That is why i am out all the time talking to voters are making sure i listen to what they say. I heard what they told me in 2019, i get it. We have got to change As a party, we have got to change As a party, we have got to change As a party, we have got to be different. We dont have a right to these votes, none of us own working clAss votes in places like sunderland. We have got to earn the trust and earn the right to be heard and to win back those votes once again. I dont doubt that for one moment. There wAs heavy briefing against anneliese dodds at the moment and talk that Keir Starmer will reshuffle the cabinet and move your boss. Would that we a mistake . I boss. Would that we a mistake . I think she is doing a brilliantjob As Shadow Chancellor and would be a fantAstic chancellor and these are decisions for the leader but i think the problems in the party run deeper. We have lost four elections on the bounce, there are problems in connecting with voters and making sure we are in touch with their concerns. That is where the real challenge lies for the party. Thanks very much challenge lies for the party. Thanks very much Nick Challenge lies for the party. Thanks very much. Nick eardley. Challenge lies for the party. Thanks very much. Nick eardley. And challenge lies for the party. Thanks very much. Nick eardley. And on | very much. Nick eardley. And on that stunning result in west lothian, it wAs number six on the Snp Target and they have done it . The first big result of the scottish election, that seat had been labour in the scottish parliament since it wAs created, back in 1999. It is one that labour were fairly confident earlier in the week of holding on to. We have spoken all afternoon about the Snp Turnout versus Tactical Voting in this summer where the snp have shown that if they get their vote out they can win in places they have not before. Lain places they have not before. Iain gra , places they have not before. Iain gray. Also places they have not before. Iain gray, also. That places they have not before. Iain gray, also. That means that Iain Gray, also. That means that Iain Gray wAs a welcome face in the Labour Party and that recognition hAs gone As he hAs retired . Martin wakefield had hAs gone As he hAs retired . Martin wakefield had been hAs gone As he hAs retired . Martin wakefield had been the hAs gone As he hAs retired . Martin wakefield had been the mp hAs gone As he hAs retired . Martin wakefield had been the mp there i hAs gone As he hAs retired . Isififii T Wakefield had been the mp there and he wAs also a fairly known face in the area. The snp were nervous because the mp is Askill'>Kenny MacAskill, who defected to Alex Salmonds Alba Party. Who defected to Alex Salmonds Alba Pa. ~ , i , who defected to Alex Salmonds Alba Pa. ~. I , , who defected to Alex Salmonds Alba Party. Maybe he will come back . Ma be he party. Maybe he will come back . Maybe he will. Party. Maybe he will come back . Maybe he will. But party. Maybe he will come back . Maybe he will. But some party. Maybe he will come back . Maybe he will. But some in party. Maybe he will come back . Maybe he will. But some in the i maybe he will. But some in the constituency were not impressed. But the system used here means that is not necessarily an net gain for the snp. That will hit them on the list. They have three msps at the moment in the south and this knocks them down to just two. It is a big result because it shows of the snp get out the vote they can win where they have not won before, even though they have been in government for 14 years but at the moment it does not necessarily mean they are up to the 64 mark. A,. Necessarily mean they are up to the 64 mark. ~. I , necessarily mean they are up to the 64mark. , 64 mark. Maybe there is tactical votin 64 mark. Maybe there is Tactical Voting there 64 mark. Maybe there is Tactical Voting there also, 64 mark. Maybe there is Tactical Voting there also, that 64 mark. Maybe there is Tactical Voting there also, that actually i voting there also, that actually they do not like the fact that Askill'>Kenny MacAskill is no longer in the snp and they wanted to make sure they have in Snp Msp in that territory . Quite possibly that As well. It is a big moment in the race. If we see ayr going a similar way in the next couple of hours, which seems to be very close. Brute couple of hours, which seems to be very close very close. We are going straight to Sir Keir Starmer. Very close. We are going straight to Sir Keir Starmer. We very close. We are going straight to Sir Keir Starmer. We have very close. We are going straight to Sir Keir Starmer. We have not| to Sir Keir Starmer. We have not set out a strong to Sir Keir Starmer. We have not set out a strong enough to Sir Keir Starmer. We have not set out a strong enough cAse to Sir Keir Starmer. We have not set out a strong enough cAse to i to Sir Keir Starmer. We have not. Set out a strong enough cAse to the country set out a strong enough cAse to the country. Very often we have been talking country. Very often we have been talking to country. Very often we have been talking to ourselves instead of to the country and we have lost the trust the country and we have lost the trust of the country and we have lost the trust of working people, particularly in places like hartlepool. I intend to do whatever is necessary to fix that. What hartlepool. I intend to do whatever is necessary to fix that. Is necessary to fix that. What will ou do . Is necessary to fix that. What will you do . Some is necessary to fix that. What will you do . Some people is necessary to fix that. What will you do . Some people in is necessary to fix that. What will you do . Some people in the is necessary to fix that. What will| you do . Some people in the party is necessary to fix that. What will you do . Some people in the party are saying we need to move more towards the Jeremy Corbyn saying we need to move more towards theJeremy Corbyn agenda and others, away from it . This the Jeremy Corbyn agenda and others, away from it . Away from it . This is not a question of left or right. Away from it . This is not a question of left or right, it away from it . This is not a question of left or right, it is away from it . This is not a question of left or right, it is a away from it . This is not a question of left or right, it is a question of left or right, it is a question of left or right, it is a question of whether of left or right, it is a question of whether we are facing the country of whether we are facing the country. We have changed As a party but we country. We have changed As a party but we have country. We have changed As a party but we have not made a strong enough cAse to but we have not made a strong enough cAse to the but we have not made a strong enough cAse to the country. We have lost that connection, that trust. And i intend that connection, that trust. And i intend to that connection, that trust. And i intend to rebuild that and do whatever is necessary to rebuild that trust whatever is necessary to rebuild that trust. ~. Whatever is necessary to rebuild that trust. , , whatever is necessary to rebuild that trust whatever is necessary to rebuild thattrust. , ,. ,. , that trust. What does change mean in oli that trust. What does change mean in policy terms . That trust. What does change mean in policy terms . It that trust. What does change mean in policy terms . It means that trust. What does change mean in policy terms . It means stopping that trust. What does change mean in policy terms . It means stopping As i that trust. What does change mean in policy terms . It means stopping As a| policy terms . It means stopping As a a policy terms . It means stopping As a party guarrelling policy terms . It means stopping As a party quarrelling amongst policy terms . It means stopping As a party quarrelling amongst ourselves, looking party quarrelling amongst ourselves, looking internally and facing the country looking internally and facing the country. Setting out that bold vision country. Setting out that bold vision for country. Setting out that bold vision for a better britain. Sorry, what is that vision for a better britain. Sorry, what is that vision . Vision for a better britain. Sorry, what is that vision . That vision for a better britain. Sorry, what is that vision . That is vision for a better britain. Sorry, what is that vision . That is a what is that vision . That is a chan. E what is that vision . That is a Change L what is that vision . That is a change i will what is that vision . That is a change i will bring what is that vision . That is a change i will bring about. I what is that vision . That is a | change i will bring about. Len Mccluskey Change i will bring about. Len mccluskey says change i will bring about. L9� T Mccluskey says people do not know what you stand for. What is the vision . , , ,. , i vision . Our vision is of a country that ends vision . Our vision is of a country that ends the vision . Our vision is of a country that ends the Injustice Vision . Our vision is of a country that ends the injustice and that ends the Injustice And Inequality that millions face but fundamentally, we have to show that we are fundamentally, we have to show that we are facing the country, that we have we are facing the country, that we have learned the lessons of this bitterly have learned the lessons of this bitterly disappointing set of results. , i , bitterly disappointing set of results. ,. ,~ bitterly disappointing set of results. ,. ~ ,. Results. You say you take personal responsibility results. You say you take personal responsibility for results. You say you take personal responsibility for the results. You say you take personal responsibility for the results. Results. You say you take personal responsibility for the results. Are i responsibility for the results. Are you up to the job of Labour Party leader . You up to the 0b of Labour Party leader . You up to the 0b of Labour Party leader . ,. , , i leader . Yes, and i intend not only to take Responsibility Leader . Yes, and i intend not only to take responsibility for leader . Yes, and i intend not only to take responsibility for the to take responsibility for the results to take responsibility for the results but to take responsibility for fixing results but to take responsibility for fixing things. I will set out what for fixing things. I will set out what change is needed over the next few days what change is needed over the next few days. But i am absolutely clear in my few days. But i am absolutely clear in my mind few days. But i am absolutely clear in my mind and absolutely determined to do whatever is necessary to fix things to do whatever is necessary to fix things and to do whatever is necessary to fix things and make sure we can make that cAse things and make sure we can make that cAse to things and make sure we can make that cAse to the country in a compelling way. That cAse to the country in a compelling way. That cAse to the country in a comellin wa. ~. , compelling way. What are you going to chance compelling way. What are you going to change over compelling way. What are you going to change over the compelling way. What are you going to change over the next compelling way. What are you going to change over the next few compelling way. What are you going to change over the next few days . I | to change over the next few days . I will set out what we need to do to reconnect will set out what we need to do to reconnect the Labour Party to the voters reconnect the Labour Party to the voters that reconnect the Labour Party to the voters that have cAst their verdict on us voters that have cAst their verdict on us lAst voters that have cAst their verdict on us lAst night, particularly in places on us lAst night, particularly in places like hartlepool. We have changed places like hartlepool. We have changed As a party, we have changed, but we changed As a party, we have changed, but we need changed As a party, we have changed, but we need to go further and we need but we need to go further and we need to but we need to go further and we need to set out that strong cAse to the country. We need to set out that strong cAse to the country need to set out that strong cAse to the count. , , ,. , the country. We have not done that. You are going the country. We have not done that. You are going to the country. We have not done that. You are going to sit the country. We have not done that. You are going to sit out the country. We have not done that. You are going to sit out a the country. We have not done that. You are going to sit out a new you are going to sit out a new Policy Agenda . I you are going to sit out a new Policy Agenda . You are going to sit out a new Policy Agenda . You are going to sit out a new Oli Aaenda . , , , Policy Agenda . I am going to sit out a stron Policy Agenda . I am going to sit out a strong cAse Policy Agenda . I am going to sit out a strong cAse to Policy Agenda . I am going to sit out a strong cAse to the Policy Agenda . I am going to sit out a strong cAse to the country Policy Agenda . I am going to sit out a strong cAse to the country and a strong cAse to the country and learn a strong cAse to the country and learn the a strong cAse to the country and learn the lessons of the elections that have learn the lessons of the elections that have come in so far and accept that have come in so far and accept that we that have come in so far and accept that we must reconnect and rebuild trust with working people, particularly in places like hartlepool. Particularly in places like hartleool. , particularly in places like hartleool. I hartlepool. Can you give us any indication hartlepool. Can you give us any indication of hartlepool. Can you give us any indication of what hartlepool. Can you give us any indication of what you hartlepool. Can you give us any indication of what you will hartlepool. Can you give us any indication of what you will do . | hartlepool. Can you give us any| indication of what you will do . I will not set out Policy Agenda in this interview but i am going to set out how this interview but i am going to set out how we this interview but i am going to set out how we reconnect and rebuild that trust out how we reconnect and rebuild that trust. fire out how we reconnect and rebuild that trust. i , , , that trust. Are you going to reshuffle that trust. Are you going to reshuffle the that trust. Are you going to reshuffle the top that trust. Are you going to reshuffle the top team . I that trust. Are you going to | reshuffle the top team . We that trust. Are you going to reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General elections, reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General elections, we reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General elections, we have reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General elections, we have just i four General Elections, we have just had a four General Elections, we have just had a bitterly disappointing set of results. Had a bitterly disappointing set of results, this goes way beyond the reshuffle results, this goes way beyond the reshuffle or personalities. It is about reshuffle or personalities. It is about focusing the Labour Party on the country and making sure we close the country and making sure we close the gap the country and making sure we close the gap between the Labour Party and working the gap between the Labour Party and working people. | the gap between the Labour Party and working people. I am the gap between the Labour Party and working people working people. I am not clear, will ou working people. I am not clear, will you reshuffle working people. I am not clear, will you reshuffle the working people. I am not clear, will you reshuffle the top working people. I am not clear, will you reshuffle the top team . Working people. I am not clear, will you reshuffle the top team . We working people. I am not clear, will. You reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General you reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General elections you reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General elections in you reshuffle the top team . We have Lost Four General elections in a Lost Four General elections in a row. Lost four General Elections in a row. We Lost Four General elections in a row, we are bitterly disappointed with the row, we are bitterly disappointed with the results lAst night and this. Oes with the results lAst night and this goes way with the results lAst night and this goes way beyond reshuffle or personalities. It goes to the Core Issue personalities. It goes to the Core Issue of personalities. It goes to the Core Issue of whether the Labour Party is talking issue of whether the Labour Party is talking to issue of whether the Labour Party is talking to itself or the country. Sorry. Talking to itself or the country. Sorry. Yes talking to itself or the country. Sorry, yes or no, will you reshuffle the top team . This sorry, yes or no, will you reshuffle the top team . The top team . As far As im concerned the top team . As far As im concerned we the top team . As far As im concerned we have the top team . As far As im concerned we have been i the top team . As far As im i concerned we have been losing elections concerned we have been losing elections for 10 or 11 years. This is much elections for 10 or 11 years. This is much more fundamental than a reshuffle~ is much more fundamental than a reshuffle. Gr is much more fundamental than a reshuffle. ,. ,. , reshuffle. Or personalities. I am not clear that reshuffle. Or personalities. I am not clear that the reshuffle. Or personalities. I am not clear that the answer reshuffle. Or personalities. I am not clear that the answer is reshuffle. Or personalities. I am not clear that the answer is in i reshuffle. Or personalities. I am i not clear that the answer is in that cAse. Finally, is a Labour Party facing an existential crisis . Trio. Facing an existential crisis . No. But the labour facing an existential crisis . No. But the Labour Party facing an existential crisis . No. But the Labour Party hAs to rise to the challenge of reconnecting with working the challenge of reconnecting with working people. We were set up to represent working people. We were set up to represent working people. We need to reconnect. Represent working people. We need to reconnect, rebuild that trust. That means reconnect, rebuild that trust. That means learning the lessons of the results means learning the lessons of the results that are in so far and putting results that are in so far and putting a results that are in so far and putting a much stronger and bolder cAse to putting a much stronger and bolder cAse to the putting a much stronger and bolder cAse to the country. CAse to the country. Sorry, you are not setting cAse to the country. Sorry, you are not setting out cAse to the country. Sorry, you are not setting out your cAse to the country. Sorry, you are not setting out your new cAse to the country. Sorry, you are not setting out your new policy not setting out your new Policy Agenda or what might change precisely. You are not saying whether you will reshuffle the top team. Are you really going to deliver change . Team. Are you really going to deliver change . Team. Are you really going to deliverchanue . ,. ,. , i deliver change . Yes. We have already chanted As deliver change . Yes. We have already changed As a deliver change . Yes. We have already changed As a party deliver change . Yes. We have already changed As a party and deliver change . Yes. We have already changed As a party and we deliver change . Yes. We have already changed As a party and we need deliver change . Yes. We have already changed As a party and we need to deliver change . Yes. We have already changed As a party and we need to go| changed As a party and we need to go further changed As a party and we need to go further and changed As a party and we need to go further. And in particular, we need to set further. And in particular, we need to set out further. And in particular, we need to set out a further. And in particular, we need to set out a stronger cAse about the future to set out a stronger cAse about the future of to set out a stronger cAse about the future of our to set out a stronger cAse about the future of our country to the Country And Face future of our country to the Country And Face the future of our country to the Country And Face the electorate, not internally to the party. We can keep going internally to the party. We can keep going if internally to the party. We can keep going if you like . No. Internally to the party. We can keep going if you like . Going if you like . No. That wAs Sir Keir Starmer going if you like . No. That wAs Sir Keir Starmer looking, going if you like . No. That wAs Sir Keir Starmer looking, it going if you like . No. That wAs Sir Keir Starmer looking, it is going if you like . No. That wAs Sir Keir Starmer looking, it is fair going if you like . No. That wAs Sir Keir Starmer looking, it is fair to i Keir Starmer looking, it is fair to say, a bit shocked by the results and maybe a bit stressed As well but really underlying underlining that this is notjust a cAse of reshuffling the team, although it is quite clear that is what he is planning. But going beyond that and he is thinking about policy and the way the party tries to reconnect with all of those voters that they have lost. That sounds like a set of radical options which he is preparing to set out. Sir Keir Starmer will not have been impressed either with the result from Tees Valley for the mayor. Look at these figures. This is an Astounding victory for the conservatives Ben Houchen, who hAs been the mayor, the Ast'>North EAst, looking in the kind of region of hartlepool and those other seats which went to the conservatives at the lAst election and here we are again, look at this. A huge majority on the first round, straight through, 73 to just 27 . To see what he hAs done since becoming mayor lAst time. The change. You dont need to say much. Up by 33 on the lAst election. And 12 down for labour. And this is the man who hAs been credited by his supporters with injecting a lot of energy and getting investment in from government and all the rest of it. So that from the conservative point of view is a mAssive Success Story and a swing from labour to the conservatives of 23 . So, the Tees Valley mayor, that is almost off the scale. Ben houchen is re elected As the Tees Valley mayor. We were hearing from Keir Starmer so lets bring in a Laura Kuenssberg At Westminster. What did you make of his message and the kind of way in which he repeatedly said that no option for him wAs off the table . In option for him wAs off the table . T� t terms of the atmospherics of the interview, this is obviously a difficult moment for him, i dont think he wAs hiding that in any shape orform. He is somebody normally very composed, he is known for his credibility and having a calm demeanour. I think in that interview we could see that these results have notjust been a disappointment but have seemed to be quite a frustration for him. He said repeatedly that nothing wAs off the table and the party hAs to be bolder and stronger and they have to concentrate less on their internal wranglings and talk to the public more. But when it came to any concrete steps, whether it wAs reshuffling his top team in the next few days, what kind of ideAs he might be setting out to try to cut through, to get across to people what he believes in, he wAs not in the Mood Today to answer any of that. Whether he likes it or not, he might at this stage might not be ready to set anything out but plenty of people in the Labour Movement already have. Whether that is len mccluskey, the leader of the unite union, or on the other side, one of the older generals, lord mandelson, and might be the cAse that Keir Starmer hAs to shout quite loudly to get over the debate that is already raging and one of his allies said today that this is the moment where he is going to have to take the party by the scruff of the neck. At this stage, we dont really know how he is going to set about doing that. Although As we discussed, it is pretty likely there will be a Labour Reshuffle in the next few days, even though he did not really want to confirm that. Tit t though he did not really want to confirm that. Though he did not really want to confirm that. ,. , i confirm that. If i go away suddenly it is because confirm that. If i go away suddenly it is because we confirm that. If i go away suddenly it is because we are confirm that. If i go away suddenly it is because we are getting confirm that. If i go away suddenly it is because we are getting a it is because we are getting a declaration from glAsgow south side, which is where Nicola Sturgeon and As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar are doing battle. I As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar are doing battle. I think it is there. I As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar are doing battle. I think it is there. I hereby give notice that the total number of votes for each candidate wAs As follows two ca rolann votes for each candidate wAs As follows two carolann dobson, an alliance, integrity society, economy, 204. Greg, energy adviser, 147. Carol louise for. Scottish Liberal Democrats. 504. Jayda fransen, independent, 46. Dick jackson, the liberal party, 102. AnAs sarwar, scottish Labour Party in scottish cooperative party, 10,279. Nicola sturgeon, Scottish National Party, snp, 19,735. Kyle thorton, scottish conservative and unionist party, 1719. And i declare that Nicola Sturgeon is elected to serve in the scottish parliament As the memberfor the serve in the scottish parliament As the member for the glAsgow south side constituency. We can look at this would in some detail but the main thing to say is that Nicola Sturgeon is safely returned. That Nicola Sturgeon is safely returned. That Nicola Sturgeon is safely returned. ~ i , returned. Thank you, returning officer, returned. Thank you, returning officer. And returned. Thank you, returning officer, and everyone returned. Thank you, returning officer, and everyone who returned. Thank you, returning officer, and everyone who hAs i returned. Thank you, returning officer, and everyone who hAs worked so hard yesterday to ensure the smooth running of the Election And Everybody who hAs and continues to work very hard here in glAsgow to ensure the smooth administration of the county. That is always a big job, always a tough and difficult job. But this is an election that, just like every other Aspect of our lives over this pAst year, hAs been conducted in the most challenging and difficult of circumstances. So my thanks to everyone involved from the bottom of my heart here in Asgow-and-right'>GlAsgow And Right around the country. Let me also took the opportunity to thank my magnificent Campaign Team. I cannot find words adequate to express my gratitude to my election agent, again, murray hunter, and to all of my team, who have worked tirelessly. It is a challenge for any Campaign Team when your candidate is also the Party Leader and hAs to spend a significant amount of time in other constituencies. But this team that i am privileged to work with always hAs my back, always works incredibly hard for me. I love you all and thank you again for everything you do for me and for the snp. Let me also thank my opponents in this election, particularly As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar, we are opponents but i think we are in a strange position in politics of, i think i can speakfor him, he might correct me, we actually like each other that can make it difficult to campaign against someone. But i congratulate him on his campaign. And thanks, above all else, to the voters of glAsgow south side, it is the privilege of my life to represent most multicultural, diverse constituency in the whole of scotland. And yesterday, not for the first time, the constituency wAs targeted by far right thugs. The far right thug who led that confrontation got 46 votes. And i am proud that once again glAsgow south side hAs shown the racists and fAscists they are not welcome in glAsgow south side, they are not welcome in glAsgow or anywhere in scotland. Let that we an note of unity. To my constituents, you do me a great honour in re electing me to represent you. I give the Commitment Today that i have given on each occAsion that i have been privileged to represent the constituency. Whether You Voted for me or one of my opponents, i will do everything to represent you to the best of my ability. Looking beyond glAsgow south side to scotland As a whole, we are in the very, very early stages of a marathon counting operation that will run until probably tomorrow evening. There is lots of votes, lots of constituencies yet to count before we know the final outcome of this election. But at this stage i am extremely happy that the snp appears to be on course for a fourth consecutive Election Victory and to be on course to have the privilege of forming a government again. And if that is indeed the outcome of this election, i pledge today to get back to work immediately to continue to steer this country through the crisis of covid 19, lead this country into a recovery from covic. When the time is right to offer this country a better future. When the time is right to offer this country a betterfuture. My when the time is right to offer this country a better future. My thanks again to everyone who is working so hard to deliver these Election Outcomes. I hard to deliver these Election Outcomes hard to deliver these Election Outcomes. ,. , , , outcomes. I think we are going to hear from outcomes. I think we are going to hear from anna outcomes. I think we are going to hear from anna sarwar, outcomes. I think we are going to hear from anna sarwar, who outcomes. I think we are going to i hear from anna sarwar, who Nicola Hearfrom Anna sarwar, who Nicola Sturgeon said she felt some affection for and he hAs added to his vote by 8 at the expense of the conservatives. There is a personal vote in this and then perhaps it is a Tactical Voting because anwar salah can defend The Union. This will take probably the snp anwar sarwar. This will take us to 2026, 19 years of Snp Power in scotland. That is one for the history books. It certainly is, for any party to be leading a government for that length of time is normally suspending political gravity. We are in a strange period in terms of that being the cAse in scotland and the whole of the uk, we are 11 years of conservative rule. She didnt use the word independence, she wAs very clear to say her first the word independence, she wAs very clear to say herfirstjob the word independence, she wAs very clear to say her firstjob is to get on with leading the country out of the pandemic and into recovery and if the time is right, offering the people a choice of what she would describe As a better future. It is a bit like the way she hAs campaign, almost trying to not mention the possibility of an Independence Referendum. But she wAs also careful to remind people and remind the viewers, it is a long way to go. You have been talking so much this afternoon about the clues As to just how far down the line the snp will get towards what they will see As the magic mandate. There hAs been a question through this campaign of her returning As First Minister. The question is, with what level of support behind her. We question is, with what level of support behind her. Question is, with what level of support behind her. We are starting to see that a support behind her. We are starting to see that a Bit Support behind her. We are starting to see that a bit more support behind her. We are starting to see that a bit more clearly. Support behind her. We are starting to see that a bit more clearly. But i to see that a bit more clearly. But coming out of the pandemic and going into the recovery, she still remains into the recovery, she still remains in charge of that. If there is a couple of other big beAsts that come into the scottish parliament, like Angus Robertson in edinburgh central, they will leave her to the job of recovery and bringing back the country to some kind of economic stability. The country to some kind of economic stabili. Stability. Even in The End if the makeop stability. Even in The End if the makeop of stability. Even in The End if the makeup of the stability. Even in The End if the makeup of the might stability. Even in The End if the makeup of the might not stability. Even in The End if the makeup of the might not be i stability. Even in The End if the I Makeup of the might not be that make up of the might not be that different, and it is early stages, evenif different, and it is early stages, even if the ultimate numbers dont look that different to the lAst set of results, the complexion of the parliament will change, the characters will still change. We see the new Labour Leader, As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar, nowhere near taking away Nicola Sturgeons majority. But nibbling away, increAsing the Labour Share, a new voice in holyrood, and equally some snp big beAsts probably back in the parliament. Alex salmonds breakaway party, the Alba Party, which believes in the cause of independence. What will his role be if he manages to make any inroads . There is an interesting parallel with what we now see happening in england, in a sense. The Snp Dominance you are reminding us of in scotland hAs been total for dominance you are reminding us of in scotland hAs been totalfor such dominance you are reminding us of in scotland hAs been total for such a long time. A lot of people would suggest that came to pAss because labour wAs complacent and they relied on their vote for too long, didnt knock on doors and took voters for granted and it rotted away. There are some parallels perhaps a decade or so behind with what we now see happening in parts of england where labour, perhaps took this vote for granted and conservative candidates like in that Astounding win for Ben Houchen in teesside, saw the opportunity, built an organisation on the ground and are now reaping rewards in very big ways. Are now reaping rewards in very big Wa S. Are now reaping rewards in very big Wa S. ,. ,. , are now reaping rewards in very big Wa S. ~ i. , are now reaping rewards in very big Wa S. , ~. ,. , ways. Laura, thank you. Laura mentioned ways. Laura, thank you. Laura mentioned ben ways. Laura, thank you. Laura mentioned Ben Houchen, ways. Laura, thank you. Laura mentioned Ben Houchen, the| ways. Laura, thank you. Laura mentioned Ben Houchen, the newly re elected mayorfor the mentioned Ben Houchen, the newly re elected mayor for the Tees Valley. As if by magic, we can make contact straightaway. Many congratulations and thank you for joining us. Mr; congratulations and thank you for oinint us. ~ i ,. , congratulations and thank you for oinint us. Y. ~ joining us. My pleAsure, thank you for havin joining us. My pleAsure, thank you for having me joining us. My pleAsure, thank you for having me. Your joining us. My pleAsure, thank you for having me. Your result joining us. My pleAsure, thank you for having me. Your result is, joining us. My pleAsure, thank you for having me. Your result is, to i for having me. Your result is, to sa the for having me. Your result is, to say the leAst. For having me. Your result is, to say the leAst, impressive. For having me. Your result is, toj say the leAst, impressive. There for having me. Your result is, to say the leAst, impressive. There wAs a huge swing, you put on a lot of support lAst time and sailed through on the first round with a majority of 76,000. Lets help the viewers, in your words, for those viewers who are not familiar with what you have done, not familiar with the Tees Valley and the debate around mairs and all the rest of it, what hAs led to this today . To this today . Years and years of ne. Lect. To this today . Years and years of neglect. Places to this today . Years and years of neglect. Places like to this today . Years and years of neglect. Places like teesside, i neglect. Places like teesside, darlington and hartlepool, they have failed to invest in the region and with borisjohnson we have seen huge investment. We have seen the largest free thought established, the airport saved and doing fantAstically well. We are investing in public infrAstructure and public transport. People are seeing tangible benefits on the ground and the thing that hAs returned us today is teesside is delivering on the levelling up agenda. We are delivering a lot of it ourselves and having the support of a government that believes in levelling up makes it eAsier to help the people of teesside and darlington. There is still a long way to go, it is an area that hAs been neglected for a long time, but the pieces we have put in place, the treAsury, the free thought and the public infrAstructure, these things are moving in the right direction and they will create opportunities and jobs in a region that needs and deserves them. People are on board with that and they realise it will take many, many years to continue to turnit take many, many years to continue to turn it around the people wantjobs, opportunities and they want to be proud of where they live. The Tees Valley is a fantAstic place to live and have a career and we need to be more proud of that. Historically, lots of commentators have looked at the Ast'>North EAst and places like teesside As some sort of post industrial wAsteland. It is a fantAstic place full of working families and a wonderful place to be. Pride is returning and starting to deliver results is part of it, but there is still a long way to go. You know what your opponent say, at leAst some of them, they say you are a conservative mayor who hAs been showered with cAsh by a conservative government. If you are not a conservative mayor, that wouldnt have happened and that is not the right way to manage Government And Government finances, what is your answer to that . It is government finances, what is your answer to that . Government finances, what is your answer to that . It is also not true, we have Labour Answer to that . It is also not true, we have labour mayors answer to that . It is also not true, we have labour mayors in answer to that . It is also not true, we have labour mayors in the we have labour mayors in the North West who have money available to them and powers available to them, the same way i do and im confident we have achieved more but the money available to us in the North West. Dont buy into this what is a bizarre argument, this conservative government stood on a mandate of levelling up. We said if You Vote for us we will level a part of the country that have been neglected for a long time. They elected tory mps for the first time in redcar, fantAstic result lAst night In Hartlepool. The government are delivering on their promises of levelling up these areAs and the Labour Party is saying, why are you investing in these areAs. It is the perfect example of the levering up agenda. It perfect example of the levering up aaenda. , perfect example of the levering up aaenda. , i , agenda. It is kirsty in edinburgh, i cannot think agenda. It is kirsty in edinburgh, i cannot think of agenda. It is kirsty in edinburgh, i cannot think of a agenda. It is kirsty in edinburgh, i cannot think of a bigger agenda. It is kirsty in edinburgh, i cannot think of a bigger mandate l agenda. It is kirsty in edinburgh, i i cannot think of a bigger mandate in british cannot think of a bigger mandate in british politics, can you . | cannot think of a bigger mandate in british politics, can you . British politics, can you . I dont know. It british politics, can you . I dont know it is british politics, can you . I dont know. It is not british politics, can you . I dont know. It is not something british politics, can you . I dont know. It is not something that i know. It is not something that interests me, i wAs concentrated on continuing with the progress we have started. Huge way to go and i would have been pleAsed if id won by one vote. I am have been pleAsed if id won by one vote. Iam proud have been pleAsed if id won by one vote. I am proud of what we have started and i want to go a lot further. I. , , further. Imagine in three years, do ou think further. Imagine in three years, do you think you further. Imagine in three years, do you think you might further. Imagine in three years, do you think you might consider you think you might consider entering you think you might consider entering parliament, you are the type of entering parliament, you are the type of person the conservatives would type of person the conservatives would like to see on those benches . I would like to see on those benches . I have would like to see on those benches . I have no would like to see on those benches . I have no idea. Youll have to speak to the conservative party or who you want to speak to. I to the conservative party or who you want to speak to. Want to speak to. I will have to interru t want to speak to. I will have to interrupt you. Want to speak to. I will have to interrupt you, we want to speak to. I will have to interrupt you, we have want to speak to. I will have to interrupt you, we have to want to speak to. I will have to interrupt you, we have to go i interrupt you, we have to go straight interrupt you, we have to go straight over to eAst fife. The electorate straight over to eAst fife. The electorate wAs straight over to eAst fife. Tt9 electorate wAs 59,596. 40,415 ballot papers were verified, giving a turnout of 67. 81 . 159 ballot papers were rejected. I am morag ferguson, Deputy Constituency returning officer give notice the returning number of votes cAst for each candidate wAs As follows. Rory fleming, Scottish National Party, 14,715. Wendy helena haynes, scottish Labour Party, 1056. Rhona metcalfe, scottish conservative and unionist party, 2323. Willie rennie, scottish Liberal Democrats, 22,163. I declare Willie Rennie to be elected to serve in the scottish parliament As a member for the Ast'>North EAst fife constituency. Thank you. Applause. We have Willie Rennie, the liberal Democrat Leader returned safely in Ast'>North EAst fife, a seat the snp took in 2011. We can go through the static sticks. Looking at the share of the vote. We are going to see that the Liberal Democrats put on 11 . The snp put on 3 . The conservatives dropped 11 and Labour Drop three. Snp and Liberal Democrat, 4. 2 . That might be a personal rating for Willie Rennie, thejob he hAs done at personal rating for Willie Rennie, the job he hAs done at the personal rating for Willie Rennie, thejob he hAs done at the Liberal Democrats. Let me in Nick Eardley. It is a Tactical Voting. It hAs gone from the conservative voters to the person that wAs most likely to hold the seat over the snp. Just one other thing that is worth picking up on at this stage. In the seats where it really matters, the snp seem to be doing well. EAst lothian winning it, caithness, which the lib dems early this week thought they were going to take. I early this week thought they were going to take early this week thought they were going to take. I will come back to, but we can going to take. I will come back to, but we can speak going to take. I will come back to, but we can speak to going to take. I will come back to, but we can speak to anAs going to take. I will come back to, but we can speak to As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar, | going to take. I will come back to, i but we can speak to As-sarwar'>AnAs Sarwar, the leader of the scottish Labour Party. Good afternoon, vote of confidence in personal terms by Nicola Sturgeon . In personal terms by Nicola Sturaeon . ,. , sturgeon . Yes, that wAs interesting, it is aood sturgeon . Yes, that wAs interesting, it is good to sturgeon . Yes, that wAs interesting, it is good to be sturgeon . Yes, that wAs interesting, it is good to be able sturgeon . Yes, that wAs interesting, it is good to be able to sturgeon . Yes, that wAs interesting, it is good to be able to disagree sturgeon . Yes, that wAs interesting, it is good to be able to disagree in i it is good to be able to disagree in politics, but not this like. I can see from the share of the progress were making to the number of votes and increAse the share of the vote by almost 50 , is very much welcomed. Edit by almost 50 , is very much welcomed by almost 50 , is very much welcomed. ,. ,. , welcomed. Of course, it wAs at the exense welcomed. Of course, it wAs at the expense of welcomed. Of course, it wAs at the expense of the welcomed. Of course, it wAs at the expense of the conservative welcomed. Of course, it wAs at the expense of the conservative vote, | expense of the conservative vote, which we are seeing in different scottish constituencies, the second vote is going to the party which is seen to be more effectively prosecuting the cAse for The Union. That wAs very much not your main agenda, because you were looking at building back better, looking at protecting the nhs, looking at a new national care home system, not necessarily focused on The Union which makes me want to Ask you, what will you do in the event of an Snp Majority putting the cAse for a second Independence Referendum . Which way will you flip . Will you back Nicola Sturgeon or back Boris Johnson . Back Nicola Sturgeon or back Boris Johnson . , ,. ,. ,. , johnson . First of all, we have not had the results, johnson . First of all, we have not had the results, so johnson . First of all, we have not had the results, so lets johnson . First of all, we have not had the results, so lets have johnson . First of all, we have not had the results, so lets have the | had the results, so lets have the results over the course of Today And Tomorrow. I made Ase'>Michael CAse clear through the campaign, we dont support independence and another referendum. I want to focus on a national recovery and my plea to all political parties, they said during this campaign they would focus on the next parliament, particularly the next parliament, particularly the start of this next parliament on the start of this next parliament on the national recovery, lets start that now and immediately. It is important to say where we were ten weeks ago when i took over, and where we are now is an incredible transformation and that is down to the hard work of people across the country. They can see there is a new Asm'>Energy And EnthusiAsm around the Labour Party. I am not pretending that process is complete. We are on a journey and what i want to build is not the opposition to the snp, but the alternative the snp. Do you have any advice but the alternative the snp. Do you have any advice to but the alternative the snp. Do you have any advice to keir but the alternative the snp. Do you have any advice to Keir Starmer . I what i would say is that there are lessons the uk Labour Party can learn from the scottish Labour Party about what happened to us after a big, constitutional, binary choice on the challenges we face. What i am doing and what keir is doing is taking the party on a journey. I want to do it with energy, optimism, honesty and also with humility and authenticity. I think if we do that, we can