A Senior Un Official has warned that the situation in sudan will have ramifications well beyond the Horn Of Africa unless more is done to halt the civil war between the army and the Rapid Support forces. Fashir in north darfur in recent weeks. French police have entered the prestigious Sciences Po University in paris to remove students whod occupied part of the building in protest against the war in gaza. Separately, about forty students were removed from the sciences po building in lyon. King charles has been presented with a beautifully illustrated record of his coronation, almost a year after the historic service at westminster abbey. This 21m long piece of history, includes 11,500 elegantly inscribed words, using specially made ink. We start in the uk where its been a painful night for the conservative party in the local and mayoral elections across england and wales. Votes are still being counted, but the latest figures show the tories have lost more than 400 councillors. The opposition, labour, meanwhile has gained more than 160 councillors. There was pain, too for the conservatives in the Blackpool South by election. Labour took the seat with a mammoth 26 swing. These results are being seen as a major indicator of the public mood, before the whole of the uk goes to the polls in a General Election. When that will happen we dont know yet. The Prime Minister rishi sunak spoke this afternoon heres how he reacted to those losses. Obviously its disappointing to lose good, Hard Working Conservative counsellors and im grateful to them for all their service in local government, keeping council tax low and delivering services to local people. But we still got lots of local results to come as well. There are things i would point to come harlow for example where care summer held a rallyjust on wednesday saying that was a place that he had to win, to be on track to win the General Election. That hasnt happened. Labour leader sir keir starmer says his party is ready and confident going into a General Election. What this by election shows is that the country wants change. This is a very clear divide now, weve had 1a years of failure and decline. Weve just got chaos and division from the tories. People want to turn the page on that and go forward with labour and our positive plan for the country. Political correspondent nick eardley� s been looking at some of the key races. Lets start off with the projected National Share, which is what you can see here. This is what the bbc team, led by sirjohn curtis, think would have happened had the whole country voted along the same lines that the people who did vote yesterday had voted. That figure is bad for the conservatives. 25 is theirjoint lowest ever in our projected National Share for our local elections. That will worry the conservatives. Thats good for labour. Its the same sort of leaders they had last year. Its not quite tony blair in 1997. Good for labour. Next up, i want to show you this because the argument were hearing from senior labour politicians today is they think theyre doing well in the parts of parts of the country. They think they need to do well and to win a General Election. Milton keynes is one of them. See here is grey for today it was under no overall control. Now its got a labour majority. You can see there 30 seats they needed 29 for a majority. Thats the sort of result the labour hq are looking at and thinking that its encouraging for a General Election picture. Then theres this one redditch has gone from tory blue to labour red. This is, you can see it here, 21 seats labour won. Thats a pretty comfortable majority for them. Both of those seats, redditch and Milton Keynes, both those councils, i should say, are seen as bellwethers. The country often votes the same way as Milton Keynes and redditch, so both of those are seen as good results by labour. Heres a Caveat 0ldham and Greater Manchester labour did comptroller and they dont anymore. Its no under, no overall control. This is why you can see and hear here in pink. The independents whove won seats, they took a lot of those seats from labour. Labour had lost five and the five that they lost were won by independents who were criticising labours policy on gaza. So that is a potential issue for the labour party, that in some parts of the country, particularly parts of the country with a high muslim population, they are seeing their vote drop and in some cases theyre losing to independents. What does it all mean for westminster . Its a question a lot of people are asking. If theres a General Election, how does this translate . Well, there was one westminster seat that was up for grabs on thursday, Blackpool South. It was conservative blue in 2019. You can see here, Labour Romped it on thursday, a really comfortable majority, 760a. For chris webb there. Have a look at that as well, the gap between mark boucher for reform and david jones for the conservatives is tiny. Its only 117 votes. That will worry the conservatives that reform are doing so well there. I want to leave you with this, because this is one of the most striking graphics of the day. The swing from conservatives to labour in Blackpool South. 26 . Thats huge. Thats the third biggest swing since the second world war. And if youre a conservative mp whos worried about your seat at the General Election, that will give you serious jitters. Susie boniface, a columnist at the daily mirrorjoe walsh, former republic congressman. Im looking at some of the descriptions that happen overnight. We should be clear, we wont get the final tally until sunday. One of the worst if not the worst performances by the conservative party in a0 years. Just how bad was it for them last night . Years. Just how bad was it for them last niuht . ,. ,. ,. , last night . Two important things to bear in mind. Last night . Two important things to bear in mind, the last night . Two important things to bear in mind, the reason last night . Two important things to bear in mind, the reason Rishi Last Night . Two important things to l bear in mind, the reason rishi sunak is Prime Minister leader of the party was to try to stem the flow of blood. They knew last year, since Barnard Castle they knew they would get a loses General Election. And there polling was so bad, especially liz truss his disastrous days, what they wanted was to have what would be a stave pair here because stem the blood and get as many mps as possible on the lifeboats, make it a bit more professional outfit in Downing Street for the restorative state so the party wasnt completely hollowed out when it would inevitably lose the election. What rishi has presided off is the opposite. Hes not been a safe pair of hands. The other thing is that one of the votes yesterday was for a new mayor in new yorkshire which is Rishi Sunak Tax back yard in north yorkshire. Its also an area where theres lots of conservative mps. That has returned a labour mayor. If thats surprising that you have in an area where there are lots of conservative support to have a big vote for some local default control for the opposition party, thats not normal. Its a new thing they are. It does change the way you have to see. The real disasterfor conservatives, labourers have problems too but the real problems for the conservatives is that everyone who lost Theirjobs Last Night as counsellors, everyone who lost those roles are the activists that he will require to get out on the doorsteps to get people to vote him when he does finally call the General Election. Are they going to do it having just been dumped by the electorate because of his leadership . Could they go out and say everyone vote richey. Hes gonna find it very difficult when he gets to call that election, whether he can have a Grassroots Campaign is on the doorsteps. Jae. Can have a Grassroots Campaign is on the Doorsteps The doorsteps. Joe, i want to talk about some the doorsteps. Joe, i want to talk about some of the doorsteps. Joe, i want to talk about some of the the doorsteps. Joe, i want to talk about some of the political about some of the political comparisons with the us and just a 2nd. Let me ask you this about whether rishi sunak is done or can he pull this back. We talked a lot and said that these local elections could be make or breakfor him and if they had a bad showing that hes out the door. There doesnt seem to be much pressure tonight on him to go. He will, it looks i carry the conservatives into the General Election. But can he do enough to turnit election. But can he do enough to turn it around at this stage . Ida. Election. But can he do enough to turn it around at this stage . No, he cant. Turn it around at this stage . No, he cant theyre turn it around at this stage . No, he cant. Theyre playing turn it around at this stage . No, he cant. Theyre playing the cant. Theyre playing the alternative. The reason that the rebels have decided to calm down and not go for an immediate change of leader is because that suggestion is always hot air. It doesnt matter whos in charge at this point. Its not even issue to accept any more. Its about the fact that after a long period of government by one particular party people want a change to the other party. We saw the same thing at the end of the thatcher era, it happens, people just feel that after 10 15 years its about time to switch sides. All the scandals weve had, its a sign of a party thats been a power for too long in 15 years time i might well be having the same conversation about the labour party. It is just one of those things for the people are fed up and they want a switch. It doesnt matter whos running it now. 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But nowadays its like voters of power. But nowadays its like voters get of power. But nowadays its like voters get angry after two years or four years. Voters get angry after two years or four years. That cycle has shortened. The American People are really shortened. The American People are really angry in this country. Were living really angry in this country. Were living in really angry in this country. Were living in a really angry in this country. Were living in a populist moment that is reflected living in a populist moment that is reflected in. Donald trump would probably reflected in. Donald trump would probably win our president ial election probably win our president ial election if it were held tomorrow. I think election if it were held tomorrow. I think that election if it were held tomorrow. I think that is election if it were held tomorrow. 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I dont think ive ever heard the p were quite so i they are angry. I dont think ive ever heard the p were quite so many times a one sentence. Joe, thank you. Was so interesting about the us is it feels like its not about campaigning for hope, campaigning for change, itjust about campaigning for hope, campaigning for change, it just about you campaigning for hope, campaigning for change, itjust about you are either not trump or you are not biting. Its about what you dont vote for rather than what you do is that a Fair Assessment . Completely. I am a conservative that a Fair Assessment . Completely. I am a conservative and that a Fair Assessment . Completely. I am a conservative and im i am a conservative and im supporting biden in 99. 99 of what i talk atrout supporting biden in 99. 99 of what i talk about every day is how bad trunrp talk about every day is how bad trunrp is talk about every day is how bad trump is. Completely. Were going to have six trump is. Completely. Were going to have six months of donald trump is a dangerous have six months of donald trump is a Dangerous Psychopath and joe biden is too Dangerous Psychopath and joe biden is too old Dangerous Psychopath and joe biden is too old and out of touch. That is all the is too old and out of touch. That is all the American People are going to hear all the American People are going to hear tide all the American People are going to hear. ~. , ~ all the American People are going to hear. ~. ,. All the American People are going to hear. ~. , all the American People are going to hear. ~. ,. ,. Hear. We will talk about how that votin hear. We will talk about how that voting works hear. We will talk about how that voting works with hear. We will talk about how that voting works with want hear. We will talk about how that voting works with want to hear. We will talk about how that voting works with want to remind people of what happened today. We know lots of people went out to vote on thursday. I just want to touch on the experience for one Pa Rticualrly recognisable voter. Former Prime Minister borisjohnson was turned away from his local Polling Station after forgetting to bring acceptable photo id. New rules requiring photo id to vote were introduced by a government led by, well him in the elections act 2022. The change was rolled out last year. There are 22 acceptable forms of id. Mrjohnson eventually returned with one and was able to vote. Susie, its ironic that this happened. The man who introduced the law forgot to bring the id he needed to vote. But law forgot to bring the id he needed to vote. � �. To vote. But did he . Im acidic. What are to vote. But did he . Im acidic. What are we to vote. But did he . Im acidic. What are we talking to vote. But did he . Im acidic. What are we talking about to vote. But did he . Im acidic. I what are we talking about today . Instead of rishi sunak, oh he has been saved, the issue is it really richey all of the headlines quite so much for the what were talking about again is boris the people saying oh, do you remember boris . Wasnt he more interesting . And even though hes not