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Gathered behind me here, and we are waiting at this Convention Centre in birmingham for the official final declaration, so at the moment all we know is that Labour Sources are saying that they have won. If that is the case, that would be a huge coup for the party and for sir keir starmer, the incumbent conservative mayor andy street is still hoping, it has been hoping for a third term here, and it was very fought race, and throughout the day, both partys sources have been telling me that they believed it was a knife edge, they believed it was a knife edge, the result here. But as we are hearing from the labour party now, they believe they have pulled it off, and Richard Parker, their candidate, has won. I was down on the floor five minutes ago, Richard Parker was ....
Lost the West Midlands. Another reaction you could have is to say frankly, with the labour party 20 points ahead in the Opinion Polls and given that the West Midlands is pretty marginal territory, of course the labour party should be winning pretty much any political contest in that region because if they can win the contest in that region, we might ask questions cant win. It is a testament to andy streets personal popularity that albeit he may have lost narrowly, the fact that he has run labour so close i think he can take quite some considerable credit for because as we know, the parallel police and Commissioner Election the conservatives were quite a long way behind. I conservatives were quite a long way behind. ,. ,. ,. ~ conservatives were quite a long way ....
And then and wisdom as he takes on this role. And then of and wisdom as he takes on this role. And then of course, the third thanks is to my and then of course, the third thanks is to my conservative team across the region is to my conservative team across the region. It has been my honour to lead you the region. It has been my honour to lead you for the region. It has been my honour to lead you for the last seven years. Im sony lead you for the last seven years. Im sorry we lead you for the last seven years. Im sorry we couldnt make it that hattrick, im sorry we couldnt make it that hat trick, but mark my words, you will be hat trick, but mark my words, you will be back hat trick, but mark my words, you will be back for that, im sure. And then will be back for that, im sure. And then nrost will be back for that, im sure. And then most importantly, my thanks of course then most importantly, my thanks of course go then most importantly, my thanks of course go to then most importantly, m ....
Beating conservative candidate susan hall on 33 . Elsewhere, in the last few hours, labour have secured victories in greater manchester, where andy burnham was re elected with over 60 of the vote share, and in west yorkshire, where mayor tracy babin also won re election. Well bring you the remaining results as and when they happen. Lets speak to reem ibrahim, who is a young conservative and political commentator, and Communications Officer at the institute of economic affairs. And Communications Officer at thank and Communications Officer at You Forjoining us. Vi watching thank You Forjoining us. We are watching the West Midlands. Fi ....
How, why, can someone wielding a sword run amok in a North East London suburb, killing a 14 year old reportedly on his way to school . Well talk to this mum, whose16 year old son was killed by teenagers who bought swords and a machete on the internet. Shes campaigning for a ban on the online sale of them. Also tonight who will win the battle for the West Midlands mayoralty . Polls suggest its soooo close between the conservatives and labour. How will the outcome affect the fortunes of the Prime Minister and labour leader over the coming months . On newsnight tonight, we have polling guru professor sirjohn curtice, claire ainslie, who was keir starmer s policy director, and Ben Riley Smith from the telegraph, who knows about the plotting going on in the tory party ....