independence legislation, it is recovery from the pandemic. disruption continues on some of britain s busiest rail lines, after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. hello and welcome if you re watching the leader of the uk labour party, sir keir starmer, is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet today. sir keir is facing a furious backlash from some of his mps and members after sacking the deputy leader, angela rayner, as national campaign co ordinator and chair of the party. labour sources suggested angela rayner had to take responsibility for what was described as a bungled election campaign. but they stressed she would be offered another role. the labour leader didn t have much to say to reporters outside his home this morning. i m sure he will have plenty to say in the coming days though. let s speak to our political correspondent iain watson who s in westminster. really the fallout from these elections already having quite the ramification? ramification?
control of the council from labour. counting is getting under way for the local elections in scotland and wales, and also in northern ireland, where voters have been having their say over forming a new government. and in other news, the un says a new convoy is heading to the ukrainian city of maruipol in an attempt to rescue scores of civilians trapped underground with little food or water. good morning and welcome to bbc news, with continuing coverage of the election results across the uk. so far, it s been a mixed picture for all the parties. in england, the conservatives have lost control of three symbolic london councils westminster, barnet and wandsworth to labour. the liberal democrats and greens have also made gains across england. counting has onlyjust begun in council elections across scotland and wales. and in northern ireland, where voters have been electing members of the stormont assembly. so here s the state of play for the parties.. our political correspond
and the first results are coming in for wales and scotland, and counting is under way in northern ireland, where they re looking to form a new government. the other main stories this lunchtime: as another attempt is made to rescue civilians from the steelworks in mariupol, we visit a town trying to rebuild after russian attacks. the supermarket giant morrisons proposes a last minute rescue deal for mccoll s, the convenience store chain on the brink of collapse. and will young speaks for the first time about the death of his twin brother rupert, who took his own life after years of struggling with alcohol addiction. and coming up on the bbc news channel jubilant scenes at ibrox, as rangers can start preparing for their first european final in m years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the conservatives have suffered losses in the local elections in england, with seats being taken by labour, the liberal democrats and the green party. labour has done well in l