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is the tory candidate really suffering as a result. it will confirm the fear of tory mps that the effect of the reform party is to really reduce their chances and increase labour s chances, so if it is replicated on scale in a general election it could have quite a devastating effect in terms of the type of loss of the tories have, so this result will not provide much comfort, particularly because there are problems that nigel farage might say he is taking a more active role in the party, something tories have also feared, for giving it more momentum. also feared, for giving it more momentum- also feared, for giving it more momentum. ., ., ., momentum. moving away from reform towards rishi momentum. moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, momentum. moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what momentum. moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what do - momentum. moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what do you - towards rishi sunak, what do ....
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 who d 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 it s 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 c ....
gains. another blow for conservatives, they also lost a blackpool by election. the third biggest swing in the postwar by election history. here s our political correspondent, hannah miller. the prime minister touring a military base with very little to laugh about. laughter. trying to defend his party s losses after a dismal set of results. obviously it s disappointing to lose good, hard working conservative councillors, but we ve still got lots of results to come as well. and there are also things that i would point to. harlow, for example, where keir starmer held a rallyjust on wednesday saying that was a place that he had to win to be on track to win a general election. that hasn t happened. the conservatives did deprive labour of a win in harlow, but they still lost five seats and are considering that a success. the party had also pinned its hopes on ben houchen remaining tees valley mayor, though he wasn t even wearing a rosette. he did thank the prime minister in ....
time. they have lost around half the council seats they were defending, similar to how they performed in 1995. two years later, they were crushed at the general election. labour, the green party, lib dems, they made gains. blackpool south huge swing from the conservatives. the story of the night, here is damian grammaticas.- the story of the night, here is damian grammaticas. labour party, 10,825. cheering and applause blackpool south a little before 5am and a decisive labour victory. they were confident of emerging winners at the by election, but this was emphatic. at the by-election, but this was em - hatic. , ., at the by-election, but this was emhatic. , ., at the by-election, but this was emphatic at the by-election, but this was emhatic. , ., ., , emphatic. they have said to rishi sunak and the emphatic. they have said to rishi sunak and the conservatives, - emphatic. they have said to rishi| sunak and the conservatives, they have had sunak and the conservati ....
yes, hello and welcome. it is going to be an extremely busy afternoon, as the results tumble in from all over the country. we have two thirds of the results from the local authorities in england, still to come in. mayoral contest from across the country, that will influence the mood within the two main parties. and the police and crime commissioners and england and wales. 50 commissioners and england and wales. so far, broadly speaking, it has been a bad night for the conservatives, as expected. the question is, just how bad, as more results come in and a good night for the labour party, which have to be if they want these results to provide a bedrock ahead of the general election. that was underlined, their success, and illustrated with the by election win in blackpool south, with a very impressive swing away from the conservatives to labour. as we said there, in the headlines at the top of the programme, we are expecting that all result from tees valley and the mayoral cont ....