later. i think we can speak to the journalist christopher hope now, which just should be setting up journalist christopher hope now, whichjust should be setting up his line. firstly, what is your reaction? is that the face of your reaction? is that the face of your reaction? fair enough! on the way home we hear he has resigned on the way home we hear he has resigned from parliament. governments were given zero notice of their governments were given zero notice of their so governments were given zero notice of their so it governments were given zero notice of their so it was told in the what s of their so it was told in the what s up of their so it was told in the what s up as. i understand boris johnson what s up as. i understand boris johnson is what s up as. i understand boris johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk to johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk to wipe up this mess. he wants the uk to wipe u
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first past the post. they will be ranking candidates in order of preference. on the face of it, these elections are about local issues, such as schools and dust bin collections and libraries and so on. they might also tell us something about the wider political picture. what will it tell us about the current support for the snp in scotland? how are the conservatives faring with the partygate scandal, especially given their leader in scotland first call for the prime minister to resign and then withdrew that demand? and what about labour? are there any signs of a revival for the party in here in particularly what they used to call red clydeside? the council votes might be decided by friday evening. labour has been a dominant force for the last century in local elections. but it has a weakened grip and it ended up with overall control of
oven the 22 local authorities. of only seven of the 22 local authorities. the significant role of independent candidates here in wales has risen. take a look at what happens to this area at the vale of glamorgan. could it turn from grey into a primary colour? this place has been taken by both labour and the conservatives before. once again here it is about local issues such as planning and schools and council tax bills. the role of national leaders might come into play whether it is mark drakeford the welsh labour first minister and boris johnson and his well in the pandemic and of course partygate. one other factor is 16 and 17 year olds get the vote here. counting begins on friday morning and we should start to get any results on friday