and that is what we will do. and you can see what the labour leader makes of these results so far. a man whose campaign confounded many expectations. beaming smiles, with labour on course for a far better night than many thought. the prime minister called the election because she wanted a mandate. well, the mandate she s got is lost conservative seats, lost votes, lost support, and lost confidence. i would have thought that is enough to go, actually. in battersea, labour have ousted a government minister on a swing of 10%. there have been labour gains elsewhere. taking peter borough, and at the kent in hastings. the home secretary amber rudd only just scraped home. it s notjust the tories suffering. in sheffield, the lib dem s former leader nick clegg has lost his seat. i, of course, have encountered this evening something that many people have encountered before tonight, and i suspect many people will encounter after tonight, which is in politics you live by the sword and yo
best interests of the country. we ll have all the details and plenty of reaction from westminster and beyond. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the inflation rate hits a 2.5 year peak largely due to higher prices for fuel and food and the fall in the pound. the libyan man who claims that british agents took part in his kidnap in 2004 is given permission to take legal action. and alun wynjones becomes the new wales captain for the 2017 six nations, ending sam warburton‘s six year tenure. it s five o clock. our main story is the prime minister s first major speech on the government s strategy for leaving the european union. she s underlined some of the key aims of the forthcoming talks, and promised that members of parliament at westminster will be able to vote on the final deal when it emerges. let s run through some of the main points. mrs may said the uk cannot possibly remain within the european single market, because staying in would mean in effect but the pri