the us supreme court strikes down restrictions on carrying guns in new york, signaling a shift that will reverberate nationwide. the taliban appeals for international support after wednesday s devastating earthquake in afghanistan, with survivors saying they have no food or sheltera. with survivors saying they have no food or shelter. the panel investigating last year s us capitol riots hears about the pressure former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election result. # upside down, by you turn me. we speak to excited festival goers. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that has broken in the last hour. the conservatives have suffered crushing defeats in two by elections in england. the results will put renewed pressure on prime minister, borisjohnson, who recently survived a leadership challenge. the liberal democrats ousted the conservatives in the seat of tiverton and honiton, in one of the biggest ever by election swi
come, there is plenty of political headaches, whether the inaudible relation situation, partygate, cost of living and the parliamentary privileges enquiry that will take place this autumn so it s very, very difficult for boris johnson and how does he please those different types of voters in those northern seats, compared to the more rural and southern seats? there is no magic formula that will satisfy all of those different constituencies.- all of those different constituencies. , ., ., . constituencies. john tong at the university constituencies. john tong at the university of constituencies. john tong at the university of liverpool, | the university of liverpool, thank you. jon tonge. let s talk to bbc newsnight s policy editor, lewis goodall. how does today and the next few days pan out? i think we will certainly see ed davey get his hammer out, we saw with the tweets that he would basically be doing that earlier this evening and we knew that s how he won because he was sayin
johnson, your contempt for this country is no longer tolerated. your government has no ideas, no plan to address the issues facing our country. it is not acceptable. it facing our country. it is not acceptable. facing our country. it is not acceptable. it was the british forei . n acceptable. it was the british foreign minister acceptable. it was the british foreign minister s acceptable. it was the british foreign minister s first - foreign minister s first election test since the party gate scandal and vote of no confidence called from his mps. he is in rwanda but he will have some explaining to do at home and a key question to answer, whether he remained a vote winner. mark lobel, bbc news let s get the thoughts of bbc newsnight s policy editor, lewis goodall. priced in for weeks, what do you read into the scale of the swing? ido i do not think. i think
tiverton and honiton have spoken for britain. they have sent a loud and clear message it is time for boris johnson to go. and go now. applause the other by election result. labour won the wakefield by election in west yorkshire, having lost the seat to the conservatives at the 2019 general election. tonight, the people of wakefield have spoken on behalf of the british people. they have said unreservedly borisjohnson, your contempt people. they have said unreservedly boris johnson, your contempt for this country is no borisjohnson, your contempt for this country is no longer boris johnson, your contempt for this country is no longer tolerated. and this morning 0liver dowden has resigned as conservative party chairman saying someone has to take responsibility for the results. let s get some more expert analysis from expert analysis from newsnight s policy editor, lewis goodall.