You can come and see all of our rabbis wasted. [laughter]. And speaking of things that drive us to drink, a few weeks into the new year year and decade, the reality has set in for us all. For now undeniably in 2020, approaching one of the anticipated and polarized american president ial elections of all time. The 2016 elections results were shocking to many of us. It seemed that we didnt know our country, our communities, or even her friends as well as we thought we did. The aftermath had people questioning peoples deep rooted values. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome ezra klein back in dc to make sense of it all and to share his perspective of how the polarization has been growing roots for decades. And why we are polarized. He asserts that american political system isnt broken but rather is working exactly as it was designed. Aezra klein shows us how disastrous results are Building Bonds to pull us together. The editor at large, vox cofounder ezra klein and executive producer on the
Were expecting to hear from the Prime Minister shortly outside number ten. Labour performed poorly, losing 59 seats, many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing, and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong result for the snp, who now hold 48 seats out of 59 in scotland. Leader Nicola Sturgeon says it sends a clear message for a second independence referendum. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson quits, after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. Iam i am proud to have been the first woman to lead the liberal democrats. Iam even woman to lead the liberal democrats. I am even more proud that i will not be the last. We will go original this hour, looking at the West Midlands, where the tories had a good
A nonn the party of the year. So bring a none and the party of the year. So bring a bottle and maybe a flag and ill a bottle and maybe a flag and nu ee a bottle and maybe a flag and nu yon a bottle and maybe a flag and ill see you after a bottle and maybe a flag and ill see you after the headlines winn ill see you after the headlines nnn nennnny ill see you after the headlines with bethany elsey. Good with bethany elsey. Good evening. With bethany elsey. Good evening. Im with bethany elsey. Good evening. With bethany elsey. Good evening. Im bethany elsey with your top stories from the newsroom. The labour party has made significant gains in the local elections in england and is now the Largest Party at local government level with just eight out of 230 councils still left to declare their results, labour has so far gained control of 21, while the liberal democrats have gained 11. The conservative party has lost control of 45 councils in more than 1000 seats. The Prime Minister , rishi s
South tyneside has been held by the labour party, 28 seats, the number needed for a majority but 15 have been taken by independent candidates and the 11 seats to the green party. We knew the greens were doing well, but look at that, labour losing ten and the independent party is gaining nine and the tories losing one and we will try to get to the bottom of what has gone on for quite a dramatic shift, so thatll be interesting and we will try to get to the bottom of that in the next a while after the news and i will say welcome to mark harper, the Transport Secretary who has just joined us and Jonathan Reynolds is still here and sarah olney from the Liberal Democrats and we will talk to you in a while. Lets tell you where things have got to in the total tally. Where things have got to in the totaltally. Labour where things have got to in the total tally. Labour have a9, gaining one and the Conservatives 19, losing 15. The lib dems 16. One and the Conservatives 19, losing 15. The lib dems
In some places. Find out all the details in the forecast coming up soon. And of course paul coyte is here with your sport. Thanks and morning. Mostly decent results in europe for british sides and in the opening game of the cricket world cup, england were whats the word im looking for were trounced thrashed spank mullard any more that we can do hammered annihilated. Okay not a great annihilated. Okay not a great start, but its early days. Its early. Early. It is early days. Its early time as well. 6 01. Im anne diamond. Diamond. And im Martin Daubney. And this is breakfast on. Gb news. This is breakfast on. Gb news. Good morning. So labour have won the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election as a 20 swing. So Michael Shanks, take the seat from the Scottish National party i now, the scottish seat was youll probably remember it was vacated when Margaret Ferrier was suspended from the house of commons for breaching covid rules, and that to led a recall petition and commenting after the a