Minister and the fine he got for breaking covid laws. the scottish tories, i spoke to a source there was utterly scathing, they think they will take an absolute battering over the next few hours north of the border. they are saying it is solely down to the prime minister and partygate. a similar picture may well emerge in certain parts of wales if the conservatives go backwards. so it has been a bad night for the tories, it has not been a catastrophic night for the tories. don t get the impression from the charts i have had this morning that we are about to see some sort of coup and that boris johnson s leadership is under imminent threat, but don t mistake that for a lack of nervousness. there are many in the conservative party looking at this result and thinking, hold on, there was finds that boris johnson thinking, hold on, there was finds that borisjohnson and some of his staff got, that partygate issue, it is having an electoral impact. those fines. is having an electoral impac
Little more time. 16 and 17 year olds are able to vote. the important indicator from the polling has been that labour could leapfrog the conservatives, who performed very well last time in 2017, when all the councils were contested. they may leapfrog them into second place. how much impact will they make, or could they make, against the snp? “ make, or could they make, against the snp? ~ ., , ~ the snp? think that is true. i think it would now the snp? think that is true. i think it would now be the snp? think that is true. i think it would now be a the snp? think that is true. i think it would now be a surprise - the snp? think that is true. i think it would now be a surprise if - the snp? think that is true. i think it would now be a surprise if the i it would now be a surprise if the labour party don t end up in second place this evening. or today, from the votes. i haven t slept, i don t know what time it is. we will tet ou don t know what time it is. we will get you some
We didn t win this seat in wandsworth. in 2002, after our landslide victory in 2001, we didn t win this seat in wandsworth, and we ve done it in 2022. wandsworth s former leader blamed the loss on the cost of living and said what he called the issue of borisjohnson was raised. that was echoed by tory councillors elsewhere. it s partygate, it s notjust partygate. there is the integrity issue. basically, ijust don t feel people any longer have the confidence that their prime minister can be relied upon to tell the truth. the conservatives lost barnet in north london to labour too, and in a bigger upset, westminster, and southampton, this is a massive turning point for the labour party, we are back on track for the general election, showing the hard change we have done in the last two years, what a
Earlier in a red wall, former red wall seat, saying they are still not doing well enough in red all areas question of i doing well enough in red all areas tuestion 0’ ~ . , doing well enough in red all areas question o question of i think that is true. labour question of i think that is true. labour still question of i think that is true. labour still has question of i think that is true. labour still has a question of i think that is true. labour still has a big question of i think that is true. labour still has a big task - question of i think that is true. labour still has a big task to i question of i think that is true. l labour still has a big task to do, question of i think that is true. i labour still has a big task to do, i don t think anybody you spoke to in the labour party would disagree with that. if you look at opinion polls, the majority of voters we speak to say they don t think labour is ready for government. the majority of voters we speak to don t think ke
Those fines. let s test the - temperature with a conservative those fines. let s test the temperature with a conservative mp in stockton on tees, matt vickers, hello to you, matt. in stockton-on-tees, matt vickers, hello to you, matt. hello to you, matt. good morning. you have lost hello to you, matt. good morning. you have lost over hello to you, matt. good morning. you have lost over 100 hello to you, matt. good morning. you have lost over 100 council- hello to you, matt. good morning. i you have lost over 100 council seats and control you have lost over 100 council seats and control of six councils, what conclusions and control of six councils, what conclusions do you draw from that? there conclusions do you draw from that? there are conclusions do you draw from that? there are three groups of people disappointed this morning, the electors disappointed this morning, the electors and residents of wandsworth and barnet have enjoyed the lowest council and barnet hav