Should skewed towards the labour base in. should have skewed towards the labour base in. should have been labour s day, we heard should have been labour s day, we heard that should have been labour s day, we heard that we were going to lose 800 seats, heard that we were going to lose 800 seats, they heard that we were going to lose 800 seats, they have fallen well short of that seats, they have fallen well short of that. ., ., ., of that. no-one ever thought it would be as of that. no-one ever thought it would be as much of that. no-one ever thought it would be as much as of that. no-one ever thought it would be as much as 800, - of that. no-one ever thought it would be as much as 800, that of that. no-one ever thought it - would be as much as 800, that would have been a complete and utter disaster. there is a spread in terms of the losses for conservatives. i m just trying to ask you what you think is the problem here. you have not to think is the problem here. you
In an attempt to rescue scores of civilians trapped underground with little food or water welcome to our continuing coverage of the election results across the uk. so far, it s been a mixed picture for all the parties. in england, the conservatives have lost control of three symbolic london councils westminster, barnet and wandsworth to labour. the liberal democrats and greens have also made gains across england. counting has onlyjust begun in council elections across scotland and wales and in northern ireland, where voters have been electing members of the stormont assembly. so here s the state of play for the parties. lets take a look, you can see 75 of 146 councils lets take a look, you can see 75 of 146 councils declared, as we have ust 146 councils declared, as we have just been 146 councils declared, as we have just been discussing. labour have taken just been discussing. labour have taken those three totemic london councils taken those three totemic london councils
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
Conservatives to become the second party, although not much evidence they would take seats from the snp, where all councils are being contested. nick eardley is in barnet, we havejust been contested. nick eardley is in barnet, we have just been talking about it, a lovely sunny day, but i cannot tell from inside the studio! how is it looking there? it is cannot tell from inside the studio! how is it looking there? how is it looking there? it is very sunn , how is it looking there? it is very sunny. jo. how is it looking there? it is very sunny. lo a how is it looking there? it is very sunny, jo, a lovely how is it looking there? it is very sunny, jo, a lovely day! - how is it looking there? it is very sunny, jo, a lovely day! keir- sunny, jo, a lovely day! keir starmer was here about 40 minutes ago, and this is definitely one of those seats or councils, i should say, that you will hear labour shouting about over the next 24 hours, along with wandsworth and westminster, those part
Control of the council from labour. counting is getting under way for the local elections in scotland and wales, and also in northern ireland, where voters have been having their say over forming a new government. and in other news, the un says a new convoy is heading to the ukrainian city of maruipol in an attempt to rescue scores of civilians trapped underground with little food or water. good morning and welcome to bbc news, with continuing coverage of the election results across the uk. so far, it s been a mixed picture for all the parties. in england, the conservatives have lost control of three symbolic london councils westminster, barnet and wandsworth to labour. the liberal democrats and greens