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 local elections in england, the conservatives suffer a series of significant losses in london but across the country labour are only making modest gains. we had some difficult results, you can see that in london. i would say that we are mid term and it is quite a mixed picture. you look elsewhere, in hartlepool, nuneaton, thurrock, we have actually made gains. believe you me, this is a big turning believe you me, this is a big turning point for us. 2019, and a general turning point for us. 2019, and a general election, back on track. elsewhere the liberal democrats and greens are making gains. in hull the liberal democrats won 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 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
Seats labour have won this new council, 12 seats gained, and what is really important seats gained, and what is really important about this, what labour will take important about this, what labour will take heart from, is that this is a part will take heart from, is that this is a part of will take heart from, is that this is a part of the country with crucial is a part of the country with crucial swing states that the conservatives only won in 2017, you might conservatives only won in 2017, you might remember copeland, the canary in the might remember copeland, the canary in the coat might remember copeland, the canary in the coal mine in 2017, the by election, won by the conservatives, one of the first breaks conservatives, one of the first breaks of conservatives, one of the first breaks of the blue wall to fall. workington man you might remember from the workington man you might remember from the 2019 general election, and according from the 2019 general electio
Crisis, putting that into cutting energy bills right across the country. we are setting out practical solutions, getting neighbourhood police on the streets, who have been cut so heavily since 2015, stop these huge sliding prosecutions, criminals getting away with it. ithink prosecutions, criminals getting away with it. i think across the board, labour has been setting out different things that we would do according to labour values. you are right, we have got a lot more to do, and we will keep doing that, because we want to earn back every possible vote and get votes for people who have never voted for us before, we want them to have trust in labour for the future, rather than this totally shambolic and shameful conservative government that is letting people down in the middle of a cost of living crisis. you letting people down in the middle of a cost of living crisis. a cost of living crisis. you say it is a cost a cost of living crisis. you say it is a cost of a cost of living