What was a marginal seat, with the victorious labour candidate notching up a majority of more than 9,000 votes, his party describing it as a seismic and historic win. They said that we couldnt change the labour party, and we did it. They said that we couldnt win in the south of england and the north of england, and we did it. They said, youll never beat the snp in scotland, and, rutherglen, you did it. From the partys leader to activists working the streets, labour poured resources into this constituency and their win was much, much bigger than many had expected. Michael shanks, Scottish Labour party, 17,841. Labour winning double the votes cast for the snp. The party of power at holyrood faced challenges going into the vote and had been managing expectations of a win, but even so, this was a bruising result for them. I do recognise that we have a big challenge on our hands and as a party, we need to come together collectively to right the wrongs that have happened in the last few mont
And you naturally think rates should stop going up, this is evidence for your argument. So there was something for everyone today in these figures, especially in the bank of england, setting us up for quite an interesting meeting next week when theyll decide the next Interest Rate rise or whether they keep them on hold. Lets stay with the cost of living, the pub chain, Slug And Lettuce is set to charge more per point during peak hours. They said the price rise reflected the higher cost the company was facing, including extra security. 800 of its Four Thousand pubs will introduce what is known as dynamic pricing during peak times at weekends. Has become an epidemic past year, in according tojohn lewis. The retailer had seen fences double during the past months of shoplifting. She also said it was not right with shop workers having to put up with abuse and attacks. A group of retailers, including john lewis, have agreed to fund a Police Operation to crack down on shoplifting. 2a stores i
Well have the latest. Also on the programme the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, accuses china of interfering in democracy after a parliamentary researcher was arrested in march, accused of spying for china a claim he denies. After repeatedly saying he wouldnt resign, Luis Rubiales finally has, so how has the news going down in spain . And is the shocking footage of an 11 Year Old Girl being attacked by an American Bully Xl Dog goes viral, we speak to a leading Animal Charity about whether the breed should be banned. It isa it is a busy programme, hello to you. We start in morocco, where survivors of the powerful earthquake that struck on friday say the government is not responding quickly enough to help people in remote regions of the atlas mountains. Some villagers have been digging through the rubble with their hands to recover bodies buried under collapsed buildings because heavy Lifting Equipment cant travel on roads blocked by landslides. Nearly 2,700 people are now confirmed to h
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