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blackpool south, if we can, the new mp for labour-— blackpool south, if we can, the new mp for labour. chris webb, this was a conservative _ mp for labour. chris webb, this was a conservative seat _ mp for labour. chris webb, this was a conservative seat at _ mp for labour. chris webb, this was a conservative seat at the _ mp for labour. chris webb, this was a conservative seat at the general . a conservative seat at the general election, 2019, labour now. by some margin. 6700 majority. you can see there as well, conservatives just held onto second place. a really deal. reform, the successor to nigel farage's brexit party, they came pretty close to finishing second. here is how things have changed. look at that. the conservative vote is down by a third, huge. labour cosmic vote is up 21%. reform up 11%. -- cosmic vote is up 21%. reform up 11%. —— labour�*s vote. the next is the graphic of the day. look at the swing, 26% from the conservatives to labour, that is huge, third biggest swing since the second world war. what is interesting is the historic swings, really high swings, t
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south with the new blackpool south with the new blackpool south mp , chris webb, you can south mp, chris webb, you can tell he's got a real spring in his step this morning. yeah he has. >> and from keir starmer's point of view, this is the most important result overnight . it's important result overnight. it's a parliamentary election. so this gives them a better indication of what might happen. come a general election than almost anything else. it'll be interesting to see what happens if one of the mayors who are targeted by labour, andy street in the west midlands , ben in the west midlands, ben houchen in tees valley, if they both lose, it'd be quite interesting to see if keir starmer then pops up there. >> oh, you'd think so . look the >> oh, you'd think so. look the pressure claire on the i mean this was expected. yeah. but nevertheless the pressure is substantial. >> now it is substantial. and i think that we're only going to see that increasing this weekend when we've got a number of results coming through later today and into tomorrow . so today and into tomorrow. so i think that
south with the new blackpool south with the new blackpool south mp , chris webb, you can south mp, chris webb, you can tell he's got a real spring in his step this morning. yeah he has. >> and from keir starmer's point of view, this is the most important result overnight . it's important result overnight. it's a parliamentary election. so this gives them a better indication of what might happen. come a general election than almost anything else. it'll be interesting to see what happens if...
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let's look at the blackpool south result. your| the blackpool south result. your reaction to it? i the blackpool south result. your reaction to it?— reaction to it? i mean, it was a disappointing _ reaction to it? i mean, it was a disappointing result, _ reaction to it? i mean, it was a disappointing result, they- reaction to it? i mean, it was a| disappointing result, they wore reaction to it? i mean, it was a i disappointing result, they wore as you know the specific local circumstances with this by—election —— and there were... and is unsurprising the circumstances which the mp5 put down. but unsurprising the circumstances which the mps put down.— unsurprising the circumstances which the mps put down. but at 26% swing, the mps put down. but at 26% swing, the third biggest _ the mps put down. but at 26% swing, the third biggest swing _ the mps put down. but at 26% swing, the third biggest swing since - the mps put down. but at 26% swing, the third biggest swing since world i the third biggest swing since world war ii. this is a record rejection of the conservative par
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this is the result in blackpool south. three i that. this is the result in - blackpool south. three years ago, labour lost a by—election in hartlepool. there was a question about how the party was doing in parts of the country it had traditionally done well. one was blackpool south, because it was conservative at the last general election but look at this. labour have won by a stonking majority, 7600 votes more than the conservatives, and the tories will be really worried about this number. mark butcher from the reform party, the successor to nigel faraj�*s brexit party, almost beat the conservative candidate, only 117 votes in that, really close and will worry conservative ho. here are the percentages. look at that tory votes change, it has collapsed, down by more than a third that is a big change for the conservative party. labour up 21 and reform uk on 11%. up labour up 21 and reform uk on 11%. up 11%. this one is the one i think is probably the graphic of the night. look at this. it's a huge swing from the conservatives to labour. 26% will really make conservative mps
this is the result in blackpool south. three i that. this is the result in - blackpool south. three years ago, labour lost a by—election in hartlepool. there was a question about how the party was doing in parts of the country it had traditionally done well. one was blackpool south, because it was conservative at the last general election but look at this. labour have won by a stonking majority, 7600 votes more than the conservatives, and the tories will be really worried about this number....
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i blackpool south, and what it shows us? ., ., ,. ., blackpool south, and what it shows us? . ., us? i have a screen to show you. blackpool _ us? i have a screen to show you. blackpool south, _ us? i have a screen to show you. blackpool south, the _ us? i have a screen to show you. i blackpool south, the conservatives won at the last general election. nowhere near this time. the labour candidate chris webb, a majority of 7600. look at the difference between the tories and reform, tiny, that will worry the conservatives. reform doing so well but secondly the tories onlyjust doing so well but secondly the tories only just scraped doing so well but secondly the tories onlyjust scraped into second place. here is how the voting stacks up, and here is the change, look at that. the conservative vote is down nearly a third. labour vote up significantly. reform vote is significantly. reform vote is significant too. reform is the successor to the brexit party and they are planning on challenging the conservatives around england. places like blackpool, that will worry the tories. but i
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not such a great labour win in blackpool south. only 30% of the electorate turned out , compared electorate turned out, compared to nearly 60% in 2019. very true, he said . the winning true, he said. the winning labour vote was 2000 lower than their second place in 2019. yeah, it does seem that way, doesn't it? >> do you know what, nana? i'm just i'm wondering this morning, you know, i've been thinking about it. all those tory mps who aned about it. all those tory mps who knifed boris in the back are the mps he won a landslide election for . got them mps he won a landslide election for. got them in parliament and at the first sign of trouble. i mean, it was chris pincher who ultimately broke the camel's back, but really the partygate situation, having a bit of crusty m&s cake in parliament, all the mps who stabbed him in the back. what are they thinking this morning? are they regretting it? because i'll tell you what, conservatives, normal people, could see what was going to happen from that point. >> well, that's funny, isn't it?
not such a great labour win in blackpool south. only 30% of the electorate turned out , compared electorate turned out, compared to nearly 60% in 2019. very true, he said . the winning true, he said. the winning labour vote was 2000 lower than their second place in 2019. yeah, it does seem that way, doesn't it? >> do you know what, nana? i'm just i'm wondering this morning, you know, i've been thinking about it. all those tory mps who aned about it. all those tory mps who knifed boris in...
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and i would also said| that blackpool south is important because — that blackpool south is important because that is another tory loss, and another labour gain, and all of that does. — and another labour gain, and all of that does, you know, the arithmetic in parliament makes it more difficult _ in parliament makes it more difficult for rishi sunak as well. but it— difficult for rishi sunak as well. but it is— difficult for rishi sunak as well. but it is going to be a really interesting... but it is going to be a really interesting. . ._ but it is going to be a really interesting... you will be up all niuht interesting... you will be up all night watching. _ interesting... you will be up all night watching. a _ interesting... you will be up all night watching. a lot _ interesting... you will be up all night watching. a lot of - interesting... you will be up all night watching. a lot of people | interesting... you will be up all. night watching. a lot of people will be, and we can go over now and see some of the preparations, because they will be going on a very shortly. we can
and i would also said| that blackpool south is important because — that blackpool south is important because that is another tory loss, and another labour gain, and all of that does. — and another labour gain, and all of that does, you know, the arithmetic in parliament makes it more difficult _ in parliament makes it more difficult for rishi sunak as well. but it— difficult for rishi sunak as well. but it is— difficult for rishi sunak as well. but it is going to be a really...
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tell us the tale of blackpool south.— tale of blackpool south. it was re tale of blackpool south. it was pretty obvious _ tale of blackpool south. it was pretty obvious from _ tale of blackpool south. it was pretty obvious from the - tale of blackpool south. it was l pretty obvious from the moment tale of blackpool south. it was i pretty obvious from the moment we arrived last night it was going to be labour he was going to win this seat. when you look at those numbers, what it shows is the conservatives being squeezed on both sides. their vote dropped by about 30%. a lot of that seems to have gone into labour on the big swing. a third of it seems to have gone to reform. the fact they are losing votes in both directions will be a concern. the conservatives have ordered a complete nightmare scenario of being pushed into third by reform, they only did it by a tiny margin, 100 or so votes. that will cause jitters tiny margin, 100 or so votes. that will causejitters and tiny margin, 100 or so votes. that will cause jitters and concerns among some conservative mps looking at those numb
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leaflets is inj blackpool south, where there is putting that on the leaflets is in - blackpool south, where there is that clear contest — blackpool south, where there is that clear contest against _ blackpool south, where there is that clear contest against a _ blackpool south, where there is that clear contest against a proud - clear contest against a proud conservative _ clear contest against a proud conservative against - clear contest against a proud conservative against a - clear contest against a proud i conservative against a labour clear contest against a proud - conservative against a labour party candidate, — conservative against a labour party candidate, and _ conservative against a labour party candidate, and we _ conservative against a labour party candidate, and we will— conservative against a labour party candidate, and we will see - conservative against a labour party candidate, and we will see the - candidate, and we will see the results — candidate, and we will see the results from _ candidate, and we will see the results from blackpool - candidate, and we w
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south at just over 26% conservative to labour in blackpool south atjust over 26% is the third biggest swing in post—war electoral history, but swings of that kind of sites have now become rather commonplace in the last year or so, we have had five by—elections in which the swing from conservative to labour has been just over 30%, so which the swing from conservative to labour has beenjust over 30%, so it is more of the same, in such parliamentary by—elections of the kind we have really not seen since the 92 to 97 parliament which ended in defeat for the conservatives. equally if we look at the detailed voting figures the bbc has been collecting overnight, and there are many more still to come, but so far it looks as though if anything support for the conservatives is a wee bit down on last year, support for the labour party certainly holding firm, might be slightly higher, anyway, there is no evidence here of a closing of the gap between labour and the conservatives, any narrowing of the labour leads. we have more of the same, just as the opinion polls have been suggesting. 0ne
south at just over 26% conservative to labour in blackpool south atjust over 26% is the third biggest swing in post—war electoral history, but swings of that kind of sites have now become rather commonplace in the last year or so, we have had five by—elections in which the swing from conservative to labour has been just over 30%, so which the swing from conservative to labour has beenjust over 30%, so it is more of the same, in such parliamentary by—elections of the kind we have really...
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south. in a headline in blackpool south. in a niuht of headline in blackpool south. in a night of big _ headline in blackpool south. in — night of big results, this one stood out. blackpool south, the only by—election of the night, triggered by—election of the night, triggered by the resignation of the conservative mp, and it was a resounding labour victory. chris webb won it with a majority of 7600, and ijust want webb won it with a majority of 7600, and i just want to show you the swing from conservative to labour, thatis swing from conservative to labour, that is a whopping 26%, and i can tell you that this was the third largest drop in conservative support in any by—election since the war. so i really thumping victory for the labour party. in terms of local council results, these are some of the most eye—catching. redditch and the most eye—catching. redditch and the west midlands, but was conservative, it is a labour gain from the conservatives. the conservatives have a three seat majority on this council and
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helen i reporting live from the counter blackpool south. chris, the mayoral races, blackpool south, asjournalists, we will chris, the mayoral races, blackpool south, as journalists, we will be defining what we can out of the results, what should we be looking for? it results, what should we be looking for? . ~ ., results, what should we be looking for? ., ~' ., , , results, what should we be looking for? .~ . , , for? it will take a while because as deliahted i for? it will take a while because as delighted i would _ for? it will take a while because as delighted i would be _ for? it will take a while because as delighted i would be if _ for? it will take a while because as delighted i would be if you - for? it will take a while because as delighted i would be if you could . delighted i would be if you could join us on bbc one throughout the night and on the bbc news app, unlike general election when the sun rises tomorrow morning, we will not have a definitive outcome. why? because loads of results are being counted tomorrow, loads more on
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in blackpool south.— the count is starting finally in blackool south. ~ . . , blackpool south. we can all cheers to that with — blackpool south. we can all cheers to that with our _ blackpool south. we can all cheers to that with our cups _ blackpool south. we can all cheers to that with our cups of _ blackpool south. we can all cheers to that with our cups of tea. - blackpool south. we can all cheers to that with our cups of tea. the i to that with our cups of tea. the county will begin, the verification is complete, but fascinating what you are saying. we had a chat with mark butcher, that reform candidate and he seemed to think being in second place might be an option for him? he sounded very optimistic, perhaps more optimistic than he was at the beginning of the night. the conservatives might have been squeezed into second place, third place, rather? the squeezed into second place, third place. rather?— place, rather? the conservatives thou~ht place, rather? the conservatives thought they _ place, rather? the conservatives thought they were _ place, rather? the conserva
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south. it is widely expected labour will do well there. the question is how many votes will conservatives get and how many will they lose at the expense of reform? and then the story that generates moving forward over the coming days and months as backbenchers discuss what the conservative party should or should not do to deal with the threat of reform in a general election will be a really interesting story as well. joe, stay with us. i want to get a little bit from newsnight�*s political editor nick watt who has had his ear to the ground on what the parties are saying to him. i am in hartlepool. _ the parties are saying to him. i am in hartlepool, the _ the parties are saying to him. i am in hartlepool, the scene _ the parties are saying to him. i —n in hartlepool, the scene of the lowest point of keir starmer�*s leadership in the labour party when he lost that by—election here three years ago. the reason why it was so bad is because it went backwards on labour�*s worst general e
south. it is widely expected labour will do well there. the question is how many votes will conservatives get and how many will they lose at the expense of reform? and then the story that generates moving forward over the coming days and months as backbenchers discuss what the conservative party should or should not do to deal with the threat of reform in a general election will be a really interesting story as well. joe, stay with us. i want to get a little bit from newsnight�*s political...
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>> well in blackpool south? their performance was quite terrifying, i think, for a lot of conservative mps, because they came right in behind the party, behind the conservative party. and of course, there's the danger that you could see tory mps lose their seats because of reform , taking votes because of reform, taking votes away from them in significant numbers. and it does raise the question, you know, would they take larger numbers if nigel farage was actively campaigning at their head? well, i do not know the answer. it's not for me to talk about one of your colleagues and maybe inappropriate , but that's the inappropriate, but that's the that's the question to ask. >> it's the million dollar question in the country. >> they haven't made such an impact. >> it's fair to say it is the million dollar question. and i know that's something that a lot of you guys ponder at home as well. i'm joined now by the former government minister and reform uk member ann widdecombe. good evening to you, ann. give me your rea
>> well in blackpool south? their performance was quite terrifying, i think, for a lot of conservative mps, because they came right in behind the party, behind the conservative party. and of course, there's the danger that you could see tory mps lose their seats because of reform , taking votes because of reform, taking votes away from them in significant numbers. and it does raise the question, you know, would they take larger numbers if nigel farage was actively campaigning at their...
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reform and that blackpool south _ well. reform and that blackpool south by — well. reform and that blackpool south by election coming within 100 south by election coming within100 votes _ south by election coming within100 votes a _ south by election coming within100 votes a bit _ south by election coming within100 votes a bit in the conservative in second _ votes a bit in the conservative in second place was of that blackpool point of _ second place was of that blackpool point of entry by election did to the tone — point of entry by election did to the tone for a lot of these results in terms — the tone for a lot of these results in terms of— the tone for a lot of these results in terms of a resurgent labour party in terms of a resurgent labour party in the _ in terms of a resurgent labour party in the conservatives struggling. is what _ in the conservatives struggling. is what we're — in the conservatives struggling. is what we're looking at in terms of these _ what we're looking at in terms of these results and as i say still plenty— these results and a
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and so we've got blackpool south. we've just heard from that reformer have thrown the kitchen sink at blackpool. so they don't really care. i don't think too much about the local elections reform from what they don't have that many candidates because they have the infrastructure. >> know something that's very key is ben houchen in tees valley reform. are not standing against. >> that's one of the reasons that labour that gives him that gives him a very good shot. >> whereas andy street is up against reform. matthew and i were talking earlier . the reform were talking earlier. the reform candidate in blackpool south is a lovely local fellow, mark butcher, who is a christian organiser of a soup kitchen. he's a campaigner against homelessness . so he's not your homelessness. so he's not your sort of typical reform type. i think he he could potentially do very well. and if we now see reform in some seats coming second and displacing the conservatives into third, then that's going to be again, major ructions really. >> and
and so we've got blackpool south. we've just heard from that reformer have thrown the kitchen sink at blackpool. so they don't really care. i don't think too much about the local elections reform from what they don't have that many candidates because they have the infrastructure. >> know something that's very key is ben houchen in tees valley reform. are not standing against. >> that's one of the reasons that labour that gives him that gives him a very good shot. >> whereas...
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he is the first blackpool south mp for 60 years to actually come from blackpool and i reckon probably we'd all agree that's probably we'd all agree that's probably quite a good thing. >> yeah, i think it probably adds something rather than takes away. nice to actually know the area, although of course candidates are always parachuted into whichever area they needed or wherever they stand a chance of winning anyway. should we speak to an expert pollster from opinium, adam drummond? adam, thank you so much for joining opinium, adam drummond? adam, thank you so much forjoining us on this. hard to know where exactly to start . i guess what exactly to start. i guess what people want to know is just how bad have the results been for the conservatives and do they reflect the general voting intentions of the public at the moment? >> yeah, so i would say one of the things that just speaking sort of selfishly from a polling perspective, one of the things that by elections and local elections are really useful for is telling us whether or not the picture that we get from from voting intention po
he is the first blackpool south mp for 60 years to actually come from blackpool and i reckon probably we'd all agree that's probably we'd all agree that's probably quite a good thing. >> yeah, i think it probably adds something rather than takes away. nice to actually know the area, although of course candidates are always parachuted into whichever area they needed or wherever they stand a chance of winning anyway. should we speak to an expert pollster from opinium, adam drummond? adam,...
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labour at blackpool south. - awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool south. jack, | labour at blackpool south. jack, thank you for being with us. were saying as well, we probably won't get all the final results until sunday. it does take some time to count in these local elections. results still coming in all the time. and local elections there always some great personal stories with let's talk about one of them now. joining me now is daisy blakemore creedon, an 18—year—old student who has been voted as one of the youngest councillors in the country. good to have you with us. i'm right in saying 18 years and six months. you have that record now how does it feel? , ., you have that record now how does it feel? , . �* , . ., you have that record now how does it feel? , . �*, . ., ., feel? great. there's a lot of emotions — feel? great. there's a lot of emotions going _ feel? great. there's a lot of emotions going on - feel? great. there's a lot of emotions going on right - feel? great. th
labour at blackpool south. - awful lot of seats. 2696 swing for labour at blackpool south. jack, | labour at blackpool south. jack, thank you for being with us. were saying as well, we probably won't get all the final results until sunday. it does take some time to count in these local elections. results still coming in all the time. and local elections there always some great personal stories with let's talk about one of them now. joining me now is daisy blakemore creedon, an 18—year—old...
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at a by election in blackpool south, his party suffered its third largest swing to the opposition labour party since the second world war. at a local council level the results are no better. the conservatives have lost half of the seats announced so far. experts say, they could be on track to lose a staggering 500 councillors a staggering 500 councillors, one of the worst performances at the polls in four decades. here's our political editor, chris mason. cheering. northallerton in north yorkshire this afternoon. the prime minister lives a few miles away, and look who's turned up to rub his nose in it. york and north yorkshire, the wider county so often rock—solid conservative, has elected a labour mayor. we've had really good results across the country all day long, but this is a very, very special moment, david, to become the mayor here. and thank you to the team for all the fantastic work that they have done.
at a by election in blackpool south, his party suffered its third largest swing to the opposition labour party since the second world war. at a local council level the results are no better. the conservatives have lost half of the seats announced so far. experts say, they could be on track to lose a staggering 500 councillors a staggering 500 councillors, one of the worst performances at the polls in four decades. here's our political editor, chris mason. cheering. northallerton in north...
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the election result in blackpool south was pretty clear. labour leader sir keir starmer
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let�*s talk about. . .away from blackpool�*s south, then, the rest of the evening. what�*s your assessment of reform uk�*s performance? well, the first council vote results that were out were actually in sunderland in the north east. and as i say, we beat the tories in 16 of 25 wards, again significantly outperforming our national polling share. and we�*re delighted we�*ve got some very important mayoral results being counted over the next day and a half and again in the north east and in manchester, i think we could surprise people on the upside. what�*s rapidly becoming clearer is basically as more people hear about reform, we�*re becoming the real opposition to the labour party in the north, in the midlands, in wales. we�*re on the way up and it�*s quite clear that the tories are on the way down. thank you to richard tice speaking to me a little earlier. we will get an update from dudley council election. hello, emma, talk us through what is happening. this is stourbridge _ through what is happening. this is stourbridge where _ through what is hap
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look at blackpool south, a proper parliamentary seat. they almost took second place. and labor knocked it out of the park. if that kind of result is replicated, on current polling there is no reason to think it won't be, than they are going to lose an awful lot. >> the 26% swing to labor at blackpool south. always good to talk to you. thank you for being with us. we probably will not get the final results until sunday, just taking sometimes so the results can still come in. in local elections, there are always some great personal stories. let's talk about one of them now. let's talk to an 18-year-old student who has been voted one of the youngest counselors in the country. good to have you with us. i'm right in saying 18 years a six months? you have that record now. how does it feel? >> a loss of emotions going on. overwhelmed, overjoyed. it has been amazing. the campaign has worked hard and it paid off. >> your mom and your grandparents were at the account as well. great to have them there. it felt like a real family affair. how important has their support been? you
look at blackpool south, a proper parliamentary seat. they almost took second place. and labor knocked it out of the park. if that kind of result is replicated, on current polling there is no reason to think it won't be, than they are going to lose an awful lot. >> the 26% swing to labor at blackpool south. always good to talk to you. thank you for being with us. we probably will not get the final results until sunday, just taking sometimes so the results can still come in. in local...
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blackpool south, that is a massive swin~., . ., blackpool south, that is a massive swina. , ., , swing. just i would say gently we calculate the _ swing. just i would say gently we calculate the swings, _ swing. just i would say gently we calculate the swings, but - swing. just i would say gently we calculate the swings, but the i swing. just i would say gently we i calculate the swings, but the lesson from blackpool i took is people stayed at home. the vote was down. i believe the labour vote was down. in believe the labour vote was down. in 2019 you, 16,000 vote serce went for the conservatives —— voters went for the conservatives —— voters went for the conservatives, its was 3,000 yesterday. are you saying the 80% of the voters that were missing will come back at the general election? i'm not saying that, i'm saying they didn't vote. it is missing information in the puzzle. so i think the humbling thing is that they weren't inspired enough to vote conservative. they weren't inspired enough to vote conservative-— conservative. you're going to be able to change _ conservativ
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the conservatives were very pleased about turn out in blackpool south because they were arguing that fewer people are turned out to bid for the labour candidate who won in blackpool south and turned out to vote for the labour candidate who lost during the last election. now whenever there is a by—election or local election, turnout is always lower but it was fascinating around london because the outer boroughs of london because the outer boroughs of london have a very high turnout, the highest turnout we have ever seen during the mayoral election, some of them were around 47 to 49% which is absolutely extraordinary. it shows you that people are really concerned during that mayoral election in london, people were concerned about either the conservative candidate getting in the labour candidate getting in the labour candidate getting in the labour candidate getting in and they were incentivised to go out and vote. thank you very much indeed. rail passengers are facing widespread disruption this week as train workers begin a fresh round of industrial action. members of the aslef union
the conservatives were very pleased about turn out in blackpool south because they were arguing that fewer people are turned out to bid for the labour candidate who won in blackpool south and turned out to vote for the labour candidate who lost during the last election. now whenever there is a by—election or local election, turnout is always lower but it was fascinating around london because the outer boroughs of london because the outer boroughs of london have a very high turnout, the...
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because i mean the blackpool south was result was much more in line with the national opinion polls . with the national opinion polls. but it will certainly be comfort to many conservatives that things might not be as bad as as the opinion polls suggest. >> although 25% is not a course for victory . just one quarter of for victory. just one quarter of the election backing the party at the next general election could still be a seismic drubbing, a scale it's less than john major got in 1997. >> well, it would still mean a labour majority of about 100 seats is what it would mean. so it would be. >> but not a conservative sort of. it's not less than canada. >> yes, yes, yes. whereas yes, a 20% labour leader takes the conservatives below 100 seats or so, which, you know, and if they lost even more votes to reform, it could get even worse. >> but so we're not talking we're talking between the difference between an extinction event and something that is just a very bad election result. yes >> it's disastrous rather than calamitous. >> blimey. well, i mean , i'm >> blimey. well, i mean, i'm
because i mean the blackpool south was result was much more in line with the national opinion polls . with the national opinion polls. but it will certainly be comfort to many conservatives that things might not be as bad as as the opinion polls suggest. >> although 25% is not a course for victory . just one quarter of for victory. just one quarter of the election backing the party at the next general election could still be a seismic drubbing, a scale it's less than john major got in...
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in blackpool south l as low as 30%. in blackpool south spent _ as low as 30%. in blackpool south spent 32%~ — as low as 30%. in blackpool south spent 32%~ it— as low as 3096. in blackpool south sent 32%. ., �* as low as 3096. in blackpool south spent 3296-— spent 3296. it hasn't been low, a bit lower that his _ spent 3296. it hasn't been low, a bit lower that his valley but _ spent 3296. it hasn't been low, a bit lower that his valley but not - spent 3296. it hasn't been low, a bit lower that his valley but not by - lower that his valley but not by much because you know, andrea, local elections, important though they are, important we don't tend to see high turnout. we will get the all—important projected national all—importa nt projected national share all—important projected national share later on in the afternoon and that will give us an estimate, and it is an estimate, as to how if people have voted the same way nationally where the parties are and that will be very important in terms of the gap between labour and the conservatives and exactl
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back at the blackpool south by election, just 117 votes separated second place conservatives and third place reform uk, the successor to the brexit party. we're becoming the real opposition to the labour party in the north, in the midlands, in wales. we're on the way up and it's quite clear that the tories are on the way down. the greens also gained seats, particularly in places like bristol, which they are targeting come a general election. they recognised the choice they have in bristol is between a likely labour government, where it is 100% labour and where keir starmer can continue to u—turn on policies every few weeks or a labour government with a handful of greens to hold them account. for the conservatives, this was an equal record low for them on their share of the vote and for rishi sunak there are obvious questions about what he can do to turn their fortunes around. and for labour, the results were good. but if sir keir starmer wants to come back here after a general election with a majority of seats, it's not yet clear if they were good enough. there are more results to co
back at the blackpool south by election, just 117 votes separated second place conservatives and third place reform uk, the successor to the brexit party. we're becoming the real opposition to the labour party in the north, in the midlands, in wales. we're on the way up and it's quite clear that the tories are on the way down. the greens also gained seats, particularly in places like bristol, which they are targeting come a general election. they recognised the choice they have in bristol is...
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there was pain, too for the conservatives in the blackpool south by—election. labour took the seat with a mammoth 26% swing. these results are being seen as a major indicator of the public mood, before the whole of the uk goes to the polls in a general election. when that will happen — we don't know yet. the prime minister rishi sunak spoke this afternoon — here's how he reacted to those losses. obviously it's disappointing to lose good, hard—working conservative counsellors and i'm grateful to them for all their service in local government, keeping council tax low and delivering services to local people. but we still got lots of local results to come as well. there are things i would point to come harlow for example where care summer held a rallyjust on wednesday saying that was a place that he had to win, to be on track to win the general election. that hasn't happened. labour leader sir keir starmer says his party is ready and confident going into a general election. what this by—election shows is that the country wants change. this is a very clear d
there was pain, too for the conservatives in the blackpool south by—election. labour took the seat with a mammoth 26% swing. these results are being seen as a major indicator of the public mood, before the whole of the uk goes to the polls in a general election. when that will happen — we don't know yet. the prime minister rishi sunak spoke this afternoon — here's how he reacted to those losses. obviously it's disappointing to lose good, hard—working conservative counsellors and i'm...
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of course, in blackpool south. the reform party leader, tice told gb news that the party is making huge strides . making huge strides. >> succeeded with our best ever by—election result by some margin, significantly ahead of our national polling average. many people in the media have now got egg on their face. they said we couldn't do it. you know, we were a virtual party. well, we've just proven them completely and utterly wrong and, well, richard tice they're in jubilant mood . in jubilant mood. >> i'm joining the studio by the deputy leader of reform uk , ben deputy leader of reform uk, ben habib. ben, welcome to the studio show. so you came a nice third, just 117 votes behind the conservatives. but be honest, you should have beaten the tories in that seat. don't you think? they were on their knees up to their necks in sleaze? that seat is a second place. it was there for the taking. it didn't quite get there. >> yeah, i was just i was mentally remarking at what richard was saying. >> didn't he speak incredibl
of course, in blackpool south. the reform party leader, tice told gb news that the party is making huge strides . making huge strides. >> succeeded with our best ever by—election result by some margin, significantly ahead of our national polling average. many people in the media have now got egg on their face. they said we couldn't do it. you know, we were a virtual party. well, we've just proven them completely and utterly wrong and, well, richard tice they're in jubilant mood . in...
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south where we saw _ by—election in blackpool south where we saw a _ by—election in blackpool south where we saw a swing of 26% to labour, the third highast— we saw a swing of 26% to labour, the third highest swing from the conservatives to labour in a post-war— conservatives to labour in a post—war by—election and that saw us .et post—war by—election and that saw us get an— post—war by—election and that saw us get an mp _ post—war by—election and that saw us get an mp in — post—war by—election and that saw us get an mp in parliament, but if you look at _ get an mp in parliament, but if you look at the — get an mp in parliament, but if you look at the council results across the country, one thing that is important _ the country, one thing that is important is we are winning in all parts _ important is we are winning in all parts of— important is we are winning in all parts of the — important is we are winning in all parts of the country and we took control— parts of the country and we took control of— parts of the country and we took control of
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south by—election that blackpool south by—election that everyone's been pointing at. people don't mention the turnout as much. in the last general election, it was nearing 60. the turnout in that seat at this election, yes, there was a huge swing to labour. it was , i huge swing to labour. it was, i think, about 32.5, 33. so where were all those other voters ? and were all those other voters? and i think that's telling. and that's why the prime minister rishi sunak, has a chance to set out his agenda and get those people who are still undecided, or those tories who are not convinced do it, though, to get them out. >> and what about this speculation in one of the other papers , which is that the summer papers, which is that the summer election will not happen ? this election will not happen? this is the daily telegraph. sunak kulveer ranger shelves plans for a summer election . smart money a summer election. smart money is on october or november. yes around that time before it gets too cold. >> and what do we do ? >> and what do we do? >> and what do we do? >> is there
south by—election that blackpool south by—election that everyone's been pointing at. people don't mention the turnout as much. in the last general election, it was nearing 60. the turnout in that seat at this election, yes, there was a huge swing to labour. it was , i huge swing to labour. it was, i think, about 32.5, 33. so where were all those other voters ? and were all those other voters? and i think that's telling. and that's why the prime minister rishi sunak, has a chance to set out...
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there's also a by—election in blackpool south, following the resignation of the former conservative, scott benton. voters will have to show photo id to cast their ballot. polls opened at 7am and close at 10pm. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. take us through what is happening today. take us through what is happening toda . ., ., ., ., , ., today. hello, samantha, millions of --eole in today. hello, samantha, millions of peeple in england — today. hello, samantha, millions of people in england and _ today. hello, samantha, millions of people in england and wales - today. hello, samantha, millions of people in england and wales will. people in england and wales will have the opportunity to vote and lots of different votes are going on so let me walk you some of the contest that are being decided today so personally, as you mentioned, blackpool self is getting a new mp and that by—election is happening today and that is the first one, the only by—election for an mp happening over the next few hours. —— blackpool self mac. there are 11 regional mayors be
there's also a by—election in blackpool south, following the resignation of the former conservative, scott benton. voters will have to show photo id to cast their ballot. polls opened at 7am and close at 10pm. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. take us through what is happening today. take us through what is happening toda . ., ., ., ., , ., today. hello, samantha, millions of --eole in today. hello, samantha, millions of peeple in england — today. hello, samantha,...
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there was one westminster seat up for grabs last night, blackpool south. in 2019 had voted conservative but a thumping win for labour last night. have a look at this. the conservatives onlyjust beat the reform party into second place and this is one of the most striking graphics of the day, the swing from the conservatives to labour in blackpool south. 26%. that is the third biggest swing of its kind since world war ii and that will leave a lot of conservative mps rather nervous. so, some consolation for the tories in tees valley where ben houchen was re—elected mayor for a third term. but labour have won all the other mayoral counts today. danny savage is in norton, in stockton on tees. clive, this is one of ben houchen's leaflets that his supporters put three doors in the days before the vote. if you looked at it you would probably guess it was for the conservatives but there is no mention of the conservatives until you get to the very small print on the back page, which is all a bit of a contrast to events in teesside this afternoon. good afternoon, e
there was one westminster seat up for grabs last night, blackpool south. in 2019 had voted conservative but a thumping win for labour last night. have a look at this. the conservatives onlyjust beat the reform party into second place and this is one of the most striking graphics of the day, the swing from the conservatives to labour in blackpool south. 26%. that is the third biggest swing of its kind since world war ii and that will leave a lot of conservative mps rather nervous. so, some...
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reform uk also put in a strong showing in the blackpool south by—election, coming in third place. sir keir starmer claims labour's results are a direct message to the prime minister, as he renewed demands for him to call a general election . well, call a general election. well, the liberal democrats have also made gains, with party leader sir ed davey pledging to make the conservative government history . history. >> people from around our great country have had enough of this out—of—touch conservative government >> they've had enough of being taken for granted and being let down. it's time for. taken for granted and being let down. it's time for . change. and down. it's time for. change. and across this country from cheltenham to dorset, from west oxfordshire to here in winchester , so many people, winchester, so many people, including lifelong conservatives , are switching to the liberal democrats to make that change happen. >> meanwhile, the prime minister insists that he's focusing on the job at hand after those disappointing local election results for the conservatives. d
reform uk also put in a strong showing in the blackpool south by—election, coming in third place. sir keir starmer claims labour's results are a direct message to the prime minister, as he renewed demands for him to call a general election . well, call a general election. well, the liberal democrats have also made gains, with party leader sir ed davey pledging to make the conservative government history . history. >> people from around our great country have had enough of this...
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and there was a massive swing of over 26% to labour in the blackpool south by—election. but some cheer for tories, as ben houchen holds on to the mayor's office in tees valley. and i'll be here looking at some of the results in more detail to see what it might mean for the parties at the general election. also tonight, a former post office lawyer is accused of lying over are you going to tell the truth today? jarnail singh was involved in prosecuting an innocent woman. he says he didn't lie. william perry me? on newsnight at half ten... the tees valley mayoral win for the conservatives appears to buy time for the prime minister with his own party. but is he running out of time with the country? we'll have in—depth analysis of the votes. good evening. two very different moods tonight in the conservative and labour camps after the local and mayoral elections. rishi sunak says it's "disappointing to lose good, hardworking councillors", after what's been a painful set of results so far for his party — some of the worst tory losses in england for decades. on the other sid
and there was a massive swing of over 26% to labour in the blackpool south by—election. but some cheer for tories, as ben houchen holds on to the mayor's office in tees valley. and i'll be here looking at some of the results in more detail to see what it might mean for the parties at the general election. also tonight, a former post office lawyer is accused of lying over are you going to tell the truth today? jarnail singh was involved in prosecuting an innocent woman. he says he didn't lie....
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let's talk about, away from blackpool south, the rest of the evening. what is your assessment of reform uk's performance? the first votes out were actually in the north—east, and we beat the tories in 16 of 25 awards. the tories in 16 of 25 wards. significantly outperforming our national polling share. we are delighted, we've got some very important mayoral results being counted, again in the north—east, manchester, and we could surprise people on the upside. one thing becoming rapidly cleared as basically, as more people hear about reform uk, we are becoming the real opposition to the labour party in the north, the midlands, wales, we are on the way up. it's clear the tories on the way down. let's speak to the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. soa so a good day for labour today, i want to put to you that pressjohn curtis projected national share, 35% of the vote for labour, —— labour, that's not too far forward, are you concerned with that? in that's not too far forward, are you concerned with that?— concerned with that? in the one parlia
let's talk about, away from blackpool south, the rest of the evening. what is your assessment of reform uk's performance? the first votes out were actually in the north—east, and we beat the tories in 16 of 25 awards. the tories in 16 of 25 wards. significantly outperforming our national polling share. we are delighted, we've got some very important mayoral results being counted, again in the north—east, manchester, and we could surprise people on the upside. one thing becoming rapidly...
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. >> but look at what happened in the blackpool south by—election. labour's chris webb won with 10,825 votes in 2019. labour came second with 12,557 votes. the public do not really want mr starmer. i doubt they're overly keen on hearing the words deputy prime minister angela rayner or foreign secretary david lammy, and i imagine they shudder at the prospect of edward samuel miliband as the secretary of state for energy and net zero reform. well richard tice his party did perform pretty well, didn't they? in blackpool south there were only 100 votes or so behind the tory candidate and a whole host of council seats. the same people who stopped voting tory went out and voted for reform instead . that is reform instead. that is undeniable, and tice is bullish . undeniable, and tice is bullish. >> succeeded with our best ever by—election result by some margin, significantly ahead of our national polling average. many people in the media have now got egg on their face. they said we couldn't do it. you know, we were a virtual party. well, we've just prove
. >> but look at what happened in the blackpool south by—election. labour's chris webb won with 10,825 votes in 2019. labour came second with 12,557 votes. the public do not really want mr starmer. i doubt they're overly keen on hearing the words deputy prime minister angela rayner or foreign secretary david lammy, and i imagine they shudder at the prospect of edward samuel miliband as the secretary of state for energy and net zero reform. well richard tice his party did perform pretty...
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. >> no, i mean, it was a good set of result, you know, the blackpool south by—election was the third biggest swing in by—election history. you've got you've got to congratulate chris webb because he you know for him big deal. >> he's got a baby 12 weeks old. >> he's got a baby 12 weeks old. >> it's amazing that he could stay at home. >> it's perfectly possible to prosecute an argument like that isn't it, that on such a low turnout , isn't it, that on such a low turnout, tories isn't it, that on such a low turnout , tories stayed at isn't it, that on such a low turnout, tories stayed at home and they'll be back at the general election? >> isn't it ? because if you if >> isn't it? because if you if you gloat too much, you're told that you're that you're measuring the curtains. but if you try and downplay it, you give credence to the prime ministers? well, some might say spunous ministers? well, some might say spurious arguments about hung parliament. >> i think the right thing to do, tom, is to look at the stats as they were and how, you know, we've got mayors in north yorkshire, the
. >> no, i mean, it was a good set of result, you know, the blackpool south by—election was the third biggest swing in by—election history. you've got you've got to congratulate chris webb because he you know for him big deal. >> he's got a baby 12 weeks old. >> he's got a baby 12 weeks old. >> it's amazing that he could stay at home. >> it's perfectly possible to prosecute an argument like that isn't it, that on such a low turnout , isn't it, that on such a...
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let's move to blackpool south, shall we? blackpool south, shall we? blackpool south, we got. >> what do you get in london? what do you get in london? we got a london assembly member for the first time okay. >> so you know and that's under proportional representation which of course is a much better fairer electoral system that most nations, most nations in the western world have that because it's fair. i mean, we share first past the post with belarus . not share first past the post with belarus. not great company, andrew, is it? let's be honest. so no, we're delighted with the results. first assembly member and blackpool south. that was our highest ever. we got within 60 people of beating the tories into third place. it's happening whether you like it or not. >> we are 30. >> we are 30. >> that's right. and we'd love many more people to vote. but the reality is you deal with the situation in front of you and we made great progress there. we're heading upwards in the north in, in ukip got more votes at the same stage after 20 years of trying. we've be
let's move to blackpool south, shall we? blackpool south, shall we? blackpool south, we got. >> what do you get in london? what do you get in london? we got a london assembly member for the first time okay. >> so you know and that's under proportional representation which of course is a much better fairer electoral system that most nations, most nations in the western world have that because it's fair. i mean, we share first past the post with belarus . not share first past the post...
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the turnout in blackpool south, the turnout in blackpool south, the turnout in blackpool south, the turnout in most of these local mayoral elections was only about a third of people voted. and you wouldn't read third of a book and say, i know what the ending of that story is , or watch the of that story is, or watch the first 30 minutes of a football match. so i genuinely believe there's everything to play for. a lot of people have felt frustrated over the last few years . as a conservative myself, years. as a conservative myself, you know, we've not had because of the cost of the interventions to protect people during covid, then the cost of energy increasing as a result of russia's war in ukraine. we've not had the headroom or the economic space to do some of the things that conservatives like me believe in, which is let people keep more of their own money, reduce the burden of tax reform, welfare so we can put that money to good use on things like defence. so, you know, i'm not i'm not giving you a line , not i'm not giving you a line, steve. and i think honestly, you know, we've got abo
the turnout in blackpool south, the turnout in blackpool south, the turnout in blackpool south, the turnout in most of these local mayoral elections was only about a third of people voted. and you wouldn't read third of a book and say, i know what the ending of that story is , or watch the of that story is, or watch the first 30 minutes of a football match. so i genuinely believe there's everything to play for. a lot of people have felt frustrated over the last few years . as a conservative...
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well, the full list of candidates standing in the blackpool south by—election are stephen black. he's an independent. mark butcher for reform uk, andrew cregan, lib dems howling laud hope, the official monster raving loony party , david jones from the party, david jones from the conservatives, kim knight, the alliance for freedom and democracy . democracy. >> and damon sharpe, new open , >> and damon sharpe, new open, non—political, organised leadership party. wow, ben thomas , green party, chris webb, thomas, green party, chris webb, laboun thomas, green party, chris webb, labour. there you go. there you go. those are the candidates for blackpool south. >> and we're not going to cast any opinion on any of those parties or how ridiculous their names are. well absolutely not. >> never, never, never , never >> never, never, never, never dream of it. not till after the election anyway. >> oh well, coming up, a retired teacher who refused to pay an engush teacher who refused to pay an english only parking fine in wales could face a £10,000 legal bill. £10,000. >> we're talking ab
well, the full list of candidates standing in the blackpool south by—election are stephen black. he's an independent. mark butcher for reform uk, andrew cregan, lib dems howling laud hope, the official monster raving loony party , david jones from the party, david jones from the conservatives, kim knight, the alliance for freedom and democracy . democracy. >> and damon sharpe, new open , >> and damon sharpe, new open, non—political, organised leadership party. wow, ben thomas ,...
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we heard about blackpool south and that by election for the monitoring constituency there. a massive sling of 26% from the conservatives to labour from there. the question for labour is habit than enough notjust to become the largest party in westminster but to gain a majority? that recall would be a huge task. they currently... the conservatives have currently a majority of somewhere in the 50s. in 2019, the conservatives had a majority of more than 80. it would be a mammoth task for labour to overturn that and i become only the largest party but again the majority in the question for them is they have had a good night and they have done well, but the projected share of the vote if we take the results that we have had in its template then out across the country, we estimate that lara would win 34% of the vote. that is good but we are not quite clear if it's good enough for a majority. not quite clear if it's good enough for a majority-— for a ma'ority. 0k, interesting, thanks for a majority. 0k, interesting, thanks very _ for a majority. 0k, interesting, thanks very much
we heard about blackpool south and that by election for the monitoring constituency there. a massive sling of 26% from the conservatives to labour from there. the question for labour is habit than enough notjust to become the largest party in westminster but to gain a majority? that recall would be a huge task. they currently... the conservatives have currently a majority of somewhere in the 50s. in 2019, the conservatives had a majority of more than 80. it would be a mammoth task for labour to...
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a by—election will elect a new blackpool south mp following the resignation of former conservative scott benton. police and crime commissioners will also be chosen. prime minister rishi sunak has been out and about campaigning today. meanwhile, labour leader keir starmer was at the polling station a little earlier and the lib dems ed davey. he was also at a polling station, as well as reform party leader richard tice, who was out casting his vote this morning. today could be the warmest day of the year so far, after heavy rain and thunderstorms hit southern parts of england and wales overnight. two buildings in sussex were damaged by lightning strikes , damaged by lightning strikes, according to west sussex fire and rescue. a care home in elma was struck with damage to its roof, while a university building in chichester sustained damage to its roof and power system . the storms hit the system. the storms hit the south—east, south—west and wales . the met office has warned storms might cause travel disruption and some flooding, leading to difficult driving conditions and some road clo
a by—election will elect a new blackpool south mp following the resignation of former conservative scott benton. police and crime commissioners will also be chosen. prime minister rishi sunak has been out and about campaigning today. meanwhile, labour leader keir starmer was at the polling station a little earlier and the lib dems ed davey. he was also at a polling station, as well as reform party leader richard tice, who was out casting his vote this morning. today could be the warmest day...
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and there's a by—election in blackpool south. voting in many parts of england and wales ends at 10:00 tonight. and in the us, violent clashes between police and protesters are continuing at universities across the country . universities across the country. hundreds of riot police moved in on protesters at the ucla campus in los angeles overnight, and around 300 people were arrested dunng around 300 people were arrested during police crackdowns . during police crackdowns. meanwhile, here in the uk, students have also set up sit in camps in protest against israel's war with hamas students in sheffield, leeds, newcastle and in bristol set up tents outside their campus buildings , outside their campus buildings, and organisers are now suggesting those demonstrations could spread across the rest of the uk . for the latest stories, the uk. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts . you sign up to gb news alerts. you can scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts i >> welcome back. it's 4.36. i'm martin dau
and there's a by—election in blackpool south. voting in many parts of england and wales ends at 10:00 tonight. and in the us, violent clashes between police and protesters are continuing at universities across the country . universities across the country. hundreds of riot police moved in on protesters at the ucla campus in los angeles overnight, and around 300 people were arrested dunng around 300 people were arrested during police crackdowns . during police crackdowns. meanwhile, here in...