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and that is that the west midlands. and that is that the council declared itself bankrupt not too long ago. council tax bills went through the roof for people here. it is a labour run authority. and many conservatives including andy street so that that was an example of bad management by the labour party. labour said it was an example of the conservative government not funding properly local government. another issue of course was also the conflict in gaza. we had an independent candidate here in birmingham who basically ran on a platform just about gaza, and he won around 42,000 votes here, and really, many people say that he impacted that vote. we are waiting for the result now. it could be any moment now. we will come back to this as and when it happens, but this has been a very closely fought race, and we are hearing that labour are calling it for themselves. all right, rajini, we will come back to you when you have more on that, because as you have been stressing there, these are labour sources who are claiming vic
and that is that the west midlands. and that is that the council declared itself bankrupt not too long ago. council tax bills went through the roof for people here. it is a labour run authority. and many conservatives including andy street so that that was an example of bad management by the labour party. labour said it was an example of the conservative government not funding properly local government. another issue of course was also the conflict in gaza. we had an independent candidate here...
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that west midlands result _ west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds - west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds like - west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds like it i west midlands. nick. that west midlands result sounds like it isj west midlands. nick. that west i midlands result sounds like it is on a knife edge. we don't actually have enough data to show you how we think it is going, but speaking to people on the ground, it sounds like it's extremely close. it could go either way at the moment. we are going to keep very close eyes on that one. let me just remind you of the big story so far that we have confirmed. london mayor, sadiq khan has won it comfortably. a majority there of about 270,000. all the talk that it could be close was wrong. this is exactly how it's panned out. what is interesting is that sadiq khan's vote has actually improved. i told you earlier that the lib dems and the greens were close. the greens actually came third last time, so thatis actually came third last time, so that is a slight reversal of fortune, but the
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the west midlands. it has of course been nry— the west midlands. it has of course been my honour to serve and to lead this place _ been my honour to serve and to lead this place for the last seven years. i this place for the last seven years. i hope _ this place for the last seven years. i hope i_ this place for the last seven years. i hope i have done it with dignity and integrity, and i hope i have bequeathed to richard a combined authority— bequeathed to richard a combined authority and indeed a role to which young _ authority and indeed a role to which young aspiring leaders will want to aspire _ young aspiring leaders will want to aspire one — young aspiring leaders will want to aspire one day. in a sense, i can have _ aspire one day. in a sense, i can have done — aspire one day. in a sense, i can have done no— aspire one day. in a sense, i can have done no more than that. it has been _ have done no more than that. it has been a _ have done no more than that. it has been a great — have
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police and crime commissioner. 0k. the west midlands police and crime commissioner.— the west midlands police and crime commissioner. ., ,, , ., ,., . commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice- — commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we _ commissioner. ok. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we will— commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we will be _ commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we will be back - sirjohn curtice. we will be back with you through the course of this afternoon. for now, i will leave you with the weather with chris fawkes. but we will be back in birmingham life shortly. hello, there's been a big reversal of weather fortunes. yesterday, scotland and northern ireland had lots of sunshine and warm weather, with temperatures peaking at 23 degrees celsius. not so much today, though. it's a lot cloudier, a lot cooler. and for some, that means a drop of about nine degrees celsius between yesterday's warm sun and today's rather grey and cloudy skies. the clouds extensive then for scotland and northern ireland
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we are watching the west midlands. first of all on that, i don't know if you have heard anything but what... how disappointing would it be to lose that for andy street? we disappointing would it be to lose that for andy street?— that for andy street? we saw teesside's — that for andy street? we saw teesside's mayoral— that for andy street? we saw teesside's mayoral election l that for andy street? we saw| teesside's mayoral election as that for andy street? we saw - teesside's mayoral election as well and because we have three extra elections occurring this week that effectively it meant that there was a lot more for the conservatives to lose and what is really interesting in regard to the local elections as well is that they have been a kind of area where there is so much more for them to lose. because they did so well in 2021, it was the height of the vaccine roll—out and so support for the conservative party has significantly increased. if they were to lose west midlands, it would be usually damaging when it
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, east midlands, west midlands, in peaks across the country, west midlands . country, west midlands. >> do you think labour is going to win, i doubt it, because they're not winning. they're no. >> look labour won in redditch. won in big time in redditch. it looks as though it looks it looks as though it looks it looks as though all of the incumbent mayors are going to
, east midlands, west midlands, in peaks across the country, west midlands . country, west midlands. >> do you think labour is going to win, i doubt it, because they're not winning. they're no. >> look labour won in redditch. won in big time in redditch. it looks as though it looks it looks as though it looks it looks as though all of the incumbent mayors are going to
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what is your reaction to events overnight in the west midlands? in many ways it was like the culmination of a three—day test match, a one—sided cricket match. 0ne match, a one—sided cricket match. one side dominant throughout the three—day period. 0ccasionally, another side have flourishes that meant it got people excited and made it look perhaps it would not be as bad as some expected. but in the end, it probably was. the results were very poor for the conservatives, if not quite as poor as the most negative naysayers might have expected. similarly, for labour, the results were good, a dominant performance, but perhaps not quite as good as their most positive supporters might have hoped for. a clear picture that really was backing up what we have seen in the national polling notjust in the last few months but last few years. you used to the cricket analogy. i will stay with it. there was talk in recent weeks that if the conservatives did not get a good showing in the elections, they might have to change their captain. suella braverman thi
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let's start with the west midlands. the race seems to be a knife edge and i can perhaps give you a bit of and i can perhaps give you a bit of a sense why. this is the police and crime commissioner election in the west midlands. it is not the same race, a different one, but it is really interesting post labour winning by a considerable margin. but i want to show you the swing, the change in the vote. it was a 4.5% swing conservative to labour. that is exactly the swing that labour need for the mayor race to beat the conservatives. 4.5%. that gives is a sense of why the race in the west midlands to the mayor is on such a knife edge. i have been chatting to people in the last few minutes and it sounds like it is extraordinarily close. a couple of thousand votes in it. that is the sense we are getting. you get a sense we are getting. you get a sense of why that's when matters so much. let's step back for a second. this is the picture across england. we now have 106 of 107 councils declared. that is the picture. you can see
let's start with the west midlands. the race seems to be a knife edge and i can perhaps give you a bit of and i can perhaps give you a bit of a sense why. this is the police and crime commissioner election in the west midlands. it is not the same race, a different one, but it is really interesting post labour winning by a considerable margin. but i want to show you the swing, the change in the vote. it was a 4.5% swing conservative to labour. that is exactly the swing that labour need for the...
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i don't see anywhere we are in the west midlands so far, but for| in the west midlands so far, but for the moment, thank you. as ben was saying, the labour party are feeling fairly optimistic about the london mayoral vote but there have been conversations overnight that it could be much closer because of that ulez issue. in the west midlands, the incumbent is andy street, and here's for a third term. throughout the third time, the labour party thought they could be able to turn it over to them. richard parker, their candidates, was quite hopeful but in the last few hours also, sources have told my colleagues here in the west midlands that labour think they might not necessarily get it. we don't know until the count is over. my colleague the bbc west midlands political editor rob mayor had a conversation with a labour source, so what were they saying? labour really thought they might produce a massive upset here. we don't know whether that will happen or not, but all signs are that they feel that might not happen. yesterday morning this happened, a source _ yesterday morning this happen
i don't see anywhere we are in the west midlands so far, but for| in the west midlands so far, but for the moment, thank you. as ben was saying, the labour party are feeling fairly optimistic about the london mayoral vote but there have been conversations overnight that it could be much closer because of that ulez issue. in the west midlands, the incumbent is andy street, and here's for a third term. throughout the third time, the labour party thought they could be able to turn it over to them....
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we didn't persuade enough people across the west midlands. in our record and our plans for the future to give them confidence to go and vote on thursday. i've always said it was my campaign and we didn't get over the line. very straightforward. is rishi sunak to blame? no, this was my campaign. idid it, the famous words. i did it my way, and it was always going to be like that. and in the end it wasn't quite enough. but i'll tell you what, it was bloody close by in my language and no one would have expected that. to be clear, do you want rishi sunak to lead the conservatives into the general election? yes, there is. it would be complete madness to have another moment of introspection. khan, sadiq labour party.... labour's sadiq khan has won again in london. thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you, london. it's the honour of my life to serve the city that i love. therefore, i declare that andy burnham is duly elected as the mayor of the greater manchester combined authority. there was another labour victory in greater manchester. it h
we didn't persuade enough people across the west midlands. in our record and our plans for the future to give them confidence to go and vote on thursday. i've always said it was my campaign and we didn't get over the line. very straightforward. is rishi sunak to blame? no, this was my campaign. idid it, the famous words. i did it my way, and it was always going to be like that. and in the end it wasn't quite enough. but i'll tell you what, it was bloody close by in my language and no one would...
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let's start - quickly with the west midlands. the race for mayor looks to be on a knife edge and i can give you a sense why. this is the police and crime commissioner election in the west midlands, it is not the same race, it is a different one. but it is really interesting. labour did when, winning by a considerable margin, but the swing comedy changing the vote was a.5%. that is exactly the swing that labour need for the mayor race to beat the conservatives, a.5%. that gives us a sense of why the race in the west midlands to be the mayor is on such a knife edge. i have been chatting to people on the ground in the last few minutes and it sounds like it is extraordinarily close, a couple of thousand votes, there is a sense that we are getting. you get a sense of why that swing matters so much. let's step back for a second and look at the picture across england because we now have 106 of 107 councils declared. that is the picture. labourare councils declared. that is the picture. labour are up, councils declared. that is the pictu
let's start - quickly with the west midlands. the race for mayor looks to be on a knife edge and i can give you a sense why. this is the police and crime commissioner election in the west midlands, it is not the same race, it is a different one. but it is really interesting. labour did when, winning by a considerable margin, but the swing comedy changing the vote was a.5%. that is exactly the swing that labour need for the mayor race to beat the conservatives, a.5%. that gives us a sense of why...
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now, i'm in the bbc office here in the west midlands and i saw the new mayor, richard parker. he told me that he's already signed the document, so he's not mayor elect. he's actually already officially the mayor and he's looking forward to getting on with the job. now, shortly after the results were announced here in birmingham, i got the first interview with him just as he came off stage. let's have a listen to a little bit about what his plans are. we had a policy platform and a set of priorities that address the needs of working people in the west midlands. our focus was how can we help those communities that have been suffering so badly from a cost of living crisis, from a lack of access to housing. and too many people can't get to the high streets, to work, to college because of the failures in the public transport system. so we had a policy programme that i think reached out and meant more to more people in this region than the conservative candidate. so i think we've got a great platform for victory in the next general election. the results over the last few days have d
now, i'm in the bbc office here in the west midlands and i saw the new mayor, richard parker. he told me that he's already signed the document, so he's not mayor elect. he's actually already officially the mayor and he's looking forward to getting on with the job. now, shortly after the results were announced here in birmingham, i got the first interview with him just as he came off stage. let's have a listen to a little bit about what his plans are. we had a policy platform and a set of...
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— success for the conservatives in the west midlands and on that turn a story— west midlands and on that turn a story in— west midlands and on that turn a story in particular one of the things— story in particular one of the things that people start to forget is that— things that people start to forget is that the turnout is usually lower in london. — is that the turnout is usually lower in london, in inner london rather than _ in london, in inner london rather than outer— in london, in inner london rather than outer london and opposed to those _ than outer london and opposed to those that— than outer london and opposed to those that vote conservatives. if you look— those that vote conservatives. if you look at _ those that vote conservatives. if you look at the in 2021, yes, it is a bit _ you look at the in 2021, yes, it is a bit higher— you look at the in 2021, yes, it is a bit higher in labour areas. it is about— a bit higher in labour areas. it is about one — a bit higher in labour areas. it is about one point. as compared with what _ about one point. as compared
— success for the conservatives in the west midlands and on that turn a story— west midlands and on that turn a story in— west midlands and on that turn a story in particular one of the things— story in particular one of the things that people start to forget is that— things that people start to forget is that the turnout is usually lower in london. — is that the turnout is usually lower in london, in inner london rather than _ in london, in inner london rather than outer— in...
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as listens today, has been sent from the west midlands.— the west midlands. as we try and read the tea _ the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves _ the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves out _ the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves out of - the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves out of the - read the tea leaves out of the general election, what do you think your party can take away from whatever happens? whichever way it goes, the fact it is so close, you are saying it could come down to a few quick... i are saying it could come down to a few quick- - -_ few quick... i think the labour party has _ few quick... i think the labour party has many _ few quick... i think the labour party has many reasons - few quick... i think the labour party has many reasons to - few quick... i think the labour party has many reasons to be| party has many reasons to be cheerful— party has many reasons to be cheerful this week. excuse me, there's— cheerful this week. excuse me, there's a — cheerful this week. excuse me,
as listens today, has been sent from the west midlands.— the west midlands. as we try and read the tea _ the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves _ the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves out _ the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves out of - the west midlands. as we try and read the tea leaves out of the - read the tea leaves out of the general election, what do you think your party can take away from whatever happens? whichever way it goes, the fact it...
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that's london, that's west midlands. let me bring you up to date on the national picture across england. 106 of 107 councils declared, we will not get the other today so this is as close as we will get to the full picture on saturday. as you can see, labour up 185 seats, they are pleased, they think the places they are winning are the places they are winning are the places they are winning are the places they need to win if they are going to form a majority government at a general election, so there really please. you will notice that the lib dems are ahead of the conservatives in terms of the result from thursday. slightly more complicated than that, i will explain a second. they are cock—a—hoop, they are up 105. really bad, down 472. quite the cataclysmic 500 losses we were talking about over the past 2a hours. but not far off it, they have lostjust under half the seats they are defending. with putting out as well, 73 seats have been gained by the greens, they are really happy in this show is a bit of a breakthroug
that's london, that's west midlands. let me bring you up to date on the national picture across england. 106 of 107 councils declared, we will not get the other today so this is as close as we will get to the full picture on saturday. as you can see, labour up 185 seats, they are pleased, they think the places they are winning are the places they are winning are the places they are winning are the places they need to win if they are going to form a majority government at a general election, so...
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elsewhere in the west midlands in places like walsall— the west midlands in places like walsall we've had councillors in the labour _ walsall we've had councillors in the labour party resign over the gaza issue _ labour party resign over the gaza issue and — labour party resign over the gaza issue and an independent group standing — issue and an independent group standing on a pro—palestinian ticket in locai— standing on a pro—palestinian ticket in local elections that were counted yesterday _ in local elections that were counted yesterday and labour did not make any inroads, so it's for the labour party. _ any inroads, so it's for the labour party. it's — any inroads, so it's for the labour party, it's something whether they can get— party, it's something whether they can get it — party, it's something whether they can get it under control, but for the conservatives it's whether they can see _ the conservatives it's whether they can see off— the conservatives it's whether they can see off the challenge of reform uk. , , , , ., ~ can see off the challenge of reform u
elsewhere in the west midlands in places like walsall— the west midlands in places like walsall we've had councillors in the labour _ walsall we've had councillors in the labour party resign over the gaza issue _ labour party resign over the gaza issue and — labour party resign over the gaza issue and an independent group standing — issue and an independent group standing on a pro—palestinian ticket in locai— standing on a pro—palestinian ticket in local elections that were counted...
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labour victorious in the west midlands' _ 224082. labour victorious in the west midlands' mayoral - 224082. labour victorious in the west midlands' mayoral race. i 224082. labour victorious in the west midlands' mayoral race. al 224082. labour victorious in the - west midlands' mayoral race. a tiny margin in a region of 2 million people. one of the conservatives' high—profile metro mayors, andy street, toppled. the labour leader was there to celebrate. the message out of these elections — the last elections now, the last stop before we go into that general election — is the country wants change. i hope the prime minister is listening and gives the opportunity to the country to vote as a whole in a general election as soon as possible. mr street said conservatives should not respond to defeat by shifting further right, but follow his moderate policies. the famous words "i did it my way". and it was always going to be like that and, in the end, it wasn't quite enough, but i tell you what, it was bloody close — pardon my languag
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meanwhile, the labour leader keir starmer has been out meeting voters in the west midlands where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. here's our political correspondent helen catt. the labour leader arriving at a football club in the west midlands, here to put the boot into the tories�* economic record and to explain what a labour government would do. stability is change. it's strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming labour government, and that is what will government, and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. it comes as a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the country's finances if elected. for rishi sunak it was a low—key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england.
meanwhile, the labour leader keir starmer has been out meeting voters in the west midlands where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. here's our political correspondent helen catt. the labour leader arriving at a football club in the west midlands, here to put the boot into the tories�* economic record and to explain what a labour government would do. stability is change. it's strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of...
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let's turn to the west midlands. _ still quite tight. let's turn to the west midlands. you _ still quite tight. let's turn to the west midlands. you have - still quite tight. let's turn to the west midlands. you have the i west midlands. you have the discussion there about the result for the solihull district within the west midlands authority that the result they are for the mayoral race has no already been published. we have calculated the swing that this means from 2021. the answer is 5% from conservative to labour. the swing that labour need across the west midlands as a whole to unseat andy street is 4.5%. in other words, solihull does underline the claim that this election looks too close to call. certainly, andy street needs to be a little bit better than he did in solihull if he is going to hang on to his position. that is number one. the second thing that is no one saying, we just have one council left to declare in salford, it might be tomorrow, were not quite sure, there isjust one it might be tomorrow, were not quite sure, there is just one counsel left a de
let's turn to the west midlands. _ still quite tight. let's turn to the west midlands. you _ still quite tight. let's turn to the west midlands. you have - still quite tight. let's turn to the west midlands. you have the i west midlands. you have the discussion there about the result for the solihull district within the west midlands authority that the result they are for the mayoral race has no already been published. we have calculated the swing that this means from 2021. the answer is 5%...
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labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. negotiations continue in cairo to try and work out a deal between hamas and israel as fighting drags on in the gaza strip. plus the us is reportedly set to send fresh military aid to haiti to help its new government re—assert control over gangs. hello, i'm carl nasman. we begin in the uk where the governing conservative party has suffered a shock defeat in the west midlands, losing the mayoral election to the labour party. the contest between the conservatives�* andy street, who was seeking a third term as mayor, and labour's richard parker went right down to the wire — with a recount ordered for one area. the outcome of this particular race had been cast as pivotal for the prime minister, rishi sunak. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports. how are you feeling, andy? we will see. out of his hands.
labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. negotiations continue in cairo to try and work out a deal between hamas and israel as fighting drags on in the gaza strip. plus the us is reportedly set to send fresh military aid to haiti to help its new government re—assert control over gangs. hello, i'm carl nasman. we begin in the uk where the governing conservative party has suffered a shock defeat in the west...
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, east midlands, west midlands, in peaks across the country, west midlands . country, west midlands. >> do you think labour is going to win, i doubt it, because they're not winning. they're no. >> look labour won in redditch. won in big time in redditch. it looks as though it looks it looks as though it looks it looks as though all of the incumbent mayors are going to get re—elected, which shows you something about the mayoral. the mayoral set up. and it shows you something about the strength of that. and it shows you okay. >> john mcternan, that's all we have time for. but thank you so much for talking through those results. really, really interesting stuff. let's get the reaction now of nigel farage. gb news. presenter of course, and honorary president of reform uk. joining us from dallas, texas this evening, nigel, i suppose on one sense, last night's results show that incumbent mayors are doing fairly well. london to one side. and we'll sort of leave off too much speculation about london, but it looks like there could be an upset there. is this the united kingdom, following thi
, east midlands, west midlands, in peaks across the country, west midlands . country, west midlands. >> do you think labour is going to win, i doubt it, because they're not winning. they're no. >> look labour won in redditch. won in big time in redditch. it looks as though it looks it looks as though it looks it looks as though all of the incumbent mayors are going to get re—elected, which shows you something about the mayoral. the mayoral set up. and it shows you something about...
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but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was also birmingham, and spoke to the newly—elected mayor, richard parker. these recent local elections and mayoral races in england have been seen as the last significant as the public opinion and head of the likely general election, probably to the end of this year. you could argue that there result coming out of here in birmingham for the west midlands mayor was one of the most significant events of the most significant events of the most significant events of the last few days, because the conservative incumbent andy street, who had been there for two consecutive terms, it lost here by the closest of margins. it was about 1500 votes in it. and labour's richard parker is now the mayor elect here in the west midlands. a diverse part of the uk, which takes in the huge city of birmingham. i spoke to richard parker after his victory. this talk about your priorities. your spoken about transport, putting buses i
but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was also birmingham, and spoke to the newly—elected mayor, richard parker. these recent local elections and mayoral races in england have been seen as the last significant as the public opinion and head of the likely general election, probably to the end of this year. you could argue that there result coming out of here in birmingham for the west midlands...
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let's start off with that result that came in late last night, the west midlands mayor race. here it is. a fascinatingly close result. richard parkerfor labour, 225,000, andy street for the conservatives, 224,000. the majority, despite there being more than half a million votes, wasjust 1508, that's reflected in the percentages. votes, wasjust 1,508, that's reflected in the percentages. 37.8 for labour, 37.5 for the conservatives. one interesting thing to point out is independents — 12%, that was a candidate critical of labour's policy on gaza. still didn't stop them winning, just. have a look at how the rates have changed. the conservative vote went right down. labour's vote went down as well but the fact the conservative vote went down by so much was what got labour over the line. there is the swing. conservative to labour, 4.6%. that was the big result from last night but there was another really important result yesterday in the capital, london. here it is. sadiq khan comfortably beating the conservative susan hall, 275,000 votes in it this time, a lot more. this is wha
let's start off with that result that came in late last night, the west midlands mayor race. here it is. a fascinatingly close result. richard parkerfor labour, 225,000, andy street for the conservatives, 224,000. the majority, despite there being more than half a million votes, wasjust 1508, that's reflected in the percentages. votes, wasjust 1,508, that's reflected in the percentages. 37.8 for labour, 37.5 for the conservatives. one interesting thing to point out is independents — 12%, that...
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there _ you look you in the west midlands. there are _ you look you in the west midlands. there are interesting battleground seats~ _ there are interesting battleground seats. and this goes here will pour over the _ seats. and this goes here will pour over the results to see what it might— over the results to see what it might say— over the results to see what it might say about the general election and the _ might say about the general election and the intriguing thing is to what extent— and the intriguing thing is to what extent is— and the intriguing thing is to what extent is the party brand and the national— extent is the party brand and the national trend significant and to what _ national trend significant and to what extent is, in particular here, brand _ what extent is, in particular here, brand andy— what extent is, in particular here, brand andy able to act as a counter to the _ brand andy able to act as a counter to the national trend which has moving — to the national trend which has moving away from the conservatives. let's moving away from the
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and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello, i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day, with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been "no developments" but talks are expected to continue sunday. let's take a look at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza. mediators have been waiting for hamas to respond to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for a0 days and to exchange hostages for palestinian pris
and a nail—biter in elections in england — labour win the mayoral contest in the west midlands, capping a bleak set of local election results for the conservative party. hello, i'm carl nasman. efforts are intensifying to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza as the israel—hamas war approaches the seven—month mark. a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported...
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will andy street be victorious in the west midlands ? victorious in the west midlands? and then there's politics on the national scale. has starmers labour party lost? the muslim vote? is the writing on the wall for rishi sunak? where's reformat ? we're asking all of reformat? we're asking all of the big questions. now this show is nothing without you and your views. let me know your thoughts on all the stories we'll be discussing today by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay sandra has written in and sandra is a bit annoyed that i cut john redwood off. we were limited on time because we're having some tech issues, so i do apologise for that, but we'll get john back in the not too distant future. or you can tweet us on our socials folks, we're @gbnews. first of all though, here's your news with ray addison . with ray addison. >> cheers, darren. good afternoon. 1:01. our top stories this hour. sir keir starmer says the tories don't deserve to be in government for a moment longer. that's after rishi sunak lost hundreds of councillors in the local elections. 103 of 107 councils hav
will andy street be victorious in the west midlands ? victorious in the west midlands? and then there's politics on the national scale. has starmers labour party lost? the muslim vote? is the writing on the wall for rishi sunak? where's reformat ? we're asking all of reformat? we're asking all of the big questions. now this show is nothing without you and your views. let me know your thoughts on all the stories we'll be discussing today by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay sandra has written in and...
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we are expecting the result of the mayoral contest here in the west midlands. sometime this afternoon. we don't know when exactly but what we do know is that it could be a really close result. now, the incumbent mayor, the conservative is hoping for a third term in the job and throughout the campaign, labour's richard parker has been pushing really hard. the labour party, for a long time, was really hopeful that it might take this may oral seat from the conservatives. of course, we don't know what that result will be until the county made me has concluded but we do know that it will be very close and some labour sources indicated that they think they might be closer than anything and they this to the conservatives, partly because, as harry was mentioning in his report of cert kea stammer�*s position on the ongoing conflict in and that is because one of the independent candidates for mayor here has been very, very firm in his position on the war in gaza. these use this as his platform and there are some who believe he could take votes away from the labour part
we are expecting the result of the mayoral contest here in the west midlands. sometime this afternoon. we don't know when exactly but what we do know is that it could be a really close result. now, the incumbent mayor, the conservative is hoping for a third term in the job and throughout the campaign, labour's richard parker has been pushing really hard. the labour party, for a long time, was really hopeful that it might take this may oral seat from the conservatives. of course, we don't know...
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midlands, and finally let me just the west midlands, and finally let mejust quickly show the west midlands, and finally let me just quickly show you the swing that we got there, 4.6 from the conservatives to labour, enough to get them over the line. it wasn't just the west midlands, though. as we were just hearing from chris, london today as well. sadiq khan being returned for a third term, the margin there was a lot bigger, 275,000 votes in it in the end, and this is why. let me show you the swing quickly. it's a big one, 3.2% conservative to labour, and that matters because the conservatives were hoping to close the gap with labour in london, but the opposite has happened. as you can see there. across the country, across england, we have now got a pretty good picture. 106 of 107 councils have declared, and here is how it looks. labour up 185, a good result for them. the conservatives down 473, they've lost almost half of all the seats they were defending on thursday. that's a really bad result. as you can see, the lib dems on thursday's results have just overtaken them. it is worth point
midlands, and finally let me just the west midlands, and finally let mejust quickly show the west midlands, and finally let me just quickly show you the swing that we got there, 4.6 from the conservatives to labour, enough to get them over the line. it wasn't just the west midlands, though. as we were just hearing from chris, london today as well. sadiq khan being returned for a third term, the margin there was a lot bigger, 275,000 votes in it in the end, and this is why. let me show you the...
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been in the west midlands? it must have been a pretty big hammer blow. >> well, it certainly is for the likes of andy street and the conservatives here, of course, who had two terms as mayor of the, of the west midlands. he was the first one to lead that combined authority. much of what it is today is because of how andy street has shaped it, bringing in billions of pounds worth of investment for this region , which it certainly region, which it certainly benefited from. he was very much focusing his campaign across the last few weeks on what his record was here as mayor of the west midlands, trying to step away from that national brand of conservative ism, which, you know, he knew might well damage him in the end , it wasn't enough him in the end, it wasn't enough for andy street as, of course, as richard parker and the labour party won here late last night. it was literally on a knife edge, only 0.3% of a percentage point in the vote here, and 1500 voters here. i mean, there was some criticism of labour, of c
been in the west midlands? it must have been a pretty big hammer blow. >> well, it certainly is for the likes of andy street and the conservatives here, of course, who had two terms as mayor of the, of the west midlands. he was the first one to lead that combined authority. much of what it is today is because of how andy street has shaped it, bringing in billions of pounds worth of investment for this region , which it certainly region, which it certainly benefited from. he was very much...
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midlands mayoralty , the west midlands mayoralty, which he had been expected to retain to labour's richard parker by 1508 votes. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> let's talk to former labour mp steve pound. i didn't i'll be honest, i hadn't realised you'd left. stephen. >> oh, stephen. what? you've never left, have you, yeah. no, no i did. i sloped off, just after the last election. did you really into the shadows ? really into the shadows? >> oh, well, possibly. possibly for the best. stephen look, what do you. what do you make of it? >> judy? enough. that's what the prime minister said. >> do you wish you were still in now that labour seems to be on the ascendancy? >> no, not really, labour isn't. so i'm still, you know, part of the labour party. i'm still quite happy to, to enjoy that. but i'm quite glad i'm not in that snake pit of the commons at the moment where people are doing things that, you know, if i had any hair, it would be curling. when i see what mps are up to at the present time. but the interesting thing about the moment is that, the results last n
midlands mayoralty , the west midlands mayoralty, which he had been expected to retain to labour's richard parker by 1508 votes. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> yeah, very tight indeed. >> let's talk to former labour mp steve pound. i didn't i'll be honest, i hadn't realised you'd left. stephen. >> oh, stephen. what? you've never left, have you, yeah. no, no i did. i sloped off, just after the last election. did you really into the shadows ? really into the shadows?...
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they don't even have that cold comfort of the west midlands any more. and i think... and, as we could see from suella braverman today, the coup isn't happening. so that leaves the conservative party in a very odd place where, simultaneously lots of their mps think that they have the evidence that they're doomed, but they don't want to change leader because many of them think that would make it worse. i mean, they're stuck, aren't they? i mean, they are really, really stuck. that's the thing that i see — a sense about the conservative party. they're stuck believing that they are on their way to what commissar melvyn on dischord has called starmergeddon... starmergeddon. ..after a terrible week for the tories. it is a takeaway. we can say that rishi sunak will lead the conservative party into the next election. it certainly would be weird at this stage. it would be really weird if he didn't. and i think in time, as i pompously wrote in a piece on the website, i think this weekend might see that this is sort of the moment their fate was sealed, if you like, because the
they don't even have that cold comfort of the west midlands any more. and i think... and, as we could see from suella braverman today, the coup isn't happening. so that leaves the conservative party in a very odd place where, simultaneously lots of their mps think that they have the evidence that they're doomed, but they don't want to change leader because many of them think that would make it worse. i mean, they're stuck, aren't they? i mean, they are really, really stuck. that's the thing...
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west midlands and in places— midlands, west midlands and in places like — midlands, west midlands and in places like teesside, _ midlands, west midlands and in places like teesside, are - midlands, west midlands and in| places like teesside, are getting direct— places like teesside, are getting direct lifelong _ places like teesside, are getting direct lifelong tory— places like teesside, are getting direct lifelong tory voters - direct lifelong tory voters switching _ direct lifelong tory voters switching to _ direct lifelong tory voters switching to labour. - direct lifelong tory voters switching to labour.- direct lifelong tory voters switchin: to labour. ., ., switching to labour. you mentioned teesside and _ switching to labour. you mentioned teesside and west _ switching to labour. you mentioned teesside and west midlands, - switching to labour. you mentioned teesside and west midlands, you i switching to labour. you mentioned i teesside and west midlands, you have already said that actually the mayoralty is there so it's a bit of an anomaly, but you have set yourself, you'v
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midlands election, the west midlands mayoral election when you have an independent candidate who is essentially saying do not vote for labour because they are supportive of what israel is doing in gaza and he probably will not pull more than 3% but maybe it's just enough for the tories to keep that position and i think that's the danger for labour, that the vows become split in numerous constituencies. what labour, that the vows become split in numerous constituencies. what we heard from john _ in numerous constituencies. what we heard from john mctiernan _ in numerous constituencies. what we heard from john mctiernan on - in numerous constituencies. what we heard from john mctiernan on this i heard from john mctiernan on this issue, his line and opinion was the labour party did change position, it did xy and z and vote to have amendments and the house of commons on the gazza situation with that message has gone out. i on the gazza situation with that message has gone out.- on the gazza situation with that message has gone out. i think people think of too little _ message has gone o
midlands election, the west midlands mayoral election when you have an independent candidate who is essentially saying do not vote for labour because they are supportive of what israel is doing in gaza and he probably will not pull more than 3% but maybe it's just enough for the tories to keep that position and i think that's the danger for labour, that the vows become split in numerous constituencies. what labour, that the vows become split in numerous constituencies. what we heard from john _...
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we are going to wait a while for the west midlands to know| while for the west midlands to know what's on, but as rajini was just saying, there was a swing in solihull from the conservatives to labour for 5%. solihull from the conservatives to labourfor5%. labour solihull from the conservatives to labour for 5%. labour need a swing of 4.5% across the west midlands to beat andy street, so it suggest there is going to be an absolute knife edge. i've been chatting some people in the labour party who are just saying we are not sure who is going to win, it is too close to call. we are going to keep watching that one, and as soon as i have any graphics from the west midlands, i promise to tell you. what i do have are some results to talk you through. first, greater manchester. andy burnham, look at the majority there. it wasn't close. 351,000 majority for andy burnham there. interestingly, his vote is down a bit. it is down just, interestingly, his vote is down a bit. it is downjust, down interestingly, his vote is down a bit. it is down just, down ir%. interestingly, his vote is down a bit.
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west midlands, andy street, they think it is on a knife edge. they believe the conservative party are doing badly in their traditional shia areas but they are doing well in marginal seats. the liberal democrats are saying they will have to wait until five o'clock tomorrow before they start to see themselves in the areas where they are in contest in places like tunbridge wells. but what they are picking up is that in parliamentary battleground seats that they need to win the general election, they can see labour voters voting tactically for the lib dems.— for the lib dems. that is the olitical for the lib dems. that is the political editor _ for the lib dems. that is the political editor of _ for the lib dems. that is the | political editor of newsnight, for the lib dems. that is the - political editor of newsnight, nick watt, with his ear to the ground in hartlepool. these are the live pictures from hartlepool as the votes come in to be counted. i will bring injoe from dell to pull back in. talk to me about what will become quite a big thing t
west midlands, andy street, they think it is on a knife edge. they believe the conservative party are doing badly in their traditional shia areas but they are doing well in marginal seats. the liberal democrats are saying they will have to wait until five o'clock tomorrow before they start to see themselves in the areas where they are in contest in places like tunbridge wells. but what they are picking up is that in parliamentary battleground seats that they need to win the general election,...
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but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. well, let's now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties' fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. just 1,500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were cast. in terms of percentages, this is how it shakes out, 37.8 and 37.5. note the 12%, that was an independent candidate, critical of labour's policy on the war in gaza, and despite that labour did manage to just make it through. let me show you on the next slide how things have changed. the labour vote is actually down a wee bit. the conservative vote is down so much, 11%, that has allowed labour to take the west midlands, and finally let me just quickly show you the swing that we got there, 4.6 from the conservatives to labour, enough to get them over the line. it wasn't just the west midla
but the eye—catching result today is in the west midlands. chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. well, let's now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties' fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. just 1,500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were...
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we begin in the uk where the governing conservative party has suffered a shock defeat in the west midlands, losing the mayoral election to the labour party. the contest between the conservatives�* andy street, who was seeking a third term as mayor, and labour's richard parker went right down to the wire — with a recount ordered for one area. the outcome of this particular race had been cast as pivotal for the prime minister, rishi sunak. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports. how are you feeling, andy? we will see. out of his hands. the conservative andy street arrived here at lunchtime awaiting the verdict of voters. it was to be a long wait for mr street and his labour rival, richard parker. votes rechecked, a recount in coventry and this result in the last hour or so. the number of votes recorded for each... we've waited all day for this moment. it's happening now. the result. and i do hereby declare that richard parker... cheering. this is the most important thing i will ever do. - this week, people here voted for the person and the party. | they recognise that a labour
we begin in the uk where the governing conservative party has suffered a shock defeat in the west midlands, losing the mayoral election to the labour party. the contest between the conservatives�* andy street, who was seeking a third term as mayor, and labour's richard parker went right down to the wire — with a recount ordered for one area. the outcome of this particular race had been cast as pivotal for the prime minister, rishi sunak. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason reports....
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midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the m—year—old. good morning. their 22—year wait is over: ipswich town can start preparing for premier league football after clinching promotion from the championship. and is it sacrilege or sustainable? we'll look at the rise of vegan bakeries in france. and while there will be some about today, will also be some sunny spells and when the sun comes out, it is once again going to feel pretty warm. i will have all of the details very shortly. it's sunday the fifth of may. good morning to you. our main story: the conservatives have suffered a significant defeat in the west midlands after losing the region's mayoral election to labour. in the closel
midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the m—year—old. good morning. their...
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the conservatives hope to win the best with -- west midlands - the best with —— west midlands mayoral race later today, another possible wave of hope in an otherwise bleak picture. but for now at least rishi sunak looks to have avoided the major rebellion he feared from his own mps. and three miles from the prime minister's house in yorkshire, look who showed up. sir keir starmer celebrating labour mayor in new york in north yorkshire where parts of the county are usually solidly tory. the villa . es are usually solidly tory. the villages in — are usually solidly tory. the villages in the _ are usually solidly tory. the villages in the towns - are usually solidly tory. tue: villages in the towns of are usually solidly tory. tte: villages in the towns of north yorkshire, people have voted for change. they voted for labour. webb, christo - her change. they voted for labour. webb, christopher paul, _ change. they voted for labour. webb, christopher paul, labor— change. they voted for labour. webb, christopher paul, labor party, - christopher paul, labor party, 10.825 — christopher
the conservatives hope to win the best with -- west midlands - the best with —— west midlands mayoral race later today, another possible wave of hope in an otherwise bleak picture. but for now at least rishi sunak looks to have avoided the major rebellion he feared from his own mps. and three miles from the prime minister's house in yorkshire, look who showed up. sir keir starmer celebrating labour mayor in new york in north yorkshire where parts of the county are usually solidly tory. the...
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but let's look now at the west midlands , look now at the west midlands, because i think that's probably the biggest story , if you like, the biggest story, if you like, of the evening, andy street losing there by just over 1500 votes. but i thought it was very interesting, bill, to see that the independent candidate for gaza getting 43,000 votes. >> yeah. and i think that is a concern, i you know, i think the labour party's position, clear position on gaza has been the correct one. support for the state of israel horror at what happened last october, but also calling for a ceasefire now, i think there has been real misrepresentation of one interview that keir did immediately after october, and that's been weaponised by people on the far left and within some muslim communities. on the far left and within some muslim communities . and we've muslim communities. and we've got a better respond, better get across the argument that, as pat mcfadden was saying in government, it's going to be a major foreign policy priority to actually move towards a two state solution. >> yes, because people ar
but let's look now at the west midlands , look now at the west midlands, because i think that's probably the biggest story , if you like, the biggest story, if you like, of the evening, andy street losing there by just over 1500 votes. but i thought it was very interesting, bill, to see that the independent candidate for gaza getting 43,000 votes. >> yeah. and i think that is a concern, i you know, i think the labour party's position, clear position on gaza has been the correct one....
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the west midlands is home to a number of marginal swing seats. it used to be home to a clear red wall, constituencies which had voted for a labour mp for years. and then in 2019 they turned blue, electing conservative mps. and i imagine a number of those mps will be feeling a little apprehensive this morning, following the prime minister's announcement yesterday. the recent electoral picture is mixed. there were clear successes in may's elections, not least electing the first labour mayor for the west midlands, richard parker. andy street, the conservative, was the only man to have ever held the post before. they gained councils in places like cannock chase. they won the tamworth by—election with a huge swing of 24%. but in some areas, labour didn't do as well as expected, such as in dudley, where they were tipped to potentially take the council and the result ended with the conservatives still in power. so it is really not that clear—cut here. 0k, emma, thank you very much for that analysis. just take a look around this market. look at how b
the west midlands is home to a number of marginal swing seats. it used to be home to a clear red wall, constituencies which had voted for a labour mp for years. and then in 2019 they turned blue, electing conservative mps. and i imagine a number of those mps will be feeling a little apprehensive this morning, following the prime minister's announcement yesterday. the recent electoral picture is mixed. there were clear successes in may's elections, not least electing the first labour mayor for...
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that's andy street, who is ousted as the conservative mayor of west midlands , also our most of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel, of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel , the our most amazing daniel, the parents of daniel and george in a tragic , tragic story. this 14 a tragic, tragic story. this 14 year old died in a sword attack in east london. and the parents said they had lost the most loved and amazing son. daniel's favourite club, arsenal, paid tribute to him. a beautiful child and a tragic, tragic loss. okay and suella braverman in the telegraph. tomorrow's sunday telegraph. tomorrow's sunday telegraph. the tories must change or be wiped out. it's time to wake up, says braverman . time to wake up, says braverman. these results will look like a tremor next to the earthquake due on general election night. and do you want to know what her solution is? well, she says this in the paper on tax migration, the small boats and law and order. we need to demonstrate strong leadership, not managerialism, she says. make a big and bold offer on tax cuts
that's andy street, who is ousted as the conservative mayor of west midlands , also our most of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel, of west midlands, also our most our most amazing daniel , the our most amazing daniel, the parents of daniel and george in a tragic , tragic story. this 14 a tragic, tragic story. this 14 year old died in a sword attack in east london. and the parents said they had lost the most loved and amazing son. daniel's favourite club, arsenal, paid tribute...
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midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the 1a—year—old. good morning. their 22—year wait is over: ipswich town can start preparing for premier league football after clinching promotion from the championship. and is it sacrilege or sustainable? we'll look at the rise of vegan bakeries in france. and while there will be some about today, will also be some sunny spells and when the sun comes out, it is once again going to feel
midlands _ swing and we've ended in the west midlands with our new mayor, richard marka _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is_ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the _ midlands with our new mayor, richard marka is the west midlands mayor —— backpoohl— backpool.l cheering and applause "the most loved and amazing son" — the family of daniel anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in east london, pay tribute to the 1a—year—old. good morning. their...