Labour on 203 with some significant losses from 2017. The snp performing strongly in scotland on 48. The lib dems on 11, a relatively poor performance by then, alluding their leader, jo swinson, plaid cymru projected to end the night on 4. So, a very good morning to you, and you are watching election 2019. And here at new broadcasting house in central london, we are going to have this mornings headlines. We say a very good morning to louise minchin. Thanks, huw, good morning. With more than 600 seats declared, the conservatives have won the general election, with their biggest majority since 1987. Labour meanwhile has had its worst performance in three decades. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn said he was disappointed and wouldnt lead his party into any future general election. It was a poor night too for the liberal democrats, whose leaderjo swinson lost her seat. Jessica parkers report contains flash photography. He knows it. The conservatives have w011 he knows it. The conservatives have
Very bullish and effervescent Boris Johnson with a big majority to play with. This is our election special. Good afternoon. You join us live in westminster where borisjohnson is beginning a new term as Prime Minister after the conservatives won their biggest majority since 1987. The tory leader returned to downing street earlier after visiting Buckingham Palace to ask the queen for permission to form a government. Overnight his gamble to hold a december election paid off. He now has a majority of 78 and a mandate, he says, to leave the eu. With this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what . Get brexit done labour perfomed poorly, losing 59 seats many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong
And its a Political Party growing in popularity. But will reforms announcement this morning help or hinder their ambitions . Well be hearing live from richard tice in about an hour with further insight then from deputy leader ben habib. From deputy leader ben habib. And muslim Protection Fund. The government is spending more than £117 million to keep muslims and mosques safe in britain. Is that how you want to see your money spent and generation creativity . Generation creativity . After rishi sunak said he wants teens to study maths until 18, an labour leader, sir keir starmer , announces that he wants starmer, announces that he wants the arts to be accessible to every child in britain, not just privileged pupils but what lessons will they ditch to meet this aim . Weve got a sneaky suspicion us conference might be about. So were going to talk to our political editor, chris hope, about that. Look, its been very quiet. Its quiet politically. Post budget. So reform are choosing make thi
Economic growth . You know more housing, more Infrastructure Investment and development and the government needs to be agile about that. About that. And shes exhausted. Queen camilla so shes taking a break for the First Time Since stepping in to lead the royal family after prince charles. After king charles, of course. Uh, diagnosis with cancer. You wont how few royal wont believe how few royal engagements. However, shes carried year and carried out this year and unsolved burglaries are on the rise, damning new figures show the police have failed to solve a single house burglary in nearly half of all neighbourhoods in england and wales in the past three years. Do you remember the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, said every single burglary will be investigated. Burglary will be investigated. Every single one. Well, there we are. In the last three years, are. In the last three years, half of them know no burglary. Sold. Its appalling because they say its not important.
Have. Welcome to how it really happened. Im hill harper. George michael musical singer songwriter charitable superstar but haunted by demons. He had the voice of a maestro, but the darkness of regret which turned him into a tabloid target. All alone on christmas home George Michael went to sleep and never woke up. This is how it really happened. You know that song, Last Christmas. Its one of George Michaels famous songs of all time. He loved christmas so much. It was his favorite day of the year and the saddest part of everything is he died on christmas. George and his boyfriend began spending a lot of time at his country house, which is halfway between london and oxford. Its a gorgeous area, very traditional, and it being christmas time there was this huge parade past his home, and everyone is Carrying Torches so its very spectacular. One moment im looking out the window and its a very sad ghostly image caught his face behind the glass sort of looking at a world but detached from it.