Were expecting to hear from the Prime Minister shortly outside number ten. Labour performed 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 result for the snp, who now hold 48 seats out of 59 in scotland. Leader Nicola Sturgeon says it sends a clear message for a second independence referendum. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson quits, after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. Iam i am proud to have been the first woman to lead the liberal democrats. Iam even woman to lead the liberal democrats. I am even more proud that i will not be the last. We will go original this hour, looking at the West Midlands, where the tories had a good
Keir starmer says scotland is key to securing a majority at the next general election. Ive been determined from the moment i took over as leader of the labour party to take us from one of the worst defeats since the 1930 for us to a general election victory. Election victory. And thats why we worked so hard to change the labour party. Ive always said the route to that general election runs through scotland and that is because i know how strongly we so many people in scotland want change. And i want to if were elected in to serve. I want to be the Prime Minister for the whole of the united kingdom, not just of the united kingdom. So it matters hugely that we succeed here in scotland. Succeed here in scotland. A key supporter of the Just Stop Oil protest group says hes redirecting his funding to a youth voting campaign. Green Energy Industry clyst dale vince says hes given more than £340,000 since the groups foundation. But he says under foundation. But he says under the current governm
Lets go to the. News good evening. This is the good evening. This is the latest from the newsroom. A man latest from the newsroom. A man has been remanded in custody over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill tv presenter holly willoughby, gb News Reporter lisa hartle has been outside court in chelmsford, 36 year old gavin plum appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court this afternoon. The Shopping Centre Security Guard from harlow in essex has been charged with soliciting a man named david nelson to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap between the second and the 5th of october. Plum is accused of planning to assemble accused of planning to assemble a kidnap and restraint kit and encouraging a third party to travel to the uk to carry out the alleged offences. He was remanded in custody and ordered to appear on the 3rd of november at Chelmsford Crown court. Labours described its rutherglen and Hamilton West by election win as a seismic victory. Michael shanks took the seat with 58 o