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for a strong america. for a proud america. i am running for president of the united states. tonight with the context, scott galloway, professor of marketing at new york universitys stern school of business, and lucy fisher, chief political commentator for times radio. welcome to the context. big news in uk politics today as nicola sturgeon resigns as scotlands first minister and leader of the scottish national party. the snp has campaigned relentlessly for independence from britain and...

South tyneside has been held by the labour party, 28 seats, the number needed for a majority but 15 have been taken by independent candidates and the 11 seats to the green party. We knew the greens were doing well, but look at that, labour losing ten and the independent party is gaining nine and the tories losing one and we will try to get to the bottom of what has gone on for quite a dramatic shift, so thatll be interesting and we will try to get to the bottom of that in the next a while after ...

Think the been winners potentially are the labour party who already have been hoping to improve their seat count from one at present to as many as perhaps 12, 13 of the next general election. but i think now that the party snp is going to face a period of inward looking, wrangling, that labour have a real chance to make progress north of the border. ., ., ~ chance to make progress north of the border. ., ., ~ ., border. you talk there about the rofile. i border. you talk there about the profile....

— sir eddie lister. a tory flagship borough since 1978, wandsworth is now run by labour. councillors, whey—hey! youre my mums councillor, yeah? no pressure! 0n hand for the celebrations, londons mayor — himself a former wandsworth councillor. wandsworths new leader wasnt even born when his party last ran the borough. i think they felt the conservative council had grown stale and complacent. it just didnt really have values that fitted with modern london. we need to, in fact, _ make sure th...