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The conservatives. because it is hard to make a pitch to the electorate when voters feel like things have got worse. thank you. the conservatives have won the southend west by—election, trigged by the fatal stabbing of the tory mp sir david amess. anna firth got a majority of more than 12,000. the seat was not contested by labour, the liberal democrats or the green party. just 24% of the electorate voted, making it one of the worst turnouts for a by—election since the second world war. not a...

Who are watchers of politics, but what really matters in a week, or in a month, or in a years time is if we are bringing jobs and investment and a brighterfuture to the people of sunderland. that is what im here to do in partnership with all the political parties here in sunderland. michael gove there. the conservatives have won the southend west by—election, trigged by the fatal stabbing of the tory mp sir david amess. anna firth got a majority of more than 12,000. the seat was not contested ...

Death responding to what initially sounded like a routine, you know, disturbance in somebodys house. a mother complaining about an altercation with her son. what was that like, to be there last week? i mean, those images of, you know, just rows and rows of police officers, to stand amongst that? what was that like? >> i mean, there was something -- first of all, its difficult. its difficult to see any police officer lose their life. i think for -- for us, that is, the police community, i interna...

The southend west by—election, trigged by the fatal stabbing of the tory mp sir david amess. anna firth got a majority of more than 12,000. the seat was not contested by labour, the liberal democrats or the green party. just 24% of the electorate voted, making it one of the worst turnouts for a by—election since the second world war. lets talk now to chris curtis, head of political polling at 0pinium. welcome to the programme, why was the turnout so low?— the turnout so low? firstly, turno...

To talk about, the things the government is trying to do on other issues, are continuing to be overshadowed by this sense of lurching from crisis to crisis. and i suppose the big question that they now face is whether they are happy to keep doing that, whether they think things might change or whether they feel there is more pressure to act. . ~ they feel there is more pressure to act. w . , they feel there is more pressure to act. ., , .,, ., , act. nick eardley. the conservatives have won the ...

Were a hell of a lot higher for me and hundreds of other police officers that responded to defend the capitol and their lives that day. so, that just doesnt, you know, pass the muster with me. i couldnt care less about you getting reelected. im more concerned with the future of your democracy. and right now its in jeopardy. and, you know -- and donald trump is -- hes the -- hes a problem. >> the -- you know, i dont -- this weekend, we heard the former president encouraging, saying that in cities...

Radically. another point of view, kevin asks whether we have to take the energy price reduction alone the uk government has said will be given to most people in the country of £200. i would to most people in the country of £200. iwould rather to most people in the country of £200. i would rather pay it now, who knows if it wont go up again next year and a knows if it wont go up again next yearand a year knows if it wont go up again next year and a year after? peter says i am already strugglin...

Meets voters in his constituency back in october. that is what has led to this vote taking place today and the other main parties in the uk, labour, lib dems and the greens decided not to stand as a mark of respect and in solidarity against what happened to sir david amess.— against what happened to sir david amess. you are tweeting earlier about _ david amess. you are tweeting earlier about the _ david amess. you are tweeting earlier about the low _ david amess. you are tweeting earlier about...

To come out in full force, just as hard as republican state for someone like kavanaugh. they wanted to make sure that theyre protecting her, but fighting for her, to make sure that she has suffered from all of the attacks that we know are gonna come from all directions. and chris, i just gotta say, i was not banking on the courts being the winning issue for democrats going into this midterms. but this is absolutely something thats on a mobilized and energized democratic voters, and something tha...

Through this confirmation process smoothly, can definitely see pay dividends at the polls. >> on the flip side, weve only got 45 seconds, stewart. but for republicans, there will be some, want to go after the nominee whoever she is, is back to the advantage of the democrats. >> yeah, actually i think it is. but gyms are all about turnouts. typically, one third of voters show up. i think this can be a mobilization to remind democrats what is at stake. they have a shot at holding on to the house. ...