On their priorities halving inflation, growing the economy, reducing debt, cutting Waiting Lists and stopping the boats. Those are the countrys priorities. Confirmation at the real polls in town after town that the conservatives are in deep, deep trouble. A tall order to avoid rishi sunak becoming the next one tojoin this procession. So, this morning, we have one big question. What comes next . And after all those losses. The culture secretary, lucy frazer, has the perhaps uneviable job of representing the conservatives after all those losses. A chipper Wes Streeting, the Shadow Health secretary joins us for labour. And new zealands Prime Minister, chris hipkins, raced here from the abbey. We talk royals, reparations, and Believe It Or NotSausage Rolls. More on that later. With me, a grinning ed davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, fresh from election success. Mirror editor Alison Phillips and cambridge professorjason arday. Morning, morning. Warm welcome. Now, we might not have any cloaks or crowns, or pomp or pageantry here this morning but we will have a lot of fun and we can show you that, its all over the front pages. There you have it. The sunday times, the mirror and the front of the Mail On Sunday is claiming the king is saying, the look that says, darling it was a triumph. Another set of papers, happy and glorious. And we can show you this is how Buckingham Palace looks this morning. It does look a bit morning after the night before. A very warm welcome to our panel. Alison, you were there yesterday. What will stay with you from it, do you think . This sounds really silly. From it, do you think . This sounds really silly. But from it, do you think . This sounds really silly, but the from it, do you think . This sounds really silly, but the glittering from it, do you think . This sounds really silly, but the glittering s really silly, but the glittering s of the crowns was the most shocking of the crowns was the most shocking of the crowns was the most shocking of the whole thing. They sparkled, and there was the role that the children played was really beautiful. And then i think the other thing is the real seriousness behind it all, in that we have seen weddings which are reallyjoyful, we have seen the queens funeral which was terribly sad, but this was something unlike any of us have seen before, but there was a real seriousness and religiousness about it, which was unusual. Did seriousness and religiousness about it, which was unusual. It, which was unusual. Did that surrise it, which was unusual. Did that surprise you . It, which was unusual. Did that surprise you . It it, which was unusual. Did that surprise you . It did, it, which was unusual. Did that surprise you . It did, and it, which was unusual. Did that surprise you . It did, and it it, which was unusual. Did that| surprise you . It did, and it was very much surprise you . It did, and it was very much the surprise you . It did, and it was very much the Church Surprise you . It did, and it was very much the church of surprise you . It did, and it was i very much the church of england. Surprise you . It did, and it was very much the church of england. It was in many ways quite a diverse event, but the bottom line was this was a church of england, this was between one man and his god. {guild between one man and his god. Could reall be between one man and his god. Could really be a diverse between one man and his god. Could really be a diverse event . Between one man and his god. Could really be a diverse event . We between one man and his god. Could really be a diverse event . We know the archbishop of canterbury and the palace said they were trying very hard to make it more inclusive and to make it less refined, to bring everybody into it, butjason, when you are watching it, did you feel that . I you are watching it, did you feel that . 4 you are watching it, did you feel that . ~. ,. ,. , that . I think on the face of it, there were that . I think on the face of it, there were a that . I think on the face of it, there were a lot that . I think on the face of it, there were a lot of that . I think on the face of it, there were a lot of pointers i that . I think on the face of it, | there were a lot of pointers or markers there were a lot of pointers or markers that demonstrated diversity, and showed significant difference in terms and showed significant difference in terms of and showed significant difference in terms of what has happened over the last 70 terms of what has happened over the last 70 years in terms of the coronation in 1953 and where we are in 2025 coronation in 1953 and where we are in 2025 but coronation in 1953 and where we are in 2023. But what i would say is that that in 2023. But what i would say is that that in in 2023. But what i would say is that that in and of itself as alison has pointed to was a very christian service, has pointed to was a very christian service, which isnt necessarily a bad thing. 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In terms of the appropriate see, i that was appropriate . In terms of the appropriate see, i think that was appropriate . In terms of the appropriate see, i think no. That was appropriate . In terms of the appropriate see, i think no. I | the appropriate see, i think no. I think the appropriate see, i think no. I think what the appropriate see, i think no. I think what we are beginning to see is an infringement on our ability to have is an infringement on our ability to have free is an infringement on our ability to have free speech, and i think that was a have free speech, and i think that was a peaceful protest and to be quite was a peaceful protest and to be quite honest, and without surprise, ithink quite honest, and without surprise, i think the quite honest, and without surprise, i think the polices reaction to that i think the polices reaction to that particular situation was pretty heavy handed. That particular situation was pretty heavy handed. And rather heavy handed. 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I will ask you more about that later. It was very moving. I will ask you more about that later. Stay it was very moving. I will ask you more about that later. Stay with | it was very moving. I will ask you i more about that later. Stay with us, plenty ahead. By early friday morning, with losses stacking up, it was obvious the tories were having a very bad night. The Prime Minister was asked aboutwhat was happening at tory hq. We are making progress in areas like bassetlaw, peterborough, sandwell, but the message i am hearing from people tonight as they want us to focus on their priorities and deliver for them, focus on their priorities and deliverfor them, and focus on their priorities and deliver for them, and that is about halving inflation, growing the economy, reducing debt, cutting Waiting Lists and stopping the boats. The progress he was talking about . That Progress Rishi Sunak talked about they added one councillor in peterborough, four in bassetlaw, and two in sandwell. None of those councils are under conservative control. And the results got worse for the party through the day. In the end the conservatives lost more than 1,000 seats the worst end of expectations. Labour won an extra 500, the lib dems more than 400 and the greens almost 250 good performances all round. The culture secretary, lucy frazer, is here. Welcome. It is great to have you here for the first time. We just heard rishi sunak responding to really heavy losses by just repeating his five pledges that he makes again and again. Does he get the scale of the problem . I makes again and again. Does he get the scale of the problem . The scale of the problem . I think so. I the scale of the problem . I think so i think the scale of the problem . I think so. I think he the scale of the problem . I think so. I think he also so. I think he also said, recognising it is so sad to see so many councillors lose, whatever party they are from, hard Working Councillors across the country. I think we absolutely recognise that we need to take action and deliver. But lets just look at the context in which those local elections took place. We have been in powerfor13 years. Wevejust place. We have been in powerfor13 years. Weve just come out of a pandemic that has affected everybody� s life and is affecting The Cost Of Living. We are still at war in ukraine and supporting ukraine. And so the Prime Minister is focusing quite rightly, and what he has heard over the last six months of what i have heard on the doorstep about what people want us to deliver, and that is what people want us to deliver. They want us to cut inflation and do those of the things that he talked about. Except those of the things that he talked about. Except those of the same things that he talked about. Except those of the same things things that he talked about. Except those of the same things he things that he talked about. Except those of the same things he has i things that he talked about. Except i those of the same things he has been saying for months, and you saw very clearly voters around the country, no doubt many viewers this morning, saying we dont buy it, we dont want that, we rejected. Saying we dont buy it, we dont want that, we rejected. Want that, we reected. What the voters need want that, we reected. What the voters need to want that, we rejected. What the voters need to see want that, we rejected. What the voters