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way round, red seats turned blue and so ed davey referred to as being a long conservative seat to be turned, he hopes 0range, to the liberal democrats. that is what was happening a few minutes ago in guildford. let's get more now on our top story, junior doctors working in england's public health services have begun a six day strike. it's the longest industrial action in nhs history. people are being warned to expect significant disruption as urgent and critical care are prioritised over routine appointments. we'rejoined now by sirjulian hartley, the chief executive of nhs providers which represents trusts in england. thank you forjoining us. we have been hearing about the impact these strikes might be having on patient care. but i suppose the big question really is how do you see this dispute being resolved? you are
blue and way round, red seats turned blue and so ed davey referred to as being a long conservative seat to be turned, he hopes orange, to the liberal democrats. that is what was happening a few minutes ago in guildford. let's get more now on our top story, junior doctors working in england's public health services have begun a six day strike. it's the longest industrial action in nhs history. people are being warned to expect significant disruption as urgent and critical care are prioritised over routine appointments. we'rejoined now by sirjulian hartley, the chief executive of nhs providers which represents trusts in england. thank you forjoining us. we have been hearing about the impact these strikes might be having on patient care. but i suppose the big question really is how do you see this dispute being resolved? you are
safe conservative seat. nadine dorries won by nearly 25,000 votes in 2019, but of course, during this parliament we have seen a number of majorities of that size get overturned in by—elections. the conservatives are still trailing in the polls. so that will make it tricky for the conservatives to try to hold this one. i think it's going to hold this one. i think it's going to be interesting about this one, though, in particular is that in some of those other by—elections where we have seen large majorities overturned, one of the other opposition parties has emerged pretty swiftly as the choice to back for the anti— tory vote. what is interesting about mid bedfordshire is that both labour and the liberal democrats have already started campaigning ready hard on the seat, so it will be interesting to see how that plays out. labour came second they're back in 2019. a5 for the timing of the by—election, it will be a little bit longer before we find out when that is going to happen, and that is because they need to be some bits of processes that happen in parliament to set the date. parliament doesn't return until a week tomorrow stop so firstly they will need to finish the
do the results from last night not show us that the country isn't buying your message and you still have a mountain to climb? look, westminster�*s been acting like the next election's a done deal. the labour party's been acting like it's a done deal. the people of uxbridge have just told all of them that it's not. now, no one expected us to win here, but steve's victory demonstrates that when confronted with the reality of the labour party, when there's an actual choice on a matter of substance at stake, people vote conservative. a short time ago, the labour party leader, sir keir starmer, spoke about the party's victory in selby and this is what he had to say. the result here in selby and ainsty is absolutely incredible, the first time that the labour partyjenner in its history has overturned a 20,000 majority in a former conservative seat —— labour party in its history. after we changed the party, we can win anywhere including in places that were tory strongholds. i know the people in this constituency put their trust in the labour party in keir mather as the new labour mp and we will deliver on that trust. a, we will deliver on that trust. a great result obviously for the
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the counters look like they are making the most of it before it gets rather noisy later on. another conservative seat until recently — and another where they feel vulnerable. they feel vulnerable in three places tonight. thank you for that. we will hear more from you a little bit later. well, the results of the by—elections are expected in the early hours, and my colleague, jo coburn, will be following all the twists and turns throughout the night on bbc one. i hope you have plenty of coffee to keep you going! i i hope you have plenty of coffee to keep you going!— i hope you have plenty of coffee to keep you going! i have, don't worry, and for all of — keep you going! i have, don't worry, and for all of the _ keep you going! i have, don't worry, and for all of the guests. _ keep you going! i have, don't worry, and for all of the guests. this - keep you going! i have, don't worry, and for all of the guests. this is - and for all of the guests. this is my second so far. we will be live on airjust after midnight, and the counting is starting already and will be well underway, i hope, by then. although the studio looks empty with just myself, it will get a lot busier. joining me we will have representatives from the main political parties, they will be
anotherfamiliar scene. lots of piles of paper and elastic bands. this is how things look at selby leisure centre? — it may well be getting light before the result here. this is a conservative seat with a whopping majority, but labour feel chipper here too. winning here for keir starmer would be a massive moment. and finally to the west country — to somerton and frome. and — you guessed it — we are in another big hall — the bath and west showground, soon to be full of ballot boxes and lots of bits of paper. the counters look like they are making the most of it before it gets rather noisy later on. another conservative seat until recently — and another where they feel vulnerable. conservatives feel vulnerable
this is a conservative seat with a whopping majority, but labour feel chipper here too. winning there for keir starmer would be a massive moment. and finally to the west country — to somerton and frome. and — you guessed it — we are in another big hall — here it is. probably the biggest of the three halls. the bath and west showground, soon to be full of ballot boxes and lots of bits of paper. the counters look like they are making the most of it before it gets rather noisy later on. another conservative seat until recently — and another where they feel vulnerable. conservatives feel vulnerable in three places tonight. our political editor, chris mason. much more on the by election shortly in our special programme with jo coburn. first some of the rest of the news. the head of natwest has apologised to the former ukip leader, nigel farage, for comments made about him in the bank's official papers. dame alison rose called them "deeply inappropriate". mr farage said the apology was only a "start" ,
next, we can zip 200 miles up the a1 to north yorkshire, to selby and ainsty. the former mp — a conservative — is a friend of borisjohnson�*s and also packed it in around the time he did. anotherfamiliar scene. another familiar scene. lots of piles of paper and elastic bands. this is how things look at selby leisure centre? — where counters are on the lionel richie shift — all night long. it may well be getting light before the result here. this is a conservative seat with a whopping majority, but labour feel chipper here too. winning here for keir starmer would be a massive moment. and finally to the west country — to somerton and frome. and — you guessed it — we are in another big hall — the bath and west showground, soon to be full of ballot boxes and lots of bits of paper.
our political editor, chris mason, is here to explain more. clive, by—elections are a quirky thing — people being asked to elect a member of parliament but not contribute to choosing a government, as happens at a general election. but by—elections are a big deal in making the political weather. do parties think they are on the up or sinking? and that's because they're not opinion polls — they are actual votes, albeit in particular pockets of the country. let's head first to north west london, to uxbridge and south ruislip. we can drop into the queensmead sports centre — no badminton or basketball tonight, but nocturnal arithmetic. this seat was held by one boris johnson, the former prime minister, until he packed it in after mps concluded he'd lied to them. it's a long time conservative seat but labour have had their eyes on it for a while and will face awkward questions if they don't win.