Huge setback for British PM Johnson as Tories lose key councils
For the first time, the opposition Labour Party won the council of Westminster, a district where most government institutions are located.
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For the first time, the opposition Labour Party won the council of Westminster, a district where most government institutions are located.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered setbacks elsewhere in local elections, with voters punishing his government over a series of scandals.
I have never seen nothing like it before. i hope i don't have to go through it again. it is devastating to see the stretchers and the people who died, kept coming out on stretchers. and the puppies laying in the exits, the dogs and all this. it's really sad. i don't know nobody in the building. i stayed to myself. buff it's really bad. i feel bad for the families. i give all my love and blessings go out to the families, you know, to their loved ones. >> daisy, you mentioned the exit stairs were not lit. there is also a question about doors that should have been self-shutting, right? doors that...
No way danny tanner could talk like that. >> george wallace, again, we're so sorry for your loss. we thank you for sharing the memories of your friend. you know what, he will live on in your smile, that bright smile of yours whenever you think of him. >> he was live on. bob, wherever you are, i love you, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it. thank you, bre. thank you, john. >> thanks, george. so one of the worst fires in new york city has experienced in modern times. that is how mayor eric adams described this fire in the bronx on sunday that killed 19 people, including 9 child...
After the fire. and she is with us now. she lives on the 10th floor of the building where this happened. daisy, thank you so much for being with us. can you just tell us a little bit. start at the beginning. when did you first realize there was a fire in the building? >> okay. when i realized there was a fire in the building, my husband opened the door. he said, wow, i smell something burning. it was a fire. he said, baby, get dressed. and i said for what? but the alarm was going off for a while so i didn't pay it no mind. when i opened the door and went out there, i passed out. it was devasta...