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you are this morning. this is the current beach outside the studio in sa lfo rd. current beach outside the studio in salford. a lovely picture. good morning. after a chilly start, it will be dry with a fair bit of sunshine around. for the rest of england and wales, a bit more clouds, a few showers, a breeze picking up, and chilly on the east coast. i will have all the details inis coast. i will have all the details in 15 minutes. thank you. good morning. first, our main story. theresa may will visit buckingham palace today, for an audience with the queen, to mark the dissolution of parliament. it signals the official start of the general election campaign and just after midnight all seats in the house of commons became vacant. attention turns to the local elections tomorrow, with crucial votes for 3h english councils, all scottish and welsh councils, as well as a number of local authority mayors. the deadline to register to vote in the general election is may 22nd and p ....
Election. labour did increase its vote share here, but hartlepool demonstrates there is still work to do if it is to retake cards in the north. danny savage, bbc news, hartlepool. hearts. at the other end of the country, labour regained control of southampton city council from the conservatives. the new council leader, satvir kaur, said the cost of living crisis was one of the main reasons for her party s victory, adding that people s trust in the prime minister had completely dissipated . duncan kennedy reports from southampton. it is officially known as sea city. in recent years, southampton has been more like seesaw city, with council control changing hands. last night, it was labour who beat the conservatives, gaining four councillors, and the tories losing four, creating a clear message for the labour winner here. time and time again, on the doorstep, people were really feeling let down by this conservative government. whether it was over crime or the cost of living, they did ....