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resigning and the general dramaj people talked about having been resigning and the general drama i people talked about having been on show at _ people talked about having been on show at westminster. _ people talked about having been on show at westminster. and - people talked about having been on show at westminster. and there . people talked about having been on show at westminster. and there onj show at westminster. and there on the dynamics— show at westminster. and there on the dynamics that _ show at westminster. and there on the dynamics that have _ show at westminster. and there on the dynamics that have been- show at westminster. and there on the dynamics that have been at - show at westminster. and there on| the dynamics that have been at play and we've _ the dynamics that have been at play and we've had — the dynamics that have been at play and we've had about _ the dynamics that have been at play and we've had about local— the dynamics that have been at play and we've had about local issues - the dynamics that have been at playi and we've had about local issues and constituencies — and we've had about local issues and constituencies here _ and we've had about local issues and constituencies here very _ and we've had about local issues and constituencies here very much - and we've had about local issues and constituencies here very much as - and we've had about local issues and constituencies here very much as far| constituencies here very much as far as the _ constituencies here very much as far as the lib _ constituencies here very much as far as the lib dems— constituencies here very much as far as the lib dems are _ constituencies here very much as far as the lib dems are concerned, - as the lib dems are concerned, peobie — as the lib dems are concerned, people are _ as the lib dems are concerned, people are talking _ as the lib dems are concerned, people are talking on _ as the lib dems are concerned, people are talking on their- people are talking on their doorsteps— people are talking on their doorsteps about _ people are talking on their doorsteps about the - people are talking on their. doorsteps about the struggle people are talking on their- doorsteps about the struggle to get a gp appointment— doorsteps about the struggle to get a gp appointment and _ doorsteps about the struggle to get a gp appointment and national - a gp appointment and national picture — a gp appointment and national picture it— a gp appointment and national picture. it was— a gp appointment and national picture. it was tricky— a gp appointment and national picture. it was tricky to - a gp appointment and national picture. it was tricky to say - a gp appointment and nationali picture. it was tricky to say how much _ picture. it was tricky to say how much we — picture. it was tricky to say how much we can— picture. it was tricky to say how much we can translate - picture. it was tricky to say how much we can translate this - picture. it was tricky to say how. much we can translate this result onto— much we can translate this result onto a _ much we can translate this result onto a national— much we can translate this result onto a national picture, - much we can translate this result onto a national picture, a - much we can translate this resultj onto a national picture, a general election— onto a national picture, a general election but— onto a national picture, a general election but certainly, _ onto a national picture, a general election but certainly, i— onto a national picture, a general election but certainly, i think- election but certainly, i think there — election but certainly, i think there is— election but certainly, i think there is every— election but certainly, i think there is every reason - election but certainly, i think there is every reason for- election but certainly, i think there is every reason for the| election but certainly, i think. there is every reason for the lib dems— there is every reason for the lib dems to — there is every reason for the lib dems to at _ there is every reason for the lib dems to at least _ there is every reason for the lib dems to at least feel— there is every reason for the lib. dems to at least feel encouraged there is every reason for the lib - dems to at least feel encouraged by what they— dems to at least feel encouraged by what they have _ dems to at least feel encouraged by what they have achieved _ dems to at least feel encouraged by what they have achieved here. - dems to at least feel encouraged byi what they have achieved here. thank ou all for what they have achieved here. thank you all for giving _ what they have achieved here. thank you all for giving around _ what they have achieved here. thank you all for giving around up - what they have achieved here. you all for giving around up there from those by—election constituencies. we will have plenty more from westminster throughout the next few hours. for now, back to matthew in the studio. thank you, samantha. live now to the political analyst and professor of politics at strathclyde university, professor sirjohn curtice. let's ta ke let's take stock and take this in

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Nicky Campbell

lib dems, and they hope the victory here for them last night shows that they are on the way at least two retrieving many more of those seats. and as i mentioned earlier on, an acknowledgement by the winning candidate of tactical voting and thanking those who have traditionally voted for other parties for landing the lib dems their vote. parties for landing the lib dems theirvote. one parties for landing the lib dems their vote. one wonders how large tactical voting will loom in the general election for those people who are determined to get the conservatives out. i who are determined to get the conservatives out.— who are determined to get the conservatives out. i think we are auoin to conservatives out. i think we are going to hear — conservatives out. i think we are going to hear a _ conservatives out. i think we are going to hear a lot _ conservatives out. i think we are going to hear a lot more - conservatives out. i think we are going to hear a lot more of- conservatives out. i think we are going to hear a lot more of that, j going to hear a lot more of that, certainly, as you would expect from the lib dems between now and the next general election, which has to be held before the end of next year, and it has been central to their argument ever since they started talking about the blue wall of conservative seats in the south east, largely, of england, but also in places like this, like somerset in places like this, like somerset in the south—west. they argue the

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Nicky Campbell

frome. the conservatives have held that with a healthy, almost 20,000 vote majority, but that disappeared overnight when the lib dems candidate sarah dyke romped home. they were so confident of winning back a seat that the lib dems held between 1997—2015, for some time, that they declared victory barely an hour or so after the votes began being counted yesterday evening, well before midnight. so it is another by—election victory for the liberal democrats in this part of the world. they won tiverton and honiton just about a year ago in devon, and it takes to four the number of seats the lib dems have taken off the conservatives during this parliament. they are spectacularly pleased with the result last night, and they argue it shows that the party is firmly back in a part of the world where they used to have something of a very solid support base. the south—west of england was a heartland for the

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Breakfast

mp heading to westminster at 25. he will be known as the baby of the house, the youngest member of parliament. house, the youngest member of parliament-— correspondentjenny kumah is in frome. how much of a surprise was this for the liberal democrats? this how much of a surprise was this for the liberal democrats?— the liberal democrats? this was an emhatic the liberal democrats? this was an emphatic win. _ the liberal democrats? this was an emphatic win, huge _ the liberal democrats? this was an emphatic win, huge swing. - the liberal democrats? this was an emphatic win, huge swing. 3096, i emphatic win, huge swing. 30%, almost the same kind of swing in tiverton last year. the fourth by—election the lib dems have won this parliament. this was widely predicted. what was surprising last night was how early the lib dems came out to claim victory. it was before midnight when a lib dems source issued this statement. it said, we have notjust won, we have romped home. the conservative vote is in freefall. the conservatives did not dispute this. a senior

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The Context

conservatives, so it really tells you a big picture that there are still huge electoral problems for the conservatives. 0nly still huge electoral problems for the conservatives. only one year out from an election.— from an election. thank you very much for that. _ from an election. thank you very much for that. thank _ from an election. thank you very much for that. thank you - from an election. thank you very much for that. thank you for - from an election. thank you veryj much for that. thank you for this coming on the programme. god might thank you for having me. what is your reaction, a bit of time to soak in the results, after the initial spin from the party leaders and various political commentators on what is good, what is bad, what beat expectation, what didn't. where do you think things stand now? well. expectation, what didn't. where do you think things stand now? well, i think the fact _ you think things stand now? well, i think the fact is _ you think things stand now? well, i think the fact is that _ you think things stand now? well, i think the fact is that in _ you think things stand now? well, i think the fact is that in private, - think the fact is that in private, mps are telling quite a different story to the one that they are projecting in public. in short, nobody is terribly happy with this result except for the lib dems who are very, very happy. but, the somerset and frome result was not hugely unexpected although perhaps the size of the swing was bigger than expected. there were a big

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World Business Report

again, the huge result that the lib dems were able to overturn, it is quite significant. it shows perhaps the liberal democrats are on the march now in the west country after having lost many of their seats in 2015. i think the conservatives retaining uxbridge is a bit of a mixed pics rishi sunak's conservative support that campaign on one issue which is the ultra low emission zone. it is more of a local campaign. perhaps it is significant for what the labour's campaign is in london but not more broadly. lets talk more about _ london but not more broadly. lets talk more about that significant loss for labour in south rysel it, they hoped and thought they could clinch that seat. they have never won it before, only a 7000 majority they needed to overturn that the tories only won by 495. what does it say about the wider messaging of the

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BBC News at Ten

what does reflecting mean? does that mean scrapping it, does that mean postponing it? we need to reflect on it, the mayor needs to reflect on it. because it was the reason we didn't win in uxbridge. what does reflecting on ulez mean, though? does it mean scrapping it? i put that question to you again and you're not answering it. we have to look at the result, we've got to reflect, the mayor needs to reflect, and it is too early to say what should happen next. the conservatives took a pasting from labour in yorkshire, and the liberal democrats delivered the same treatment in somerset. the lib dems love a bit of cheesy political panto. this, their latest wheeze, a cardboard confetti cannon, as they celebrated a stonking win in somerton and frome. i'm really starting to like by—elections. what we achieved here is nothing short of spectacular. the trend was clear, even before last night,

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BBC News Special

of... let me just _ country. we are going to have a lot of... let me just briefly _ country. we are going to have a lot of... let me just briefly go - country. we are going to have a lot of... let me just briefly go to i of... let me just briefly go to munira. you are very confident, you think you have romped home in somerton and frome, but nationally, the liberal democrats are still polling at around 11%. the issue with the national— polling at around 11%. the issue with the national polls - polling at around 11%. the issue with the national polls is - polling at around 11%. the issue with the national polls is they . with the national polls is they don't — with the national polls is they don't pick— with the national polls is they don't pick up _ with the national polls is they don't pick up our— with the national polls is they don't pick up our strength i with the national polls is they don't pick up our strength in. don't pick up our strength in certain— don't pick up our strength in certain areas— don't pick up our strength in certain areas on _ don't pick up our strength in certain areas on the - don't pick up our strength ini certain areas on the ground. don't pick up our strength in- certain areas on the ground. we are a smaller— certain areas on the ground. we are a smaller party. _ certain areas on the ground. we are a smaller party, we _ certain areas on the ground. we are a smaller party, we target - certain areas on the ground. we are a smaller party, we target certain. a smaller party, we target certain constituencies. _ a smaller party, we target certain constituencies.— constituencies. absolutely. stephen's _ constituencies. absolutely. stephen's constituency i constituencies. absolutely. stephen's constituency in l constituencies. absolutely. _ stephen's constituency in wimbledon, only 628— stephen's constituency in wimbledon, only 628 votes — stephen's constituency in wimbledon, only 628 votes behind, the _ stephen's constituency in wimbledon, only 628 votes behind, the polling i only 628 votes behind, the polling would _ only 628 votes behind, the polling would look — only 628 votes behind, the polling would look quite _ only 628 votes behind, the polling would look quite different - only 628 votes behind, the polling would look quite different there i would look quite different there than on — would look quite different there than on a — would look quite different there than on a national— would look quite different there than on a national scale. - would look quite different there than on a national scale. we i than on a national scale. we have target _ than on a national scale. we have target seats — than on a national scale. we have target seats and _ than on a national scale. we have target seats and we _ than on a national scale. we have target seats and we are _ than on a national scale. we have i target seats and we are working hard on the _ target seats and we are working hard on the ground. — target seats and we are working hard on the ground. so— target seats and we are working hard on the ground, so what you - target seats and we are working hard on the ground, so what you see i target seats and we are working hard on the ground, so what you see in i on the ground, so what you see in these _ on the ground, so what you see in these by—elections_ on the ground, so what you see in these by—elections where - on the ground, so what you see in these by—elections where we i on the ground, so what you see ini these by—elections where we have these _ these by—elections where we have these massive _ these by—elections where we have these massive swings— these by—elections where we have these massive swings is, - these by—elections where we have these massive swings is, where i these massive swings is, where we are focused. — these massive swings is, where we are focused. we _ these massive swings is, where we are focused, we are _ these massive swings is, where we are focused, we are winning - these massive swings is, where we are focused, we are winning votes, because _ are focused, we are winning votes, because they — are focused, we are winning votes, because they are _ are focused, we are winning votes, because they are areas _ are focused, we are winning votes, because they are areas where, i because they are areas where, frankly. — because they are areas where, frankly, labour— because they are areas where, frankly, labour cannot - because they are areas where, frankly, labour cannot win i because they are areas where, frankly, labour cannot win and because they are areas where, i frankly, labour cannot win and they are fed _ frankly, labour cannot win and they are fed up _ frankly, labour cannot win and they are fed up with— frankly, labour cannot win and they are fed up with the _ frankly, labour cannot win and they are fed up with the conservatives i are fed up with the conservatives taking _ are fed up with the conservatives taking them _ are fed up with the conservatives taking them for— are fed up with the conservatives taking them for granted. - are fed up with the conservatives taking them for granted. they. taking them for granted. they say brilliant _ taking them for granted. they say brilliant lib— taking them for granted. they say brilliant lib dems _ taking them for granted. they say brilliant lib dems candidates i taking them for granted. they say brilliant lib dems candidates like i brilliant lib dems candidates like sarah _ brilliant lib dems candidates like sarah dyke. _ brilliant lib dems candidates like sarah dyke, from _ brilliant lib dems candidates like sarah dyke, from a _ brilliant lib dems candidates like

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Politics Live

what were — which lifted off the tories unveiled what were ruthless and vacuous partitions — what were ruthless and vacuous partitions we do not care about consequences.— partitions we do not care about consequences. partitions we do not care about conseuuences. . ., ., , ., ~ , ., consequences. what do you think you can offer voters _ consequences. what do you think you can offer voters here _ consequences. what do you think you can offer voters here that _ consequences. what do you think you can offer voters here that the - consequences. what do you think you can offer voters here that the could . can offer voters here that the could not get from the conservative party question mark as a lib dems candidate i believe there are thousands of residents who share lib dems values. i thousands of residents who share lib dems values-— dems values. i was selected a year a . o, dems values. i was selected a year aao, i dems values. i was selected a year ago. i have — dems values. i was selected a year ago. i have been — dems values. i was selected a year ago, i have been talking _ dems values. i was selected a year ago, i have been talking to - dems values. i was selected a year ago, i have been talking to local i ago, i have been talking to local residents— ago, i have been talking to local residents and businesses trying to find out _ residents and businesses trying to find out what ails them and it is things— find out what ails them and it is things like _ find out what ails them and it is things like the hospital, shocking waiting _ things like the hospital, shocking waiting lists, limbo around uxbridge police _ waiting lists, limbo around uxbridge police station and the fact that for local businesses they are faced with an enormous amount of bureaucracy an enormous amount of bureaucracy i'iow an enormous amount of bureaucracy now that _ an enormous amount of bureaucracy now that we _ an enormous amount of bureaucracy now that we have elected trade barriers — now that we have elected trade barriers with our nearest and biggest — barriers with our nearest and biggest market in europe. are you worried given _ biggest market in europe. are you worried given their— biggest market in europe. are you worried given their is _ biggest market in europe. are you worried given their is not - biggest market in europe. are you worried given their is not a - biggest market in europe. are you worried given their is not a very i worried given their is not a very big majority, not much between conservatives and labour, you are in danger of being spotting the vote your site. i

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BBC News

worst cost of living crisis for the last 50 — worst cost of living crisis for the last 50 years, also. it is really serious — last 50 years, also. it is really serious and not only have we had the issue _ serious and not only have we had the issue with _ serious and not only have we had the issue with the energy prices over the winter. — issue with the energy prices over the winter, where people were having to choose _ the winter, where people were having to choose between eating and heating. — to choose between eating and heating, but now with the soaring inflation _ heating, but now with the soaring inflation and interest rates, mortgage payments are going up. i spoke — mortgage payments are going up. i spoke to— mortgage payments are going up. i spoke to somebody last month whose mortgage _ spoke to somebody last month whose mortgage rate, they have renegotiated their mortgage and it is now— renegotiated their mortgage and it is now £700 more a month. this is unsustainable and it is hitting families— unsustainable and it is hitting families hard.— unsustainable and it is hitting families hard. ., , , ., families hard. 0k, and persuading --eole to families hard. 0k, and persuading people to come — families hard. ok, and persuading people to come back— families hard. 0k, and persuading people to come back to _ families hard. 0k, and persuading people to come back to the - families hard. 0k, and persuading| people to come back to the liberal democrats, it has been a while since anyone from the liberal democrats represented this constituency. how much of a blow will it be if you are not able to turn those voters over to the lib dems question mark it is true we have had a great legacy of lib dems mps in somerset and this constituency was held by david heath between 97 and 2015. ﬁnd constituency was held by david heath between 97 and 2015.— constituency was held by david heath between 97 and 2015. and now we have control of somerset _ between 97 and 2015. and now we have control of somerset council, _ between 97 and 2015. and now we have control of somerset council, where - control of somerset council, where we have _ control of somerset council, where we have got the biggest group of liberal— we have got the biggest group of liberal democrat councillors across

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