Largest number of seats, the lib dem accounts are second and they have been involved in a power sharing coalition over the past year but there was a bit of a disagreement just recently about power sharing of the leadership. currently, the greens and labour run the council in coalition and lib democrats are the opposition. but they are very strong here and putting all of their resources to getting this seat. we saw ed davey visit here just last week. there is a real debate. lewes likes to be quite a rebellious place. it is famous for its bonfire night celebration and we have seen many a politician and many a prime minister burned in effigy in these streets in november. it is also very politically engaged town and constituency, turnout is always high here. it is all to play for as the candidates for the conservatives and liberal democrats battle it out and try and see who can win onjuly the ath. try and see who can win on july the ath. . ., ., ~ y. y try and see who can win on july the ath. . ., ., y . ath. lucinda, thank you very much for the low ath. lucinda, thank you very much for the low down ath. lucinda, thank you very much for the low down from ath. lucinda, thank you very much for the low down from lewes. - ath. lucinda, thank you very much| for the low down from lewes. let s cross live to andrew sinclair, political editor for bbc east. norwich north very much being eyed
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To pressure the dup into dropping its veto on the formation of a power sharing coalition at stormont. in the absence of local ministers, and elected officials are now in an unenviable position, having to decide exec you have to make cuts in areas like health care and education. much goes to the polls next thursday to vote in local elections and one area labour is hoping to make gains is in north warwickshire. as part of our series looking at the elections, alex forsyth has been seeing how the party s campaigns are going. it is mid morning and breakfast is on the go at the river and roads cafe on a business park in north warwickshire. here they might not be gripped by local election fever but amy and lucy do know what matters to them. there are small businesses that are struggling. the energy bills increase, everything has increased. the cost of living is one of the things labour has put at the forefront of this election campaign. so what do they make of what keir starmer and his party have been saying?
The dup who wants northern ireland to remain part of the uk is exercising is a veto on the formation of a power sharing coalition because he believes the current brexit trading relations mounted economic border between northern ireland and great britain which undermines their place in the united kingdom. the westminster government and london has stepping to set the budget and government departments in northern ireland have about £14 billion to spend over the next financial year. that s it, on paper, at least, roughly the same as what they had last year but because inflation is rising at such a high rate it means that, in effect, a budget that is standing still and not increasing on paper, is actually going to feel a lot make a cut. no, it is undetected officials, civil servants, who will be faced with the difficult decisions of exactly how they are going to make cuts to public services like health care and education. , , ., , ,