Big losses for the conservatives, gains for labour, liberal democrats, greens and independents. but with three quarters of results still to come, we're with you for the next four and a half hours to give you the verdict of voters in these local elections in england: this is a politics live election special. joining me today, former conservative cabinet minister andrea leadsom, shadow health minister and labour mp liz kendall, daily mirror political editor john stevens and former brexit party candidate and director of the equiano project, inaya folarin iman.