with over two thirds of councils yet to declare there is still a long way to go. hello, i m maryam moshiri live in westminster as results from yesterday s local elections across england come in. rishi sunak s conservative party have lost over 200 council seats across the country, something he has described as disappointing . labour have taken control of plymouth, stoke on trent and taken medway in kent from the conservatives among their top target councils. and the liberal democrats have also picked up seats and taken control of windsor. their leader saying the results are ground breaking . there is still a long way to go as more than two thirds of councils have yet to declare their results. we ll bring you coverage throughout the morning and analyse what the results so far mean. but first let s get the story of the night from our political correspondent jonathan blake. cheering. celebrations in stoke on trent a key victory for labour overnight. they took control of the c
one of the most devastating legacies of the covid lockdowns has been the impact on vulnerable women, children and men suffering domestic abuse. the lockdowns saw a steep rise in the number of cases, with around a third more people seeking help, and those numbers have stayed high right the way through the cost of living crisis. the domestic abuse commissioner is warning of a growing funding emergency for services set up to help both victims and perpetrators. for this special report, i was given rare access to see how children who are victims are helped. i spoke to people who ve inflicted abuse and to those who ve survived it. i was scared to be in the house and scared of what he would do to me. i didn t dare leave a child alone with him. driving through the yorkshire countryside to meet a woman who is educated, professional, successful. abuse knows no bounds and can happen to those who least expect it. we re keeping her anonymous for her own protection. constantly looking ov
with over two thirds of councils yet to declare there is still a long way to go. hello, i m maryam moshiri live in westminster as results from yesterday s local elections across england come in. rishi sunak s conservative party have lost over 200 council seats across the country, something he has described as disappointing . labour have taken control of plymouth, stoke on trent and taken medway in kent from the conservatives among their top target councils. and the liberal democrats have also picked up seats and taken control of windsor. their leader saying the results are ground breaking . there is still a long way to go as more than two thirds of councils have yet to declare their results. we ll bring you coverage throughout the morning and analyse what the results so far mean. but first let s get the story of the night from our political correspondent jonathan blake.