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UK elections: Sadiq Khan 'has won' London mayoral race - live updates | UK elections: Sadiq Khan 'has won' London mayoral race - live updates |
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The turnout in London for the assembly elections has been 45.6% - up 7.6% on 2012. | |
6.19pm BST | |
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John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has said the elections have been a “remarkable success” for Labour. He said: | |
I think we’ve had a remarkable success. | |
Pundits were predicting we’d be losing hundreds of seats and we haven’t, in fact we have gained many. | |
We’ve held on to councils we’ve targeted. It looks as though we’re going to take London, we’re going to take GLA (Greater London Authority) seats as well. So, no, overall I think the record’s been impressive. | |
But he did say that the result in Scotland was “sad” and that it would take the party “years to recover” there. | |
6.13pm BST | |
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Unison leader Dave Prentis says Corbyn's Labour critics should 'back off' | |
Like his fellow union leader Tim Roache (see 5.58pm) Dave Prentis, the Unison general secretary, wants Labour MPs to rally behind Jeremy Corbyn. | |
This has been a tough night for Labour - especially in Scotland, but the results are at least better than many had predicted. | |
Labour now has to get back to focusing on the issues that matter to working people, and on getting rid of this government at the next general election. | |
Public sector workers aren’t interested in Labour politicians bickering in TV studios or in those who think that politics is a game. The baying hounds from across the party must now back off. | |
6.08pm BST | |
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Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has expressed confidence she will be returned as Northern Ireland’s first minister. As the votes continue to be counted across Northern Ireland, Foster said her party was on course to again emerge as the region’s largest party. | |
I am confident that I will be the first minister of Northern Ireland,” she said after topping the poll in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. | |
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6.02pm BST | |
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The former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has paid tribute to Kirsty Williams following her decision to stand down as the party’s leader in Wales. | |
.@Kirsty_Williams has been a brilliant & formidable leader. Head & shoulders above other party leaders in Wales. Thanks for all you've done. | |
5.59pm BST | |
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BuzzFeed’s Jim Waterson says he is finding it hard to find any Tories at City Hall willing to defend Zac Goldsmith’s campaign. | |
Any London Conservatives who *do* want to defend Zac Goldsmith's campaign? City Hall just full of Tories saying they're disgusted with him. | |
5.58pm BST | |
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GMB leader says Corbyn has a year or so to show Labour can do better | |
Tim Roache, the general secretary of the GMB, has said that Labour “should be winning hundreds of seats” at this stage in the electoral cycle. But he said Jeremy Corbyn’s critics should give Corbyn a year or so to show the party can do better. Roache told the BBC: | |
We’re at the stage when we should be winning hundreds of seats. But I don’t think that’s just about Corbyn you know. People won’t vote for a divided Labour party. Therefore those on the right of the party - or place them where you like - who are pushing against Corbyn, I don’t think they’re doing themselves a service, they’re certainly not doing the party a service and most importantly, from the GMB union perspective, they’re not doing working people a service at all. It’s about time they rallied behind Corbyn. And let’s give it a go. | |
Let’s give it a go for a year or so. Who knows what might happen. Leicester City won the Premier League only the other day. Who knows. | |
5.53pm BST | |
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Here’s my colleague Dave Hill on the London contest. | |
If you've yet to hear it, best quote on Zac campaign from senior London Tory: 'A dog whistle in a city with no dogs.' #londonmayor2016 | |
5.50pm BST | |
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LBC are saying Sadiq Khan is now definitely the next mayor of London. | |
It is now mathemetically impossible for Sadiq Khan to be beaten by Zac Goldsmith in the contest to become London Mayor. | |
5.48pm BST | 5.48pm BST |
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Here’s the Guardian’s Politics Weekly podcast, with Severin Carrell, Anne Perkins, Martin Kettle and Tom Clark discussing the elections. | Here’s the Guardian’s Politics Weekly podcast, with Severin Carrell, Anne Perkins, Martin Kettle and Tom Clark discussing the elections. |
Related: SNP win historic third term - Politics Weekly podcast | Related: SNP win historic third term - Politics Weekly podcast |
5.46pm BST | 5.46pm BST |
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The BBC are saying we will get the London mayoral result at around 7 or 8pm, although colleagues at the count think it could come much earlier. | The BBC are saying we will get the London mayoral result at around 7 or 8pm, although colleagues at the count think it could come much earlier. |
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Earlier we quoted the academic Tony Travers saying that Sadiq Khan would be “the first Muslim mayor of a major western city, certainly in Europe”. | Earlier we quoted the academic Tony Travers saying that Sadiq Khan would be “the first Muslim mayor of a major western city, certainly in Europe”. |
But my colleague points out that the mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, is a Muslim, so that may be unfair on Rotterdam. | But my colleague points out that the mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, is a Muslim, so that may be unfair on Rotterdam. |
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Here is Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive at the Local Government Information Unit, complaining about the BBC’s projection for what the local elections would mean if translated into a general election result. (See 3.55pm.) | Here is Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive at the Local Government Information Unit, complaining about the BBC’s projection for what the local elections would mean if translated into a general election result. (See 3.55pm.) |
Jeremy Vine reporting local elections with a (rubbish) virtual House of Commons illustrates everything wrong with politics in this country. | Jeremy Vine reporting local elections with a (rubbish) virtual House of Commons illustrates everything wrong with politics in this country. |
His point is that journalists should be able to recognise that these results are interesting in their own right, and not just for what they have to say (or don’t have to say) about Westminster politics. | His point is that journalists should be able to recognise that these results are interesting in their own right, and not just for what they have to say (or don’t have to say) about Westminster politics. |
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5.25pm BST | 5.25pm BST |
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Here are some more police and crime commissioner elections results. | Here are some more police and crime commissioner elections results. |
Labour candidates elected | Labour candidates elected |
Lord Willy Bach - Leicestershire | Lord Willy Bach - Leicestershire |
David Jamieson - West Midlands | David Jamieson - West Midlands |
Jane Kennedy - Merseyside | Jane Kennedy - Merseyside |
Alan Billings - South Yorkshire | Alan Billings - South Yorkshire |
Barry Coppinger - Cleveland | Barry Coppinger - Cleveland |
Ron Hogg - Durham | Ron Hogg - Durham |
Conservative candidates elected | Conservative candidates elected |
Tim Passmore - Suffolk | Tim Passmore - Suffolk |
David Lloyd - Hertfordshire | David Lloyd - Hertfordshire |
Katy Bourne - Sussex | Katy Bourne - Sussex |
Matthew Ellis - Staffordshire | Matthew Ellis - Staffordshire |
Stephen Mold - Northamptonshire | Stephen Mold - Northamptonshire |
Anthony Stansfeld - Thames Valley | Anthony Stansfeld - Thames Valley |
Peter McCall - Cumbria | Peter McCall - Cumbria |
Matthew Scott - Kent | Matthew Scott - Kent |
Philip Seccombe - Warwickshire | Philip Seccombe - Warwickshire |
John-Paul Campion - West Mercia | John-Paul Campion - West Mercia |
Independent candidates elected | Independent candidates elected |
Martin Surl - Gloucestershire | Martin Surl - Gloucestershire |
Martyn Underhill - Dorset | Martyn Underhill - Dorset |
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Kirsty Williams resigns as leader of Welsh Lib Dems | Kirsty Williams resigns as leader of Welsh Lib Dems |
Kirsty Williams has resigned as leader of the Lib Dems in Wales, Sky reports. | Kirsty Williams has resigned as leader of the Lib Dems in Wales, Sky reports. |
#KirstyWilliams has stood down as leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats after the party lost four seats in the Welsh Assembly elections | #KirstyWilliams has stood down as leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats after the party lost four seats in the Welsh Assembly elections |
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Ben Quinn | Ben Quinn |
Labour MPs in the Midlands have been voicing discontent with the party’s performance in the region, with one suggesting Jeremy Corbyn should step down as leader. | Labour MPs in the Midlands have been voicing discontent with the party’s performance in the region, with one suggesting Jeremy Corbyn should step down as leader. |
Steve McCabe, Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak, told the Birmingham Mail that the party had to end its internal battles and “start listening to the people we seek to represent”. | Steve McCabe, Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak, told the Birmingham Mail that the party had to end its internal battles and “start listening to the people we seek to represent”. |
“Where we have already been doing quite well, and Birmingham is a good example, we have continued in that vein,” he added. | “Where we have already been doing quite well, and Birmingham is a good example, we have continued in that vein,” he added. |
“But if you are thinking about where Labour needs to start winning in order to be general election winners, there is no evidence we are making headway in the areas where we have to reach beyond our current base, and that is a problem for us.” | “But if you are thinking about where Labour needs to start winning in order to be general election winners, there is no evidence we are making headway in the areas where we have to reach beyond our current base, and that is a problem for us.” |
Walsall North Labour MP David Winnick went even further however, suggesting that Corbyn should consider resigning for the good of the party. | Walsall North Labour MP David Winnick went even further however, suggesting that Corbyn should consider resigning for the good of the party. |
He told the Press Association: “The party faces a crisis and the onus is on Jeremy himself. He should decide whether his leadership is helping or hindering the party. I think all the evidence shows that it is not helping.” | He told the Press Association: “The party faces a crisis and the onus is on Jeremy himself. He should decide whether his leadership is helping or hindering the party. I think all the evidence shows that it is not helping.” |
Wolverhampton MP Emma Reynolds, who resigned from the shadow cabinet after Corbyn became leader, said earlier that Labour should not be content with “standing still” at a time when the Tories are in “disarray”. | Wolverhampton MP Emma Reynolds, who resigned from the shadow cabinet after Corbyn became leader, said earlier that Labour should not be content with “standing still” at a time when the Tories are in “disarray”. |
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5.07pm BST | 5.07pm BST |
17:07 | 17:07 |
The Labour peer George Foulkes thinks the media are to blame for the fact that Ken Livingstone keeps banging on about Hitler on TV. | The Labour peer George Foulkes thinks the media are to blame for the fact that Ken Livingstone keeps banging on about Hitler on TV. |
Why is private citizen Ken Livingstone on Radio & TV so often? Surely the media are not deliberately trying to cause trouble for @UKLabour | Why is private citizen Ken Livingstone on Radio & TV so often? Surely the media are not deliberately trying to cause trouble for @UKLabour |