'We're becoming the real opposition in the North to the Labour party'

Richard Tice 🇬🇧 speaks to Jon Craig in Blackpool where he believes Reform UK have had their 'best by-election by a considerable margin'

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John Swinney has announced his bid to take over from Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister trib.al/3Cmm8fg

🗳️ We're starting to get results in from the local elections - the last major electoral test for Rishi Sunak before a general election.

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One of the world's leading economic authorities has warned the UK that borrowing should remain expensive until the rate of price rises eases further and stays there trib.al/qa4uItY

Labour has gained Hartlepool from no overall control, grabbing eight seats in total.

This was six from the Conservatives and two from independents.

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Universal Music and TikTok have ended a dispute over royalties after the label pulled millions of songs from the social media platform trib.al/qLOi3YI

Three councils have declared results so far:

🔵 Conservatives hold Broxbourne
🔴 Labour hold Newcastle-upon-Tyne
🔴 Labour hold South Tyneside

Sky's Gurpreet Narwan looks through the data ⬇️

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The results unfolding in the next hours and days will give an indicator of public opinion on the political parties as the UK heads towards a general election trib.al/QqdMXD3

Co-leader of The Green Party Carla Denyer: 'People are horrified by what the Conservative government are doing, feeling uninspired by Labour as the official opposition and are excited about the opportunity to vote Green'

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'Are you claiming victory here in Blackpool?' - Jon Craig

'I think it's going to be a very good night for the Labour party and Chris Webb' - Labour MP for City of Chester Samantha Dixon MBE MP

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The King and Queen have viewed their Coronation Roll - the official record of the historic event trib.al/omHPH5v

'There is absolutely no love for Sir Keir Starmer on the doorstep'

Conservative MP for Hyndburn & Haslingden Sara Britcliffe MP speaks to Sky's Jon Craig as counting continues at the Blackpool South by-election

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Senior Tories are predicting they will lose the Blackpool South by-election as counting gets under way

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'What is your reading of what the teams are expecting here tonight, you're going to lose seats aren't you?' - Tom Parmenter

'We always knew we would lose seats because we took over a huge amount of seats' - MP for Great Grimsby Lia Nici

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A witness claimed two tourist vehicles collided, causing one of them to overturn. It happened in the popular Manavgat district of Antalya trib.al/WL3iVxm

BREAKING: The first result of the night is in, and its a Labour hold for Sunderland City Council.

The party have won the four seats they needed to retain their majority, meaning that although the count continues, the council stays red

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'We're expecting results to start coming through in the next hour or two'

Tom Parmenter has the latest from Grimsby - one of the Sky News Target Towns

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💰 Goldman Sachs removes bonus cap
📈 Demand for gold goes up
⏫ Plus Novo Nordisk is once again raising its sales

All this and more on the Ian King Podcast.

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'The Conservatives have been 20 points behind in the polls for a year-and-a-half now. This is an election that will show whether that is being borne out in real results'

Sky's Tamara Cohen looks ahead to the local elections results ⬇️

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