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It is the day after the bank holiday weekend from hell, where everything that could go wrong for the Conservative Party, more or less did,

it was worse than their worst nightmares. So how do you put a brave face on it? This is how.

So we know either that Andy Street has won or that he has nearly won.

And whichever of those two turn out to be the result in this extremely exciting contest,

it shows that the Conservative Party has done extremely well here in the West Midlands.

There's a lot to play for. No one should call this one too early. You wouldn't call a Premier League

football match after about 30 minutes.

Well, the important thing is that we remain focused on the public's priorities and we continue to deliver on them. So, for

example, we have a plan to get inflation down. That plan is working.

What the independent analysis shows, that whilst of course this was a disappointing weekend

for us, that the result of the next general election isn't a foregone conclusion and indeed

actually is closer than, or the situation is closer than many people are saying, or indeed

some of the opinion polls are predicting, And that's why I'm absolutely determined

to fight incredibly hard for what I believe and for the future country that I want to build.

And that's what I'm going to do. Fight for this country. Fight for the things I believe

and deliver for everyone on the things that matter to them.

So Labor's been listening to all that and has accused the government of gaslighting the British public.

Are they right to say that we're being told a pack of lies?

Or could the economy suddenly start turning a corner?

We speak to the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves.

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