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Good morning, and we are meeting as we see the unfolding picture across England of how people voted in what was a crucial midterm test for the government, a key threshold for Nigel Farage,

a opportunity to discern whether or not

Zach Polanski really is the insurgent force

that will challenge Labour from the left,

a health check on Kemi Baitnoss's leadership

of the Conservative Party,

and let us not forget also an opportunity

to reflect on the Liberal Democrats' role in our national life.

We will find out more about what will happen in Scotland and Wales in the elections that

will have, in some respects, greater consequence for citizens, because, of course, in Scotland and

Wales, governments will be elected in Holyrood and for the Senate.

But it's already the case that we are seeing significant changes that will have a direct effect,

not just on the delivery of local services, where councils have changed hands, but also on how we're governed,

because these results will be interpreted in Downing Street and more broadly as a verdict on how well the

government has done and indeed will be poured over by the government strategists and other parties

campaigners to consider what needs to change. I'm joined to discuss them by a fantastic panel

by Charlotte, Charlie Pickles.

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