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00:00 Cheers and applause as Labour's Sadiq Khan won a record third term as Mayor of London.
00:06 It marks another blow for Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, who are facing dismal local election results
00:12 ahead of an expected general election. Khan urged the Prime Minister to call a vote.
00:17 "It's time for Rishi Sunak to give the public a choice. A general election will not just
00:24 pave the path to a new direction for our country, but it will make bold action Londoners want
00:30 to see a reality."
00:33 The Labour Party also won mayoral polls in central England. In the West Midlands, Richard
00:38 Parker beat his Conservative opponent Andy Street, a surprise win that was welcomed by
00:43 Labour Party leader Keir Starmer.
00:45 "The Tories felt that they were entitled to victory here, that they could use Andy Street
00:51 as some sort of crutch for Rishi Sunak's weak leadership, and that they didn't have to be
00:56 in touch with the priorities of the people. We ran a completely different campaign. We
01:01 were grounded in the priorities of the people that we now represent in the West Midlands."
01:08 One of the areas of Tory success, meanwhile, was Tees Valley in northern England, where
01:13 Ben Houchen was re-elected as mayor. In local council elections, the Conservatives have
01:19 lost nearly 500 seats, while Labour has gained almost 200 and the Lib Dems just over 100.
01:26 According to opinion polls, Labour will come out on top in the next national election,
01:31 which Sunak says he intends to call later this year.