'There is no solution to their electoral problem on the Israel-Hamas war issue'

Financial Times Associate Editor Stephen Bush says the Labour party will continue to have a 'blame game' for their take on the Israel-Hamas war. #Newsnight

“It’s always true that when a party is in trouble, its voters are more likely to say don’t know to the pollsters and they have less motivation to go to the vote.”

Professor Sir John Curtice says, finishing his marathon sprint coverage on the BBC.

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'We simply have to have bigger and better conversations with Muslim families around the country.'

Shadow Defence Minister Steve McCabe responds to reports today that the Labour vote is down in some areas with larger Muslim populations.

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'Unfortunately when you look at the turnout figures, it rather looks like people have had enough of everyone.'

Conservative minister Steve Baker says his is not the only party for which voters have been short of enthusiasm in the local elections.

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“He hasn’t done anywhere near enough to look like he’s going to win the next general election.”

Ex Conservative Special Advisor Emma Barr says Rishi Sunak would be “foolish” to call an early general election.

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'Bluntly I think even Susan Hall’s closest allies will admit that she’s not offering a great deal to liberal voters.'

Financial Times Associate Editor Stephen Bush gauges the tensions that make up this year’s London mayoral election.

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‘It is absolutely farcical people are entertaining getting rid of Rishi’

Ben Houchen tells Nicholas Watt Conservative dissenters should back off and support the PM

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'The thing that has really damaged them is this sense that they're addicted to chaos'

Pollster Luke Tryl tells #Newsnight that if bad local election results for the Conservatives cause a leadership challenge to Rishi Sunak that may play badly with voters

“I don’t accept that independence is ‘frustratingly close’ ; I think we’ve got to win more hearts and minds”
John Swinney MSP, who looks set to become Scotland’s next First Minister, tells #Newsnight he wants a persuasion exercise on Scottish independence:

'We won't continue with that costly con'

Labour's MP Anneliese Dodds talks about her party's stance on the Rwanda Bill #Newsnight

“A good night for Labour is if they are doing a little bit better than they did last year”
Election expert Professor John Curtice tells #Newsnight that Labour needs to prove it’s not just benefitting from a protest vote against the Government:

'That says to ordinary Tory members when a leader of a mayoralty or leader of a country does well & delivers on their promises they've got a very good chance of being rewarded by the voter'
Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris talks about the overnight local elections #Newsnight

This has all gone very meta: Radio 4 on Radio 1 on Radio 4. 🤯

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 4 Greg James Caroline Nicholls

'Knife crime, I have to say... is not a new trend'

Darrell Ennis-Gayle is a criminal solicitor who deals with numerous violent crimes and murders involving young people, he was also stabbed when he was younger in London and says it is a longstanding problem.

“The numbers going to Rwanda…I think more journalists than actual migrants have gone there from what I’m told.”

James Lawless, Chair of Ireland’s Joint Committee on Justice criticised the UK government’s newly ratified Rwanda legislation.

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'The police showed up with riot gear, armoured vehicles, military weaponry... choppers flying overhead... all because students decided to put up a tent in a park.'

Bryce Greene, Indiana University Divestment Coalition, on the police reaction to US campus protests.

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“It could well cost the president his presidency”

Aaron David Miller, the United States former advisor for Arab-Israeli negotiations, suggests Biden’s current position on the Israel-Gaza conflict will cost votes

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“Among my non-jewish peers, we have not felt a showing of solidarity, support and allyship”.

Jacob Schmeltz, Co-Vice President for the Jewish on Campus Student Union and a student at Columbia University on the Gaza protests.

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'At a time where Labour are 20 points ahead in the opinion polls, it would not be remarkable to win the West Midlands mayoralty.'

Sir John Curtis discusses Labour's chances in the upcoming mayoral elections with Claire Ainsley, former policy director for the Labour Party.

'Border security is part of that taking back control'

NFU president Tom Bradshaw tells #Newsnight that the new border checks brought in as part of the UK's Brexit agreement were inevitable the moment the country decided to leave the EU