LOTS of debate about this segment ⬇️

Worth noting that NEV is an educated extrapolation based on votes cast on Thurs - and no Commons projection has been made based on these updated numbers

Big Q is whether that in general elex, others/indys get anywhere near that mammoth 23%

The Eurovision political row rumbles on…

This piece features comments by the EBU to today’s #TrevorPhillips - including the suggestion that the union had pressured the Israeli broadcaster into removing borderline propaganda content about Gaza

A blunter-than-expected response from John Swinney - but responding to Pat McFadden's claim that Labour wouldn't entertain pre-election pacts, he hinted he thought that line was just for show #TrevorPhillips

Labour accepts 'we've still got a lot of work to do' ⬇️

The first post-locals hint that the PM is in no rush to announce a general election...

#TrevorPhillips

Live in 10 mins - join us on @skynews!

A twist in the SNP leadership tale?

John Swinney joins Trevor Phillips live on Sky News this morning

And here is the survivors photo - me with Sophy Ridge after 15 continuous hours in the studio with her over 2 days

Missing Beth Rigby in Birmingham who was electric tonight

Plus a MASSIVE on and off screen effort by so many people.

Thank you all!

Absolutely gutted to be so near, yet so far.

It has been my honour to serve citizens in the WM for the last seven years, and I hope I have done it with dignity & integrity.

I am proud of what we have achieved together and I hope my successor can build upon it.

Thank you all.

Bumper show tmrw. After the local elex, what next?

🔵 Transport Sec Mark Harper
🔴 Labour's Pat McFadden
🟡 SNP's John Swinney
🔵 Andrea Jenkyns MP 🇬🇧

➕ #Eurovision organisers on why Israel's taking part

Our top panel: Guto Harri, Miranda Green & Lionel Barber

🚨 8.30am

With Andy Street's loss, the locals starting to look like a real shoeing for the Conservatives now:

❌ Lost half the seats they held
❌ Lost 10/11 mayoral races
❌ Lost control of 12 councils
❌ Lost by a mile in Blackpool South
❌ Lost to Lib Dems on council seats won

BREAK from Beth Rigby : Labour claims Richard Parker has WON the mayoralty in the West Midlands, beating Andy Street

Quite a different sentiment to the original - now deleted - post from the Veterans Minister…

Join me and ⁦Jonathan Samuels⁩ on @skynews through the night ☕️ ☕️ 📺 📺 as dozens of #localelection results come in which will tell us who will run your local services, and some early indicators about the general election… our special programme starts at midnight.

Sending the first 300 migrants to Rwanda costs £1.8m each. To put that in context, school funding is around £7,600 per child per year. So the cost of sending one migrant to Rwanda would get 234 children education for a year. Is that a good use of money?

'The cost of sending one migrant to Rwanda would give 234 children education for a year.'

Sophy Ridge questions the Chancellor on the Rwanda policy

Jeremy Hunt: 'It will have a deterrent effect. It's the only policy on the table'

#PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d

Genuinely starting to think this is being run by the Glasgow Willy Wonka experience people

Excited to be presenting Sky’s local election coverage this Friday & Saturday

Starting from 10am Friday - alongside Beth Rigby Sam Coates Sky Ed Conway and the whole politics team

Local and Mayoral elections May 2. You won’t have to wait until Sunday to know what’s going on….. Sky News teams will be live from Westminster across key voting areas. We bring you the full story, first.
 
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Remember preparing for this debate like it was yesterday - now the hunt for an SNP leader is on once again

(Here’s a little behind-the-scenes snap with Beth Rigby and candidates just before we went live)