English Local Elections: 20/04/2017

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0:07:06 > 0:07:08ALARM BLARES

0:07:08 > 0:07:12- NEWSREADER:- 'The UK has voted to leave the European Union

0:07:12 > 0:07:14'by 52% to 48.

0:07:14 > 0:07:17'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated the result,

0:07:17 > 0:07:20'declaring that dawn was breaking on an independent nation.'

0:07:20 > 0:07:22SHE SIGHS

0:07:22 > 0:07:25'Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to resign

0:07:25 > 0:07:27'later this morning.'

0:07:29 > 0:07:31HE HUMS

0:07:31 > 0:07:32Right!

0:07:34 > 0:07:37'The pound fell sharply as the referendum result became apparent,

0:07:37 > 0:07:41'and traders are bracing themselves for panic when the markets open.'

0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Oh, f...- 'Football news.

0:07:43 > 0:07:46'And England are confident of advancing to the next stage

0:07:46 > 0:07:50'ahead of their upcoming European Championship game against Iceland.

0:07:50 > 0:07:51'More bad news, I'm afraid.

0:07:51 > 0:07:55'There's a front of bad weather coming in, so brace yourself.

0:07:55 > 0:07:58'Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen

0:07:58 > 0:08:02'has emerged as a frontrunner for the French presidency.

0:08:02 > 0:08:05'Experts are warning that the NHS will come under increasing pressure

0:08:05 > 0:08:08'after Britain has left the European Union.'

0:08:11 > 0:08:13ALARM BLARES

0:08:13 > 0:08:16'Donald Trump has been elected as the new president

0:08:16 > 0:08:20'of the United States, after beating rival Hillary Clinton.

0:08:20 > 0:08:24'During the campaign, Mr Trump said he would build a wall

0:08:24 > 0:08:27'on the country's border with Mexico, and called for a ban on...

0:08:27 > 0:08:30'The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has lost a vote of no confidence

0:08:30 > 0:08:35'from his parliamentary party, with 172 of his MPs voting against him.

0:08:35 > 0:08:39'The Government has been criticised over its reluctance to take in

0:08:39 > 0:08:41'child refugees from Syria.

0:08:41 > 0:08:45'Thousands of unaccompanied children fleeing conflict in the Middle East

0:08:45 > 0:08:46'are now stranded in Europe,

0:08:46 > 0:08:49'including the so-called Jungle camp in Calais.'

0:08:50 > 0:08:54'The Government have refused to confirm that EU citizens already

0:08:54 > 0:08:56'living and working in the UK

0:08:56 > 0:08:59'will have the right to stay after Brexit.'

0:09:01 > 0:09:03ALARM BLARES

0:09:03 > 0:09:05'Theresa May has confirmed that Britain will leave

0:09:05 > 0:09:08'the European Single Market and said she is prepared for Britain

0:09:08 > 0:09:12'to leave Europe with no new deal in place, if necessary.

0:09:14 > 0:09:16'Labour's been criticised for handing a blank cheque

0:09:16 > 0:09:19'to Theresa May, after Jeremy Corbyn ordered his MPs

0:09:19 > 0:09:21'to vote with the Government to trigger Article 50.'

0:09:21 > 0:09:23Do you get deja vu?

0:09:23 > 0:09:26I don't know. I'll check the fridge.

0:09:26 > 0:09:29'The Government's been criticised for failing to provide

0:09:29 > 0:09:31'more funding to tackle the pressures facing the NHS...

0:09:31 > 0:09:35'Racist or religious abuse incidents recorded by police in England

0:09:35 > 0:09:39'and Wales have risen dramatically since the European referendum.'

0:09:39 > 0:09:41ALARM BLARES

0:09:41 > 0:09:44If you've woken up too many times with that sinking feeling,

0:09:44 > 0:09:48worried about the direction our country and our world is heading,

0:09:48 > 0:09:51if you're fed up with a Conservative government

0:09:51 > 0:09:54embarking upon a hard and divisive Brexit,

0:09:54 > 0:09:56if you're fed up with a Labour Party more interested in fighting

0:09:56 > 0:09:59with itself than standing up to this Government,

0:09:59 > 0:10:03then don't shrug your shoulders, don't look the other way.

0:10:03 > 0:10:04Get involved.

0:10:04 > 0:10:05All right?

0:10:06 > 0:10:10The Liberal Democrats are the real voice of opposition

0:10:10 > 0:10:13and the only party standing up for a Britain that is open,

0:10:13 > 0:10:14tolerant and united.

0:10:14 > 0:10:15And every day,

0:10:15 > 0:10:19people who believe what you believe are joining the Liberal Democrats.

0:10:19 > 0:10:24You can start by voting for Liberal Democrat councillors on May the 4th.

0:10:24 > 0:10:28Every Liberal Democrat we elect is a voice for you, for your community

0:10:28 > 0:10:31and for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united.

0:10:31 > 0:10:33So join us.

0:10:33 > 0:10:35The fightback starts here.