11/06/2017

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:00:11. > :00:14.I'm Asad Ahmad. with us on BBC One -

:00:15. > :00:17.So in London, like the rest of the country, there's no shortage

:00:18. > :00:21.of analysis when it comes to reasons for Friday's

:00:22. > :00:28.Chelsea and Fulham's Conservative MP Greg Hands believes his party

:00:29. > :00:31.didn't focus enough on what it can do for London, whereas Labour -

:00:32. > :00:42.The mood on the street in Kensington this weekend,

:00:43. > :00:45.where Labour has taken over, a seat where the average salary

:00:46. > :00:52.But the new MP says money wasn't everything in this election.

:00:53. > :01:00.They vote for social value, and their morals, values,

:01:01. > :01:02.whatever you want to say, and it's community.

:01:03. > :01:08.This was home to David Cameron's so-called Notting Hill set,

:01:09. > :01:12.which dominated Government for much of the past seven years.

:01:13. > :01:15.David Cameron still comes down this street for coffee.

:01:16. > :01:18.He is not necessarily warmly welcomed, actually,

:01:19. > :01:22.because of the mess that he brought with his vanity project of saying

:01:23. > :01:25.This is now the political map of London.

:01:26. > :01:27.In 90% of Labour's wins, they secured a majority

:01:28. > :01:37.Jeremy Corbyn appealed to young voters, and picked up support

:01:38. > :01:42.in a city which voted to remain in the EU.

:01:43. > :01:48.In London, people were furious that Theresa May's approach wasn't

:01:49. > :01:51.to say, "I'm going to reach across now to Remainers and bring

:01:52. > :01:55.It was, "Remain people, you need to sit back and be silent,

:01:56. > :01:58.and in fact, the only patriotic thing you can do is to give me

:01:59. > :02:01.a mandate to do whatever it is I choose to do."

:02:02. > :02:05.But one senior London Tory says it wasn't really about voters turning

:02:06. > :02:08.against Theresa May's particular brand of Brexit.

:02:09. > :02:11.I'm not in the business of blaming individuals.

:02:12. > :02:14.What I'm saying is that we do need to look at our message

:02:15. > :02:17.for London as a whole, we do need to have a good

:02:18. > :02:22.offer on the economy, we do need to be thinking about some

:02:23. > :02:24.of the issues that are very particular to London,

:02:25. > :02:27.like the private rented sector, housing, where I think

:02:28. > :02:30.And as the Conservatives try to claw back support,

:02:31. > :02:42.could a proven vote winner in London come forward to lead from the front?

:02:43. > :02:48.Is it a matter of time before we see Boris Johnson start a leadership

:02:49. > :02:53.campaign? We have had to wait three days for him to say anything after

:02:54. > :02:56.the election, tonight backing the Prime Minister, but how long will

:02:57. > :03:03.the support last? He remains the bookies favourite to take over from

:03:04. > :03:08.her. Sunday newspapers speculate he is ready to launch a leadership

:03:09. > :03:12.campaign and he describes the claims as tripe, and this is a man who said

:03:13. > :03:16.his chances of becoming Prime Minister but the same as being

:03:17. > :03:20.reincarnated as an olive before he did try to get the keys to ten

:03:21. > :03:25.Downing St last year. That went wrong for him. You can be sure if he

:03:26. > :03:28.tries to launch a second offensive, he will make sure, want to make

:03:29. > :03:32.sure, the timing is right. Thanks. A family with young children

:03:33. > :03:38.are among dozens of people evacuated from flats in Golders Green,

:03:39. > :03:41.after a fire broke out At one point over 70 firefighters

:03:42. > :03:45.tackled the blaze as people were taken to hospital

:03:46. > :03:47.with minor injuries. An investigation into its cause

:03:48. > :03:50.is now under way and surrounding roads are expected to remain closed

:03:51. > :03:54.until tomorrow afternoon. An EasyJet flight to London

:03:55. > :03:56.was diverted when the pilot was alerted to what was thought

:03:57. > :04:01.to be a "suspicious conversation" All 151 passengers on the flight

:04:02. > :04:04.from Slovenia were evacuated A backpack was also

:04:05. > :04:10.blown up as a precaution. The cabin crew told us later that

:04:11. > :04:16.most of them have worked for easyJet for many years and have never

:04:17. > :04:19.evacuated a plane before, and then the police came

:04:20. > :04:27.and arrested a third man. Three were arrested but all were

:04:28. > :04:36.released without charge. A look at the weather,

:04:37. > :04:39.and we had a warm day today. As for tomorrow - it

:04:40. > :04:41.will be bright again, but expect the odd passing shower

:04:42. > :04:44.in places throughout the day. The temperature, slightly cooler

:04:45. > :04:46.than today at 20 Celsius. BBC London is back from 6.30

:04:47. > :05:13.tomorrow morning with all the latest Good evening, the week ahead will

:05:14. > :05:17.not be as wet as the week gone and in some of the South largely dry,

:05:18. > :05:21.warmest conditions in the middle part of the week, but at times

:05:22. > :05:22.windy, particularly