Labour suffered a historic loss in the Welsh Senedd elections, coming in third behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.
In Scotland, the SNP held onto its majority with second place too close to call between Labour and Reform as Newscast began recording.
And in England, a bruising run of results continued for Labour, who lost more than a thousand council seats. Reform won more than 1,400 councillors and the Greens made gains.
Adam, Chris and James break down the results.
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00:00 Introduction
03:25 Notable results from England
07:49 SNP come first in Scotland
14:10 Plaid Cymru win most seats in Wales
16:32 Eluned Morgan loses her seat
18:51 John Swinney’s plans for independence
22:05 Keir Starmer reacts to results
32:41 Can Labour bounce back?
