Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales

Polls have just closed in elections in Scotland, Wales and parts of England. We speak to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy. Two British-Chinese dual nationals have been convicted of spying for China. What message does the case send? We hear from one Hong Kong dissident living in the UK. Three women with links to the jihadist Islamic State group have been arrested on returning home to Australia. We'll speak to the senator who visited their camp in Syria and campaigned for their return. And celebrating David Attenborough's 100th birthday, with a new choral work.

You can listen to Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales is an episode from The World Tonight by BBC.

This episode is 37:42 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The World Tonight when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.