16:42

That is all from me for this afternoon.

If there is any important breaking news later, a colleague will reactivate this blog.

This evening we will be running a separate live blog for the local elections. It is due to launch at 9.30pm, and you will be able to find it here. Colleagues will be writing it during the night, and I will be in at 6am tomorrow morning to pick it up and carry it through all Friday.