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The episode discusses the public's declining faith in Labour and Conservative parties ahead of local elections, featuring insights from pollsters Scarlett Maguire and Lee Cain.

With 48 hours to go before the local and devolved elections, the verdict seems to be in already: the public hates Sir Keir Starmer and the two main parties – and many will never vote for Labour or the Conservatives again. That is according to new polling, which also also showed an appetite for NHS reform and higher taxes on big business and the rich. Camilla and Tim are joined by Scarlett Maguire and Lee Cain, the pollsters behind the findings, to understand why the public is losing faith in politics. Meanwhile, they discuss the state of the campaign trail, with Kemi Badenoch clashing with a pro-Palestine heckler and Zack Polanski’s poll ratings tanking after his row with the police. We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Highlights…

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Hosts: Camilla, Tim

Guests: Scarlett Maguire, Lee Cain

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Organizations: Labour, Conservatives, NHS, The Telegraph

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