What next for Labour as Reform wins big in local elections? – The Latest

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Labour's losses in local elections and the rise of Reform UK and the Green party.

Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections, while Nigel Farage’s Reform UK made substantial gains and the Green party won its first ever mayoral victory. So is the era of two-party politics over? And can the prime minister survive? Lucy Hough speaks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Hough

Guest: Alexandra Topping

Topics covered

• Labour Party
• local elections
• politics
• Reform UK
• Green party
• two-party politics

Keywords

• Labour
• local elections
• Reform UK
• Green party
• Keir Starmer
• Nigel Farage
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reform UK, Green party, The Guardian

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