# Is Britain's traditional two-party system a thing of the past?

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Podcast: [Iain Dale - The Whole Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iain-dale-the-whole-show-898144)
Published: 2026-05-06T21:05:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.lbc.co.uk/
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Is Britain's traditional two-party system a thing of the past? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour Party chair Anna Turley, journalist and Reform UK support Tim Montgomerie, Conservative peer Lord Stewart Jackson, plus The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.

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