# Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

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Podcast: [The News Agents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-5644592)
Published: 2026-05-08T16:12:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/
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The morning after elections, political parties send their leaders out to areas where they outperformed expectations to try and sell a narrative about their results, even on the bruising nights. Such was the scale of Labour's defeat that for much of the night, it wasn't clear whether there was anywhere they could send Starmer. Eventually, he headed to Ealing where Labour kept control of the council. In West London, Starmer insisted he isn't "going to walk away". He acknowledged that "voters have sent a message about the pace of change". But isn't that message that they would like a Reform government? Isn't it at the very least that they do not want him to remain in Downing Street? Where does Labour go from here - and is Nigel Farage now measuring the curtains in 10 Downing Street? Later, Luke Tryl on the complete collapse of the two party system. The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

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