Labour Set For 'Extraordinary' Election Defeat | Steven Swinford, Gabriel Pogrund & Lara Spirit
April 7, 2026
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24:40Now PlayingLabour Set For 'Extraordinary' Election Defeat | Steven Swinford, Gabriel Pogrund & Lara Spirit
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as posted by the channelAs Reform rolls its tanks onto Labour’s lawn across the old Red Wall and the Greens set their sights on London, Starmer braces for a bruising set of local elections.
Has David Lammy given up on London? And Steve reveals Reform's antagonistic campaigning slogan...
Meanwhile, with the economic toll from the Iranian conflict unfolding, we explain how it might take Gabriel a little longer to find his daily packet of Quavers.
Steven Swinford, Political editor, The Times
Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times
Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times
Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson
Executive producer: Molly Guinness
Picture credit: Getty Images
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