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Oh God, What Now?

Emergency ElectionsCast – An absolute Mayor for Labour

Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

We’re on a highway to Helsby… As Reform take Runcorn, rack up council seats and take Staffordshire and Lincolnshire county councils, Rafael Behr joins Andrew Harrison to explain what it all means. Is it really Farage’s night? Who’s more damaged, Badenoch or Starmer? Is this definitive proof that Labour can’t beat the enemy by becoming the enemy? And… Andrea Jenkyns. Sheeeeesh.  • Back us on Patreon for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Cornershop. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:35.1

Yes, the emergency casts are back. God, I wish they weren't. The headlines today are all reform all the time.

1:41.5

Their candidate, Sarah Poachin, wins the Runcorn and Heldsby by election by six votes.

1:46.4

Reform wins the Greater Lincolnshire Merrality by a huge margin, returning Andrea Lady Middlefinger

1:53.1

Jenkins to the public eye. At the time we recorded, 1 o'clock on Friday, the Nigel Farage

1:57.8

bandwagon has increased its number of councils by 134, the Tories

2:01.5

are down 106 and Labour down 35, with about probably 14% of seats declared already.

2:06.9

Lib Dem's up 17.

2:08.6

And just as I stepped into the studio, reform took Staffordshire County Council by reaching

2:12.8

34 seats.

2:13.9

So good luck, people of Staffordshire.

2:15.5

What does it all mean?

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