Is Labour too London?
Electoral Dysfunction
Sky News
4.4 • 764 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Beth, Ruth and Harriet look at their prospects and reveal what sort of deputy Keir Starmer would prefer – as well as who the left of Labour would prefer is rooting for. Does the next deputy need to be a Northern woman?
Plus, after hot footing it between Birmingham and London, Beth reflects on her interview with Nigel Farage and if the Reform conference was hinging on the American vibes.
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| 1:24.1 | Hello and welcome to another extra episode of Electoral Dysfunction from Sky News with me, Beth Rick B. |
| 1:35.0 | Me Ruth Davidson and me Harriet Harmon. |
| 1:37.2 | So look, we used to do this in election era, these extra episodes, but you know, there is news. |
| 1:43.7 | There's so much news that we are popping up. |
| 1:45.9 | Now, I'm popping up from home because I'm still absolutely exhausted. |
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