Labour's 'Existential Crisis'
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
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🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Zack Polanski has declared an "existential crisis for the Labour Party" following a "seismic" by-election victory in Gorton and Denton. But does the result mean it's curtains for Keir Starmer?
Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Cindy Yu and Michael Binyon.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Ed Vasey. We're going to be unpacking the politics of the day from Labour's disaster as Gorton goes green. We'll be asking what this historic by-election victory means. And where do the parties go from here? With me today is the Times is Cindy you. Welcome to the show Cindy. Morning. |
| 0:22.4 | And The Times is Michael Binion. Welcome to the show, Michael. Thank you. Welcome. Thanks. |
| 0:27.3 | We have a new feature on the show. Every week Michael is going to ask me what cultural event he should go to this week. Michael. |
| 0:34.1 | Well, you are the former Minister of Culture, so you ought to be right up with everything, |
| 0:37.7 | see it. I want to know which ballet should I go to, which art show, which play, and then I shall follow your advice, and I shall be the most cultured man in Britain. I think you should go to Tracy eminent tape modern, which opens today. Today, does it? Yes. I'm not sure that, is it, is it, is it, Is it more of her unmade beds or is it sort of cleaner? |
| 0:54.9 | The unmade bed is there, Michael. |
| 0:55.9 | Is it? Yes, yes. |
| 0:57.1 | Well, she's had to more of her unmade beds or is it sort of clean up? |
| 0:54.6 | The unmade bed is there, Michael? |
| 0:56.0 | Is it? |
| 1:10.7 | Yes, yes. Well, she's had to make it and unmake it several times. Are you a Tracy Emin fan? Not really, no, no. This segment only works, Michael, if he actually follow what Ed tells you to do. And there's no choice. He just sends you to these places. Cindy, are you a Tracy Emin fan? |
| 1:12.6 | No, unfortunately, I'm not like that. |
| 1:10.9 | No, well,'m not either. |
| 1:12.9 | No, well, you're alone in your recommendation. |
| 1:15.0 | I can see it. I'm made bird very easily every single day. |
| 1:17.5 | Yes, yes. |
| 1:18.8 | You just don't understand modern art, you too. |
| 1:22.9 | But hopefully you understand politics. |
| 1:25.1 | The Green Party have won the Gorton and Denton by-election. |
| 1:27.9 | Their first ever Westminster by-election win, |
| 1:30.4 | Hannah Spencer secured a majority of more than 4,000 |
| 1:33.1 | over the Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin. |
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