‘Reform all the way’: on the road in Doncaster – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Before this week’s local elections, John Harris is on the road in Doncaster – which could prove to be a canary in the coalmine for the government. Labour has been in power here for decades but this time Nigel Farage’s Reform UK fancies its chances. So why are people turning away from Labour? Why are they so disillusioned with politics in general? And what would a Reform-run city actually be like?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:10.8	Hello, I'm Faker-Rothers, host of the Guardian Women's Football Weekly.
0:15.2	Every week we bring you the very latest from the Women's Super League, the FA Cup, Champions League and leagues around the world.
0:21.9	And as we get ready for the all-important Women's European Championship in the summer,
0:26.5	our panel of experts join me and football writer Susie Rack to check in with how Serena Vigman's lionesses are preparing.
0:33.3	So listen to the Guardian Women's Football Weekly, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:48.5	Local elections will happen in many parts of England this week.
0:52.0	And in Labor's first big test since it won power last July,
0:54.9	it's Reform UK who might triumph.
1:01.9	You know what I'm thinking about reform? I mean Labour, like, they promise does all sorts and no, they haven't done it. While the Tories are expected to lose the most seats in this election,
1:06.8	this week we've gone to the Labour stronghold of Doncaster, where Nigel Farage's party think they could take power.
1:13.1	If Nigel Farage can turn around and say,
1:15.5	we've done this in Labour's backyard,
1:17.5	that is a hell of a message to present to the British public.
1:21.0	So what would it look like if reform ran this place?
1:23.9	And what would that tell us about politics in the UK?
1:26.7	I'm John Harris, and you're listening to Politics Weekly UK for The Guardian.
1:35.9	Excuse me, sir.
1:41.4	We and are living in a slightly strange way with journalists.
1:43.4	We travel around talking to people.
1:45.0	Can we ask you a quick question?
1:46.2	Yeah, go on.
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