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Lewis Goodall

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

He has got them as part of the conversation.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

I mean, I don't know about you, I can't quite remember many times that Adrian Ramsey, when he was leader, made significant waves in the political conversation.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

And what he's done is move them basically to be a sort of Corbyn-Easter party.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

That also has some consequences, right?

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

We've seen in some parts of the country, the slightly sort of more leafy, Lib Dem-y parts of the country, where they were sort of starting to do well.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

That actually that cost them.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

Exactly.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

That cost them because actually that sort of more economically populist red and tooth in the core agenda does not particularly resonate with those voters.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

But what we're absolutely seeing that there is absolutely no doubt that, you know, Emily, you talked about have reformed people.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

Maybe they have.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

The worry for Labour is that maybe they haven't reached their floor.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

And it is possible that the Greens could have further room to grow.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

Let's not forget that Jeremy Corbyn, if we do accept that they are a sort of Corbyn Easter party, Jeremy Corbyn got 40% of the vote in 2017.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

He got 33.5% of the vote in 2019.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

That's only 1.5% less than Starmer got in 2024.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

And that's the other big part of this.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

picture that we mustn't forget, right?

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

Stonewall was never very popular to begin with.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

And so, you know, there is potential room to grow and therefore there could be more places where they cost Labour more seats and more votes in other parts of the country next time around.

The News Agents
Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?

I may have actually started to...