{"id":339935,"date":"2026-05-01T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-may-elections-could-overthrow-britains-two-party-system-forever\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:00:25","slug":"how-the-may-elections-could-overthrow-britains-two-party-system-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-may-elections-could-overthrow-britains-two-party-system-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"How the May elections could overthrow Britain\u2019s two-party system forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/GvhI-56QReI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the May elections could overthrow Britain\u2019s two-party system forever\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GvhI-56QReI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Labour and the Conservatives have dominated British politics for more than 100 years. But local and devolved elections being held across the UK could be about to change that forever, and potentially mark the end for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been given access to YouGov polling data that suggests that we might be at a tipping point, where challenger parties like Reform UK, the Lib Dems, the Green Party, Plaid Cymru, and the SNP could be set for some of their best results ever.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we\u2019ll look at what this data reveals, how Nigel Farage\u2019s Reform UK and Zack Polanski\u2019s Green Party could potentially unseat Labour and the Conservatives, and how this all means the future of British politics could be set to change indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>Credits:<br \/>\nPresenter: Professor Jane Green, Nuffield College, University of Oxford<br \/>\nResearcher: Dr. Marta Miori, Nuffield College, University of Oxford<br \/>\nProducer: Hannah Ward-Glenton<br \/>\nProducer: George Boswell<br \/>\nData source: YouGov<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00: Is change coming?<br \/>\n1:17 The fall of Labour and the Conservatives<br \/>\n5:19 The UK\u2019s political divide<br \/>\n7:20 What might happen?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour and the Conservatives have dominated British politics for more than 100 years. But local and devolved elections being held across the UK could be about to change that forever, and potentially mark the end for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. 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