{"id":341228,"date":"2026-05-06T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-reform-could-cause-an-earthquake-in-may-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:00:32","slug":"how-reform-could-cause-an-earthquake-in-may-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-reform-could-cause-an-earthquake-in-may-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"How Reform could cause an &#8216;earthquake&#8217; in May elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qzANeogeHW4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Reform could cause an 'earthquake' in May elections\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qzANeogeHW4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to be a seismic week for British politics, as millions of voters head to the polls across England, Scotland and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Talking Politics, Tom and Robert are joined by ITV News Elections Analyst Colin Rallings, to unpack what\u2019s at stake in the crucial May elections.<\/p>\n<p>They break down the key councils in England to watch out for, and look at why devolved contests in Scotland and Wales could lead to the break-up of the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Plus &#8211; has Farage\u2019s Reform party peaked, or could they still engulf the Conservative Party?<\/p>\n<p>And why could a hostile leadership contest after the elections mean people never vote Labour again?<\/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>It\u2019s going to be a seismic week for British politics, as millions of voters head to the polls across England, Scotland and Wales. 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