{"id":341962,"date":"2026-05-08T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/election-results-have-polanski-and-farage-finished-starmer-off\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:00:11","slug":"election-results-have-polanski-and-farage-finished-starmer-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/election-results-have-polanski-and-farage-finished-starmer-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Election results: have Polanski and Farage finished Starmer off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/u6jWcj72MIo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Election results: have Polanski and Farage finished Starmer off?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u6jWcj72MIo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Labour is reeling after bruising local election results &#8211; losing ground to the Greens on the left and Reform UK on the right &#8211; and questions are now swirling around Keir Starmer\u2019s leadership. Is this just a difficult moment for Labour, or the start of something much bigger?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of The Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, former Keir Starmer Chief of Staff Sam White, and political strategist Scarlett Maguire to unpack what the results really mean. Is Labour facing a voter backlash, a messaging problem, or a full-blown leadership crisis?<\/p>\n<p>And if pressure on Starmer continues to grow, what happens next? Could Labour really replace its leader &#8211; and who would even take over?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour is reeling after bruising local election results &#8211; losing ground to the Greens on the left and Reform UK on the right &#8211; and questions are now swirling around Keir Starmer\u2019s leadership. Is this just a difficult moment for Labour, or the start of something much bigger? 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