For the past decade, Nigel Farage has haunted British politics — always threatening to shake up the system, but never quite landing the blow. Until now. With just six votes in it, Reform UK has taken its first seat from Labour in Runcorn — one of the safest Labour constituencies in the country — alongside a string of big mayoral and council wins. Farage now claims he, not Kemi Badenoch, is the true leader of the opposition. Is he right? And does this result mark the beginning of the end for the UK’s two-party system? Lewis and Jon break down what this shock Reform victory really means, how Labour will respond, and what it signals for Keir Starmer’s government and the future of British politics. #uk #ukpolitics #uknews #england #byelection #byelections2025 #runcorn #reform #conservatives #labour #labourparty #keirstarmer #kemibadenoch #nigelfarage #robertjenrick #parliament #ukparliament #ukgoverment #reformuk #britain # #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on the Socials! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsagents.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial Twitter: https://x.com/TheNewsAgents