<p>The Gorton and Denton by-election was supposedly a three-horse race, but on polling day the Green Party stormed to victory by a vast margin. It was a devastating defeat for Labour, which was pushed into third place behind Reform UK. Sir Keir Starmer now faces intense pressure, while his party must battle a threat from the left as well as the right. Does this historic result – the first ever by-election triumph for the Greens – signal the end of the two-party system? And where does it leave Reform?</p><br><p>Host Lucy Fisher is joined by FT political correspondent Anna Gross,&nbsp;northern&nbsp;England correspondent Jennifer Williams, and political editor George Parker.</p><br><p>Follow: Lucy @LOS_Fisher and @<a href="http://lucyfisher.ft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lucyfisher.ft.com</a>; George @georgewparker; Jennifer @JenWilliams_FT; Anna @AnnaSophieGross&nbsp;</p><br><p>Sign up&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/InsidePoliticsOffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for Stephen Bush’s morning newsletter Inside Politics for straight-talking&nbsp;insights&nbsp;into the stories that matter, plus puns and tongue (mostly) in cheek views. Get 30 days free.</p><br><p>Political Fix is presented by Lucy Fisher. This episode was produced by Fiona Symon and Mischa Frankl-Duval. Original&nbsp;music and mix by Breen Turner. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Our email address is&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Clip from BBC</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3cf6abe1-31ca-49d5-b962-efb4e08156c8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>