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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lauren MacDougall

Voices: Poll of the day: As voters turn away from Labour and the Tories, is Britain’s two-party system crumbling?

Is Britain's two-party system crumbling? - (Ben Birchall/PA)

The overnight results from Thursday’s elections have sent shockwaves through Britain’s political landscape, raising serious questions about the future of the country’s traditional two-party dominance.

Reform UK, long seen as a fringe challenger, won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes, overturning a massive 35-point Labour majority. Nigel Farage’s party also claimed its first mayoralty in Greater Lincolnshire.

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