Gorton and Denton By-Election Aftermath w/ Daniel Laycock | Political Frenemies #48

In this electric episode of Political Frenemies, Lib Dem activist Mathew Hulbert and former Tory adviser Chris Newton are joined by Green activist Daniel Laycock to unpack the shockwaves from the Greens’ dramatic by-election triumph in Gorton and Denton—asking whether this is a local blip or the start of something much bigger. The panel digs into what the result means for Zack Polanski and the wider Green strategy, while also weighing the knock-on effects for Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, and Ed Davey as the political weather shifts. To round things off, they turn to Westminster gridlock, sparring over the growing controversy surrounding the House of Lords’ delay of the Assisted Dying Bill—and what it says about power, principle, and paralysis in British politics.