Labour is stubborn in defeat because it knows this: we face the belated end of the political 20th century
- Posted on March 1, 2026
- By The Guardian
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Labour is stubborn in defeat because it knows this: we face the belated end of the political 20th century

In Gorton and Denton, I heard again and again that people wanted seismic political change – Labour and the Tories are no longer part of that conversation, says Guardian columnist John Harris