The political map of Birmingham has been redrawn.

After decades of Labour dominance, the May elections left Birmingham City Council with no overall control. Anger over the city’s financial crisis, the prolonged bin strike, rising council tax and declining public services produced one of the most dramatic electoral shifts in the city’s modern history.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Roifield Brown sits down with Tyrone Fowles, Labour’s candidate for Bordesley & Highgate, who narrowly lost his seat by just 94 votes.

Together they explore:

• Why Labour suffered such heavy losses across Birmingham.
• Whether Keir Starmer became a liability on the doorstep.
• The impact of the city’s financial crisis and bin strike.
• Why voters are turning towards the Greens, Liberal Democrats and independents.
• Andy Burnham’s emergence as Labour’s new standard bearer.
• Whether British politics needs a new generation of leaders who understand social media and modern political communication.
• Poverty, crime and deteriorating public services in Birmingham.
• Tyrone’s journey from the UK Youth Parliament to Labour candidate.
• Why local politics must reconnect with communities before trust can be rebuilt.

It’s an honest discussion about political failure, renewal and what happens when one of Britain’s largest cities decides enough is enough.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.