We have torn the roof off British politics”, Green Party leader Zack Polanski declared after Hannah Spencer claimed a historic by-election win in Gorton and Denton that has sent shockwaves through the Labour Party.
“Labour’s electoral stranglehold is over,” Mr Polanski said, describing Ms Spencer’s victory as sparking an “existential crisis” for a party which he claims has long taken for granted the support of areas such as this.
