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Who is Hannah Spencer? A plumber who rescues greyhounds wins historic UK bypolls

In British politics, victory speeches usually brim with triumph and party slogans. Hannah Spencer chose something else entirely: an apology.

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‘Apocalyptic’: What the Green Party's Gorton and Denton win means for Labour in London

The result challenges the narrative that Sir Keir Starmer’s party is the only viable left-wing option

Evening Standard

I saw how the Greens channelled voters’ anger – and fused it with hope. That’s why they won in Gorton and Denton

Starmer called the byelection a battle for the nation’s soul. This result shows Labour has lost that – and I think it will lose much more, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Labour Pain: Why Green win in bypolls is a major red flag for Keir Starmer

The numbers alone capture the scale of Labour’s collapse. The Greens secured 14,980 votes, representing 40.7 percent of the electorate. Reform UK came second with 10,578 votes, or 28.7 percent. Labour was pushed into third place with just 9,364 votes, amounting to 25.4 percent. The Conservatives, once Labour’s primary rival,…

The Times of India

Green win shows progressive voters are now voting against Labour as well as Reform

Gorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectors

The Guardian - UK

Former MP Conor McGinn denies sexually assaulting woman on night out

Former MP for St Helens North was suspended by Labour Party in 2022 after complaint was made against him

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Lords to be seen as ‘irrelevant’ if no progress on assisted dying law – Falconer

The Labour former minister said peers have spent more than 80 hours scrutinising the contentious legislation since it was passed by MPs in June.

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Hannah Spencer: the Green MP speaking to everyday people’s frustrations

Winner of Gorton and Denton byelection was driven into politics by growing gap between super-rich and the ‘rest of us’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s leadership under fire after Greens deliver by-election humiliation

Hannah Spencer won the Gorton and Denton by-election in a previously solid Labour seat.

Evening Standard

Tube strike hammerblow for Londoners as RMT drivers vote massively in favour of walkout over four-day week

No dates announced yet but passengers could face massive disruption on the London Underground in March

Evening Standard

What does the Greens’ victory in Gorton and Denton mean for the future of British politics? Our panel responds

Greens first, Reform second, Labour trailing – and the Tories losing their deposit. This felt like a rejection of the status quo

The Guardian - UK

Celebrations, selfies and crowdsurfing: Greens relish seismic night in British politics

Optimism and quiet confidence gave way to jubilation with party’s historic victory in Gorton and Denton byelection

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By-election 'cheating' row erupts as Nigel Farage's Reform UK reports 'family voting' claims to police

Concerns were raised about people forcing family members to vote in a certain way during the contest in Manchester

Evening Standard

Gorton defeat shows Starmer leading Labour into electoral ‘Valley of Death’

Labour was pushed into third place in Gorton and Denton, behind both the victorious Green Party and Reform UK.

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Dancing Green: Who is Hannah Spencer, the plumber turned MP who raved to victory in the Gorton by-election?

Ms Spencer, who at one point danced on the street in the constituency, gained the seat for the Green Party with a strong personal performance during her campaign

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s worst fears realised by Greens’ victory in Gorton and Denton byelection

Result shows progressive voters they have an alternative to Labour against Reform UK, and reveals task ahead for Starmer

Evening Standard

Green MP Hannah Spencer's by-election victory speech in full: 'We're being bled dry'

‘Instead of working for a nice life, we're working to line the pockets of billionaires. We are being bled dry’

Evening Standard

Politics LIVE: Zack Polanski predicts 'tidal wave' of Green MPs as party crushes Labour in Gorton & Denton by-election

‘If we see a swing like this at the next general election, there will be a tidal wave of new Green MPs’ - Zack Polanski

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Plumber-turned-MP Hannah Spencer hails Greens’ by-election victory

The 34-year-old took Gorton and Denton, one of Labour’s safest seats.

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Greens make history at Gorton and Denton: Key by-election numbers and milestones

The Gorton area of Manchester will not be represented by Labour for the first time in nearly 100 years

Evening Standard

Starmer defies calls to quit after Labour nightmare at Gorton by-election won by Polanski's Greens

The Prime Minister faced a growing Labour revolt as he was accused of leading his party into an electoral ‘Valley of Death’

The Guardian - UK

Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England as vote share for Keir Starmer’s party plummets

Evening Standard

Greens confident as counting underway in Gorton and Denton

Zack Polanski’s party hopes to pull off its first ever victory in a parliamentary by-election.

Evening Standard

Concerns raised over ‘family voting’ in Gorton and Denton by-election

A row is brewing over warnings of people forcing their family members to vote in a certain way.

Evening Standard

Polls close in Gorton and Denton by-election that could decide Starmer’s future

Votes are being counted in the crucial contest.

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