Home Secretary to warn Labour to resist leftward shift after by-election loss The result of Thursday’s poll saw Labour come third behind Zack Polanski’s Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the seat. Evening Standard · Feb 28
Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Gorton and Denton by-election bombshell: Five big takeaways The by-election was a devastating blow for Sir Keir Starmer as Labour were pushed into a humiliating third place Evening Standard · Feb 27
Starmer finds himself in a great Green mess – and he is now in the last chance saloon THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If the PM is to rebound from this disastrous result and fend off Zack Polanski from Labour's left flank, he must drop every distraction and ‘deliver, deliver, deliver’ The Independent UK · Feb 27
‘Our own people hate us’: reality check for Labour as 13,000 majority vanishes Party billed it as a two-horse race with Reform but Greens’ Hannah Spencer connected with voters in a way it could not The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Labour MPs demand Starmer change course after humiliating byelection loss Scale of defeat to Greens has plunged party into fresh despair and again raised prospect of leadership challenge The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
SNP would be ‘complacent’ to think Holyrood election is ‘in the bag’ – Alexander Scottish Labour campaign co-chairman Douglas Alexander accepted however his party are underdogs for the May election. Evening Standard · Feb 27
Labour leadership truce holds for now but clock is ticking for Starmer Countdown to May has begun and dejected Labour MPs want to see in that time PM is capable of change The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
May election could be Labour’s ‘only chance’ to oust SNP – Anas Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader was speaking as he addressed his party’s conference in Paisley. Evening Standard · Feb 27
Spencer’s victory speech an object lesson in grace while Reform’s man rages Matt Goodwin claimed cheating in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia fled, Keir was tin-eared and Kemi brought the comedy The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Welsh elections a choice between culture and ignorance, Plaid leader says Rhun ap Iorwerth tells party conference Labour and Tories ‘slipping away’ and Reform UK is main threat The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Reform and Tories report ‘family voting’ allegations to watchdog Nigel Farage says his party was victim of ‘cheating’ in Gorton and Denton byelection, although Manchester council says no issues reported The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Gross green, chartreuse or phlegm? Hannah Spencer’s waistcoat is political and TikTok winner Newly elected Gorton and Denton MP taps into colour meme of the moment with statement waistcoat The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Having romped into third place in Gorton and Denton, Labour is celebrating its success with a word salad Got battered at the polls? No problem. Just act like voters want more of what you’re selling – not considerably less, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Evening Standard · Feb 27 What are the Green Party's policies? Polls forecast 'political earthquake' in London The Green Party's manifesto outlines transformative policies in energy, economy, and more, positioning them as a key player in the next General Election
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 Five key takeaways from the Gorton and Denton byelection The night saw a big win for the Greens, disappointment for Reform and landmark losses for Labour and the Tories
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 ‘We defeated the parties of billionaire donors’: Hannah Spencer’s victory speech ‘We don’t have to fight dirty to fight for change,’ says Green party’s new MP after Gorton and Denton byelection win
International Business Times UK · Feb 27 Nigel Farage Fury: Reform UK Leader Makes 'Cheating' Claims After By-Election Loss Nigel Farage has accused opponents of 'cheating' after Reform UK's defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election, even as officials insisted no issues were reported on polling day. The row has collided with a landmark Green Party win—and fresh scrutiny of what election observers called 'family voting.'
The Times of India · Feb 27 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.
Evening Standard · Feb 27 ‘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
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 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
The Times of India · Feb 27 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 Guardian - UK · Feb 27 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 Independent UK · Feb 27 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
Evening Standard · Feb 27 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.