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How is Reform’s charmless candidate still a contender in Gorton and Denton? Ask Labour

This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

Nigel Farage heads to Gorton by-election for 'knife-edge' showdown against Zack Polanski's Greens and Labour

The by-election race was said to be on a knife edge after a poll showed Labour on 28%, the Greens 28% and Reform UK 27%

Evening Standard · Feb 25

The hard right has high hopes in Gorton and Denton – but a grassroots fightback is under way

As ordinary people feel the effects of divisive rhetoric, a local group is taking action to empower the community

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

Reform UK promises to scrap flagship Labour worker and renters’ protections

Richard Tice echoes Donald Trump with pledge of ‘great repeal act’ and ‘tight quotas and significant tariffs’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

‘Rude, arrogant and entitled’: MPs line up to condemn disgraced Andrew

The speaker let it be known there was no prohibition on criticising royals in the chamber. So MPs had a go

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

Flawed council shake-up plans will not deliver savings

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on the government’s plans to overhaul local government

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

Thousands of pages of documents from Nicola Sturgeon inquiry published

The papers relate to an investigation into whether the former first minister breached the ministerial code.

Evening Standard · Feb 24

British dual nationals risk imminent refusal of travel to UK, Home Office affirms

Government ignores pleas for a grace period before new rules come into force on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

Lord Advocate gave Swinney details of Murrell charge in March 2025, papers show

It has sparked calls from the opposition at Holyrood for Dorothy Bain KC to appear before MSPs to answer questions.

Evening Standard · Feb 24

Labour overtake Reform in election betting odds

Bookies have put Labour ahead in the betting odds after 18 months of trailing Reform UK

Evening Standard · Feb 24