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Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign after the humiliating defeat in Gorton and Denton

The nail-biting Gorton and Denton byelection has shown the cracks in first past the post. I still don’t think proportional representation is the answer, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Ministers, MPs and campaigners from all parties have been trawling Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election

Labour, Reform and the Greens are fighting it out in Gorton and Denton.

Labour has focused its efforts at voters who may be tempted to back the Reform candidate in the by-election

Here are five of the morning’s biggest stories. Polls open in Gorton and Denton by-election that could decide Starmer’s future. Zelensky and Trump call for ‘leader level’ peace talks to end Ukraine war. Four killed on US speedboat in Cuba after ‘firing at patrol boat’. Government can appeal against Palestine…

The Greens are the bookies’ favourite, Labour is confident, but never underestimate Reform

A crucial by-election is underway in Gorton and Denton, serving as a significant test for Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. The contest is predicted to be a tight three-way race between Labour's Angeliki Stogia, Reform UK's Matt Goodwin, and the Green Party's Hannah Spencer. Sir Keir Starmer urged voters to back…

Polls put seat in three-way dead heat with Labour facing threats from Reform and Green party in once safe seat

With his premiership on the line, the prime minister issued a final message to voters in Gorton and Denton where Labour’s seventh safest seat could fall to Reform or the Greens

The Greens have sought to pitch themselves as the only option for anti-Reform voters.