Starmer attacks ‘poisonous division’ of Reform after Tommy Robinson endorsement The endorsement ‘tells you everything’ about Reform’s approach to by-election, says PM The Independent UK · Jan 31
Starmer criticises Tommy Robinson endorsement of Reform UK by-election candidate The Prime Minister was also asked if the Gorton and Denton poll should be viewed as a referendum on his premiership. Evening Standard · Jan 31
Labour announces Manchester councillor Angeliki Stogia as by-election candidate The Manchester city councillor for Whalley Range was revealed as the party’s candidate for the seat on Saturday afternoon. Evening Standard · Jan 31
Labour unveils candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election as party attempts to avoid defeat Selection of relatively unknown candidate comes days after Burnham was denied permission to stand The Independent UK · Jan 31
Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat ‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MP The Independent UK · Jan 30
Gorton and Denton byelection: Labour won comfortably in 2024 but Reform could benefit from a split vote on the left A byelection has been set for February 26 in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton. This will be a big test for Keir Starmer’s Labour party and a temperature check on the state of multi-party politics in the North. Although Labour won the seat comfortably in 2024, some early… The Conversation · Jan 30
Greens unveil Gorton and Denton candidate with ‘stop Reform’ message Councillor Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, was announced as the Green candidate. Evening Standard · Jan 30
Greens select former mayoral candidate to run in Gorton and Denton byelection Hannah Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber, ran as the party’s candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2024 The Guardian - UK · Jan 30
Denmark’s King Frederik and Queen Mary to visit Australia – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 29
The Polanski effect? These charts reveal how much the Greens have advanced The Green party has made gains under its leader – but there is also uncertainty ahead The Guardian - UK · Jan 29
One Nation surges into second place in two polls, but Labor remains well ahead after preferences Five federal polls have been released in the last week, with three of them having some fieldwork after the Coalition split on January 22. One Nation is in second place on primary votes in the YouGov and DemosAU polls, leading the Coalition by five points in YouGov and three points… The Conversation · Jan 28
Matt Goodwin is the most extreme Reform candidate yet. How Labour and the Greens react will define them The former academic’s candidacy in the Gorton and Denton byelection shows the hard right has evolved. To stop it the left must change too, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
Andy Burnham can become a Labour MP – but not until 2028, Starmer suggests Greater Manchester mayor, who the prime minister blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, due to finish his term in three years The Independent UK · Jan 28
Labour movement ‘on the line’ because of Starmer’s mistakes, says union boss – as it happened Starmer’s ‘control freakery’ could end up leading Nigel Farage into No 10, Unison boss Andrea Egan says The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Labour launches attack on Greens as pollster tips Polanski’s party to win crucial Gorton and Denton by-election Exclusive: Green Party leader Zack Polanski tells The Independent the Gorton and Denton by-election is ‘Greens vs Reform’
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Will Labour lose Gorton and Denton by-election after Burnham snub and who is most likely to win? Recent polling in the northern constituency puts Nigel Farage’s party ahead
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 The Burnham fiasco shows that the right of the Labour party would rather see it burn than lose control Starmer’s drones see themselves as characters in The West Wing, full of machiavellian skullduggery but with none of the idealism. No wonder Labour is running out of road, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26 Greens launch major push for Gorton and Denton after Burnham blocked Party ready to pour resources into byelection after ‘game-changing’ barring of Greater Manchester mayor
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26 Labour’s Burnham veto has made a tricky Manchester byelection much harder Preventing the mayor from returning to Westminster deprives the party of its most potent candidate in Gorton and Denton
The Guardian - AU · Jan 23 ‘I’ve been called “bigoted”, “racist”, “homophobic” ... none of that worries me’: outspoken pastoralist causes a stir as NT’s new administrator David Connolly has previously attacked Aboriginal land rights and insulted Anthony Albanese. Now he’s moving into Government House
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 Union boss warns against Labour ‘control-freakery’ over Andy Burnham Unison’s Andrea Egan among several figures to speak out against any moves to rig selection for Gorton and Denton byelection
The Independent UK · Jan 23 Will Andy Burnham stand as an MP and what would a challenge to Starmer look like? The ‘King of the North’ has thrown his hat in the ring for the Gorton and Denton by-election
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22 Labor’s hate speech bill inadvertently led to the Coalition’s collapse. So what’s in it? Albanese government says laws, crafted in wake of Bondi terror attack, are ‘strongest’ Australia has seen in combating racial hatred
The Guardian - AU · Jan 21 Criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu may be an offence under Australia’s new hate speech laws, Greens claim Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke say the laws are needed to protect Australians – particularly the Jewish community
Evening Standard · Jan 21 Zack Polanski: Tax wealth and cut inequality to make London a better city Exclusive: Green Party leader hits out at Labour ‘attacks’ on him as parties gear up for the May local elections