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Byelection trouncing has lessons for Labour

Letters: Readers respond to the Green party’s victory in Gorton and Denton

The Guardian - UK

Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory

Party leader Zack Polanski says surge in numbers ‘proves that the future of progressive politics belongs to the Greens’

The Guardian - UK

Labour is stubborn in defeat because it knows this: we face the belated end of the political 20th century

In Gorton and Denton, I heard again and again that people wanted seismic political change – Labour and the Tories are no longer part of that conversation, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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‘We’re going into a dark place’: Brit awards artists voice alarm over Reform UK’s rise

CMAT, Wolf Alice, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and Loyle Carner say musicians should not shy away from politics – with several warning of ‘scary times’ as the far right gains ground

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s deputy tells him to ‘be more like Andy Burnham’ as he fights to survive as PM

In the aftermath of the Gorton and Denton by-election humiliation for Labour, deputy leader Lucy Powell has been critical of the decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing as the party’s candidate

The Independent UK

Labour anxiety and accusations after big shift in Muslim vote to Greens

PM criticises ‘sectarian politics’ in byelection but party may fear Greens’ nascent leftwing political machine

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

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

‘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

The Guardian view on Gorton and Denton: a warning shot across Labour’s bows

Editorial: Hannah Spencer’s win was more than protest. It signalled that Labour’s moral language and coalition are up for grabs in its safest terrain

The Guardian - UK

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

‘Working hard used to get you something’: what Hannah Spencer’s speech tells us about her, and the state of British politics

Hannah Spencer’s parliamentary story – as the new Green MP for Gorton and Denton – has just begun.

The Conversation

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

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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 Conversation

What Hannah Spencer’s historic win means for the Green party’s future

The byelection in Gorton and Denton this week has been huge for the Green party of England and Wales, with Hannah Spencer pushing Reform’s Matt Goodwin into second place, and Labour into third. Having one extra MP in parliament may not seem like a big milestone, but this byelection win…

Evening Standard

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

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

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The Independent UK

‘Starmer is for the higher-ups rather than the lower-downs’: Gorton and Denton voters explain why Labour lost

ON THE GROUND: This corner of Greater Manchester, a key brick in the red wall, felt abandoned by Labour. Its voters tell Dan Haygarth why they’ve ditched Starmer’s party, leaving it with nowhere to turn

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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

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

‘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

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 Independent UK

Zack Polanski celebrates Greens’ win in Gorton and Denton: ‘A message of hope’

The Green Party’s win in the Gorton and Denton by-election sends a “message of hope” to the country, Zack Polanski said after Hannah Spencer’s victory in the formerly safe seat for Labour.

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