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Victory in Gorton and Denton is historic for the Greens – and cataclysmic for Britain’s two-party politics

The Green party’s dramatic capture of Gorton and Denton, supposedly one of Labour’s safest parliamentary constituencies, offers yet more evidence of the fragmentation of British politics.

The Conversation

Larry Summers to resign from Harvard after Epstein files revelations

News of former Harvard president’s resignation comes ‘in connection with ongoing review’ of Epstein files

The Guardian - US

Financial woe means Alba Party ‘unlikely’ to fight election, leader says

Leader Kenny MacAskill said the Alba Party may be unable to re-register with the Electoral Commission.

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Reform on ‘general election war footing’, Farage says and calls for PM to resign

Nigel Farage said the party will be ready for a general election and said the local elections in May will be ‘crucial’.

Evening Standard

"Weirder than Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak put together": Japan's answer to Steve Jobs predicted personified computers, smartphones and AI in 1984 through a sixth sense, viewing the world as a dog or a dolphin

In 1984, Sunao Takatori used his sixth sense to imagine a vision of computing that feels strikingly familiar today.

TechRadar

Andy Burnham says insiders at Westminster ‘don’t get licence to lie’ after byelection row

Greater Manchester mayor takes aim at House of Commons briefing culture and says he will continue to call out liars

The Guardian - UK

Burnham says by-election bid was not an attempt to ‘undermine’ Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham also criticised the ‘stock-in-trade’ culture of anonymous briefings in Westminster.

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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 Independent UK

Burnham accuses No 10 sources of lying about byelection decision

Manchester mayor suggests claims he was told Labour would not give him permission to stand were untrue

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham decision ‘done and dusted’, insists minister amid Labour anger

MPs have signed a letter saying that denying local members a real choice reinforces the idea that politics is a ‘remote stitch-up’.

Evening Standard

Burnham says claims that he was told in advance about by-election block are ‘simply untrue’

Senior Labour figures have called for unity as a growing number of MPs express concern over the decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election

The Independent UK

Labour civil war: 50 Labour MPs sign letter objecting to blocking Andy Burnham from by-election

Labour MPs warn Keir Starmer decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in Gorton and Denton by-election could be a “real gift” to Reform UK

Evening Standard

Labour blocks Andy Burnham from standing for parliament: how it happened and why

The Labour party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has voted to block Andy Burnham from seeking selection for the vacant Gorton and Denton parliamentary seat. The move and its fallout have exposed fault lines within the Labour party that go beyond a single byelection.

The Conversation

Burnham will try again for Westminster return but declines offer of seat in 2027

Greater Manchester mayor’s hopes of imminent return as MP appear remote as relationship with Starmer at low ebb

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Labour MPs urged to unite ahead of by-election after fallout over Burnham

The Prime Minister insisted on Monday the ‘battle of our times’ was between Labour and Reform UK, as he defended blocking Mr Burnham from standing.

The Independent UK

‘Labour now is just the Tories in red’: Manchester voters’ fury over decision to block Burnham from by-election

Following a tumultuous weekend for Andy Burnham, The Independent asks voters in Manchester whether they believe their mayor should have been allowed to make a return to Westminster

Evening Standard

Who are the NEC members who voted in Andy Burnham's by-election bid?

A 10-member NEC officers’ subgroup blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. This is who sat on the panel, and how each of them voted

The Guardian - UK

Here’s the lesson of the Andy Burnham saga: Labour needs a new leader – fast

Keir Starmer’s dismal decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor has bought him time, but it won’t change his fate, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Guardian - UK

Why is Andy Burnham such a threat to Keir Starmer? Everyone likes him

Labour may have successfully blocked the mayor of Greater Manchester from running for parliament, but this definitely hasn’t solved their problems, writes Zoe Williams

Evening Standard

Starmer defends Labour move to block Burnham from running in by-election

The Prime Minister insisted the ‘battle of our times’ was between Labour and Reform rather than within his own party.

The Independent UK

Starmer defends blocking Burnham’s bid to become Labour MP

In an attempt to quell growing backlash within his party, the PM appealed for unity as Labour braces for local elections in the spring

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends Labour decision to bar Burnham from byelection

Greater Manchester mayor’s participation in 26 February byelection would ‘divert resources’, says prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Tories withdraw ‘mental health’ briefing about Suella Braverman after former Tory home secretary joins Reform – UK politics live

Her defection means there are now eight Reform MPs in the Commons

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham Commons comeback but Labour MP calls for him to quit

The Prime Minister was facing a Labour revolt after party chiefs stopped Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from being able to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election

The Guardian - AU

‘Crash & Burnham’: what the UK papers say as Labour blocks Andy Burnham’s byelection bid

The British papers are in agreement that Keir Starmer faces a likely backlash from unhappy Labour MPs and members

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