Farage: Reform candidate would have won by-election if only UK citizens voted The Green Party’s Hannah Spencer triumphed in the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Reform’s Matt Goodwin coming second. Evening Standard · Mar 2
Farage branded ‘hypocrite’ after meeting Labour activist accused of extremism by Reform Labour have suspended Arshad Khatana after Reform’s Robert Jenrick made allegations about him and linked him to chancellor Rachel Reeves The Independent UK · Mar 2
'I won't commit UK military to unlawful action,' says Starmer hitting back at Trump on Iran air strikes The Prime Minister clashed in an extraordinary bust-up with the American president over the use of UK bases by US forces to attack Iran Evening Standard · Mar 2
Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe The Guardian - UK · Mar 1
Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it After byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate? The Guardian - UK · Mar 1
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 1
Reform UK unveils proposals for electoral reform after by-election result The policy was born out of Mr Farage’s belief that allowing Commonwealth citizens to vote ‘undermines national sovereignty’ The Independent UK · Mar 1
The brave Iranian people deserve our support – but Trump’s strikes will only answer bloodshed with bloodshed THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US-Israeli attack may, if sources are correct, have killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei – but remains the case that the Iranian people deserve more support and wisdom than Trump has shown to be free of this appalling regime The Independent UK · Feb 28
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 · Feb 28
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. Evening Standard · Feb 28
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 · Feb 27
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 · Feb 27
‘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 · Feb 27
May election could be Labour’s ‘only chance’ to oust SNP – Anas Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader was speaking as he addressed his party’s conference in Paisley. Evening Standard · Feb 27
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 Reform and Tories report ‘family voting’ allegations to watchdog Nigel Farage says his party was victim of ‘cheating’ in Gorton and Denton byelection, although Manchester council says no issues reported
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 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
The Independent UK · Feb 27 ‘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
International Business Times UK · Feb 27 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 Independent UK · Feb 27 Takeaways from a UK special election won by the Green Party over Starmer's Labour Britain’s Green Party has scored a surprise victory in a special election for a seat in Parliament in a blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party
Evening Standard · Feb 27 Starmer’s leadership under fire after Greens deliver by-election humiliation Hannah Spencer won the Gorton and Denton by-election in a previously solid Labour seat.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 What does the Greens’ victory in Gorton and Denton mean for the future of British politics? Our panel responds Greens first, Reform second, Labour trailing – and the Tories losing their deposit. This felt like a rejection of the status quo
Evening Standard · Feb 27 By-election 'cheating' row erupts as Nigel Farage's Reform UK reports 'family voting' claims to police Concerns were raised about people forcing family members to vote in a certain way during the contest in Manchester
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27 Friday briefing: Is the result in Gorton and Denton a sign of things to come? In today’s newsletter: This byelection has long been mooted as a foreshadowing of coming elections in Wales, Scotland and eventually the whole of the UK
The Independent UK · Feb 27 Gorton and Denton: Starmer humiliated as Labour come third in crushing by-election defeat Labour slump to third place in the Manchester constituency as the Greens win their first ever parliamentary by-election
Euronews · Feb 27 UK Greens trounce far right in key election as Labour fall to disastrous third place Two insurgent parties with a tiny number of MPs between them have shunted Britain's governing party into a humiliating defeat.