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Greens leapfrog Labour into second place after historic by-election win, poll shows

YouGov said the Greens’ popularity comes as a result of the Gorton and Denton by-election, a victory which caused the party to appear a more viable option and less of a wasted vote

The Independent UK

Why the fightback against Reform must involve the middle-aged, fed-up workers of Britain

Millions of people aged 50 to 64 are out of work – sidelined by sickness, care duties or ageism. If Labour can’t convince them they’re a priority, Farage will step in, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs rally around Sadiq Khan call for 'bold' policies after Keir Starmer Gorton by-election nightmare

The London Mayor accused the Government of a flawed political strategy ‘taking liberal, progressive voters for granted’

Evening Standard

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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

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

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

Labour must cease taking progressive voters for granted, says Sadiq Khan

London mayor criticises PM for calling Greens ‘extreme’ after Gorton and Denton loss, saying it is a ‘flawed strategy’

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Burnham would ‘probably’ have won byelection, says Labour deputy leader

Lucy Powell calls for party to make more use of Greater Manchester mayor after Gorton and Denton defeat

The Guardian - UK

Burnham would ‘probably’ have won by-election, says Labour deputy leader

Labour fell to third in the previously rock-solid seat of Gorton and Denton.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him

In the past he has been urged to follow strategies that don’t really match his core beliefs. That’s changing, as it must, because he knows the clock is ticking, says the prime minister’s biographer, Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - 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

Welsh elections a choice between culture and ignorance, Plaid leader says

Rhun ap Iorwerth tells party conference Labour and Tories ‘slipping away’ and Reform UK is main threat

The Guardian - UK

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

Green win shows progressive voters are now voting against Labour as well as Reform

Gorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectors

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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

The Independent UK

Gorton and Denton by-election defeat a ‘nightmare scenario’ for Starmer’s Labour government

Labour was pushed into third place in Gorton and Denton despite winning a healthy majority in 2024

Evening Standard

Gorton defeat shows Starmer leading Labour into electoral ‘Valley of Death’

Labour was pushed into third place in Gorton and Denton, behind both the victorious Green Party and Reform UK.

The Independent UK

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

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Euronews

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.

Evening Standard

Concerns raised over ‘family voting’ in Gorton and Denton by-election

A row is brewing over warnings of people forcing their family members to vote in a certain way.

Evening Standard

Polls close in Gorton and Denton by-election that could decide Starmer’s future

Votes are being counted in the crucial contest.

The Times of India

UK Green Party accused of sectarianism after releasing videos in Urdu and Bangla featuring PM Modi and Gaza

TOI Correspondent from London: Green Party of England and Wales is accused of encouraging sectarian voting and dividing Indian and Pakistani communities in the UK after it released campaign videos for a by-election on Thursday in Urdu and Bangla and promised the next ones in Arabic and Pashto.

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers in hotels at lowest level in 18 months

Labour has pledged to no longer be using asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament – which would be 2029, if not earlier.

Evening Standard

Gorton by-election: Pound dips as City get jitters on threat to Starmer if Labour loses to Reform or Greens

Zack Polanski’s Green Party, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and Labour have been battling it out in the hotly-fought contest

The Independent UK

Polling stations open in by-election that could decide PM’s future

Labour won Gorton and Denton in 2024 with more than half the vote but polling suggests a three-way fight with Reform UK and the Greens.

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