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 · Feb 26
Labour calls on officials to examine ‘very concerning’ reports of illegal voting in crucial Gorton and Denton by-election Labour chairwoman Anna Turley reacts to a report by Democracy Volunteers that claimed to observe high levels of ‘family voting’ The Independent UK · Feb 26
Polls close in Gorton and Denton by-election that could decide Starmer’s future Votes are being counted in the crucial contest. Evening Standard · Feb 26
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. The Times of India · Feb 26
Gorton and Denton by-election live: Labour warned ‘to resist leftward shift’ after resounding defeat Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign after the humiliating defeat in Gorton and Denton The Independent UK · Feb 26
Final countdown as voters go to the polls in crucial by-election Labour, Reform and the Greens are fighting it out in Gorton and Denton. Evening Standard · Feb 26
Yusuf was trafficked into Islamic State territory as a boy – now the Australian faces a ‘vague and chaotic’ situation While Yusuf is believed to be trapped in Iraq’s opaque prison system, hundreds of kilometres away, his mother remains in a Syrian detention camp with other Australian families The Guardian - AU · Feb 26
A special election in England pits Starmer's Labour against rivals to left and right A special election in England on Thursday has become a big test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his struggling Labour Party government The Independent UK · Feb 26
Gorton by-election: Who will win – Nigel Farage’s Reform, Zack Polanski’s Greens or Labour? The Greens are the bookies’ favourite, Labour is confident, but never underestimate Reform Evening Standard · Feb 26
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. The Independent UK · Feb 26
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 Evening Standard · Feb 26
Polls close in Gorton and Denton byelection after three-way battle between Greens, Labour and Reform Counting begins in south-east Manchester after one of the most unpredictable byelections in recent years The Guardian - UK · Feb 26
Australian PM Albanese apologises after calling child sex abuse survivor ‘difficult’ Grace Tame describes apology as ‘a patronising cop out from a total coward’ The Independent UK · Feb 26
What a Gorton byelection win would mean for Reform, Greens and Labour Polls put seat in three-way dead heat with Labour facing threats from Reform and Green party in once safe seat The Guardian - UK · Feb 26
The Conversation · Feb 26 2 of 3 new federal polls have the Coalition gaining from One Nation, but Labor clearly ahead The Morgan and YouGov federal polls have the Coalition gaining from One Nation since Angus Taylor replaced Sussan Ley as Liberal leader. Unlike the DemosAU and Fox & Hedgehog polls that I reported Tuesday, these two polls have Labor clearly ahead of the Coalition and One Nation after preferences.
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Starmer urges voters to reject ‘toxic’ politics in last ditch plea as polls open in Gorton and Denton by-election With his premiership on the line, the prime minister issued a final message to voters in Gorton and Denton where Labour’s seventh safest seat could fall to Reform or the Greens
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Gorton and Denton to vote in by-election that could determine Starmer’s future The Greens have sought to pitch themselves as the only option for anti-Reform voters.
Evening Standard · Feb 25 Gorton & Denton by-election: The milestones and numbers to watch for Labour is defending a majority of 13,413, which is just outside the party’s top 50 biggest wins at the 2024 election.
Evening Standard · Feb 25 Starmer takes aim at rivals in final PMQs before Gorton and Denton by-election Labour faces an uphill fight to retain Gorton and Denton, which is due to go to the polls on Thursday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25 Germany accused of ditching climate targets as it scraps renewables mandate Coalition government agrees to remove parts of controversial law and allow homes to rely on fossil fuels
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25 Lost species to be released as Labour seeks to stave off Greens’ election threat Push for good nature news before polls with reintroduction of white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers in England
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25 Where will Victoria’s new homes be built? Competing Liberal and Labor visions are as much about politics as planning Jess Wilson’s housing plan offers little that is truly new – but Jacinta Allan claims it draws a line through Melbourne and locks millennials out
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25 How is Reform’s charmless candidate still a contender in Gorton and Denton? Ask Labour This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Evening Standard · Feb 25 Nigel Farage heads to Gorton by-election for 'knife-edge' showdown against Zack Polanski's Greens and Labour The by-election race was said to be on a knife edge after a poll showed Labour on 28%, the Greens 28% and Reform UK 27%
The Independent UK · Feb 25 Gordon Brown warns Nigel Farage will drag UK back into ‘Tory poverty years’ Gordon Brown hit out at Reform’s plan to reinstate the two child benefit cap