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Zack Polanski's Greens surge in London - could they even be in first place ahead of Labour?

New poll comes ahead of the May local elections when Labour is expected to suffer heavy losses in the capital

Evening Standard · Mar 3

Embattled Starmer tells Labour MPs his leadership represents the ‘mainstream majority’

The prime minister addressed a meeting of Labour MPs for the first time since the party suffered a humiliating defeat last week in Gorton and Denton

The Independent UK · Mar 2

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

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 · 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

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 · Feb 27

Why isn’t the Greens’ growing success reflected in media coverage?

The victory of the Greens in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary byelection is a landmark for the party. But our new research reveals the Greens have received limited airtime over the last year despite almost doubling their support in the polls and in party membership.

The Conversation · Feb 27

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 · Feb 27