Labour MPs blame by-election defeat on Starmer's decision to block Andy Burnham from running ⊖⊖
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The Prime Minister was left in no doubt at the anger at seeing his gamble backfire after voters deserted Labour for the Greens and Reform in Gorton and Denton.
Starmer's electoral 'Valley of Death': Farage and Greens eye up hundreds of seats at May's local elections ○
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In the most perilous moment yet of his premiership, Labour 's defeat at the Gorton and Denton by-election shows the party has entered an 'electoral Valley of Death'.
Rayner tells Starmer to turn Left: By-election disaster puts rattled PM under pressure to change tack as one MP calls him 'Labour's interim leader' ⊖⊖
Rayner said the disastrous result in the previously safe Labour seat of Gorton and Denton should serve as a 'wake-up call' for a party struggling to demonstrate 'the change that we promised'.
Police urged to probe 'family voting fraud' in sectarian Gorton and Denton by-election: Farage demands action after poll monitors raise the alarm ⊖⊖
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Amid warnings that Britain is 'sleepwalking into sectarian politics', plumber Hannah Spencer cruised to victory for the Greens in the seat of Gorton and Denton.
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 Greens have every reason to celebrate their victory in th…
Labour MPs demand Starmer change direction after humiliating byelection loss ○
The Green candidate, Hannah Spencer, overturned a 13,000 Labour majority to win the Gorton and Denton seat
Keir Starmer is facing an ultimatum from his own party to change direction or see a leadershi…
Martin Rowson on the Greens’ victory in Gorton and Denton – cartoon ○
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Making a statement, Hannah Spencer’s ‘gross green’ is a political and TikTok winner ⊕⊕
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Green party’s victorious Gorton and Denton byelection candidate taps into the colour meme of the moment with her chartreuse waistcoat
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Henry Zeffman: Green victory shows insurgent parties are here to stay ⊕
The party's historic win in Gorton and Denton by-election is clearest sign yet of changing political landscape.
Farage settles for second best in Gorton and Denton — as Tories lose £500 ○
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Right-populist Reform UK leaps forward in crucial by-election race — without actually winning.