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Could Labour lose Gorton and Denton? New polling puts Greens ahead for first time

Pollsters are offering mixed predictions of the final result

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski challenges Nigel Farage to showdown debate as Greens get early boost in Gorton by-election

But Labour accused the Green leader of ‘chickening out’ of being his party’s contender in the crunch by-election

Evening Standard

Conservatives announce retired detective as Gorton by-election candidate

Charlotte Cadden, who was a police officer for 30 years, said she would ‘fight to be a no-nonsense champion’ in the Gorton and Denton poll.

Evening Standard

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In Gorton and Denton, I found a long-festering sense of fury that Labour has no idea how to tackle

The people I met were disconnected and angry at the same time. Even if Labour somehow wins this byelection, how does it arrest the slide into hopelessness, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Inside Labour’s Keir crisis: MPs warn Starmer has only accelerated leadership challenge by blocking Burnham

Labour Party has unveiled a relatively unknown candidate, Manchester city councillor Angeliki Stogia, to fight the Gorton and Denton by-election after snubbing the so-called King of the North. David Maddox, Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke report

The Independent UK

Starmer criticises Tommy Robinson endorsement of Reform UK by-election candidate

The Prime Minister was also asked if the Gorton and Denton poll should be viewed as a referendum on his premiership.

Evening Standard

Starmer attacks ‘poisonous division’ of Reform after Tommy Robinson endorsement

The endorsement ‘tells you everything’ about Reform’s approach to by-election, says PM

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Labour announces Manchester councillor Angeliki Stogia as by-election candidate

The Manchester city councillor for Whalley Range was revealed as the party’s candidate for the seat on Saturday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Labour urges Reform by-election candidate to reject Tommy Robinson’s backing

Labour Party chair Anna Turley wrote to Matt Goodwin urging him to make clear whether he will welcome the activist’s backing.

Evening Standard

Gorton and Denton byelection: Labour won comfortably in 2024 but Reform could benefit from a split vote on the left

A byelection has been set for February 26 in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton. This will be a big test for Keir Starmer’s Labour party and a temperature check on the state of multi-party politics in the North. Although Labour won the seat comfortably in 2024, some early…

The Conversation

Farage hits campaign trail in by-election

Voters will go to the polls next month in Gorton and Denton.

Evening Standard

Greens select former mayoral candidate to run in Gorton and Denton byelection

Hannah Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber, ran as the party’s candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham can become a Labour MP – but not until 2028, Starmer suggests

Greater Manchester mayor, who the prime minister blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, due to finish his term in three years

The Independent UK

Labour movement ‘on the line’ because of Starmer’s mistakes, says union boss – as it happened

Starmer’s ‘control freakery’ could end up leading Nigel Farage into No 10, Unison boss Andrea Egan says

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The Independent UK

Gorton and Denton is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer

Since the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform could win the seat Labour retained with 51% of the vote.

Evening Standard

Gorton and Denton by-election is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer

Since the resignation of ex MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform or the Greens could win the seat Labour has held for 90 years

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s Matt Goodwin is sure he’s the right man for Gorton and Denton. He just doesn’t know why…

Introduced by an unsupervised Lee Anderson, the byelection candidate was out of his depth immediately

The Guardian - UK

Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British

Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British

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Evening Standard

GB News presenter Matt Goodwin named as Reform candidate in Gorton and Denton by-election

The right-wing commentator and former university academic said the parliamentary contest would be a ‘referendum on Keir Starmer’

The Independent UK

Will Labour lose Gorton and Denton by-election after Burnham snub and who is most likely to win?

Recent polling in the northern constituency puts Nigel Farage’s party ahead

The Independent UK

Matt Goodwin: GB News presenter who ate page of his book after wrong election prediction unveiled as Reform candidate

Reform UK announce candidate in highly anticipated Gorton and Denton by-election

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Gorton and Denton byelection campaign hit by fallout from ‘vile’ WhatsApp chat

Exclusive: Report on six Labour councillors comes just weeks before byelection triggered by Andrew Gwynne’s retirement

International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer Branded a Coward by John McDonnell Amid Deepening Labour Revolt

Keir Starmer faces a deepening Labour revolt as 80 MPs call for his resignation after blocking Andy Burnham from the Gorton and Denton by-election.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs urged to unite after Burnham row as Reform prepares by-election candidate

Reform UK will announce its candidate for the contest on Tuesday at a press conference

Evening Standard

Labour MPs urged to unite for by-election as Reform prepares its candidate

The Gorton and Denton by-election is expected to take place on February 26, after former MP Andrew Gwynne stood down for health reasons.

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