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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026

Counting underway in Gorton and Denton amid high turnout for crucial byelection – UK politics live

Turnout in Gorton and Denton byelection over 47%, with 36,903 verified votes cast as Greens, Reform and Labour contest the seat Labour sources have told the Press Association: “Early signs at the count indicate the Greens have been able to turn out support in a way they wouldn’t be able to replicate at a general election.” Prof Will Jennings, of the University of Southampton, earlier said the contest was too close to call and that in Britain’s new fragmented politics “anything can happen”. He sa

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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

Bombshell poll shows hard-left Green Party's Zack Polanski could become next PM

In a seismic shift for British politics, polling expert Martin Baxter reveals a historic prediction that could see the Green Party's Zack Polanski as PM

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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election

The Green Party has won the Gorton and Denton by-election.

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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

Parties demand probe as 'illegal family voting' throws huge by-election into chaos

Concerns have been raised about people forcing family members to vote in a certain way in the crunch Gorton and Denton by-election.

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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain

The admission comes after MPs said they were concerned about emissions from a boom in data centres.

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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain

The admission comes after MPs said they were concerned about emissions from a boom in data centres.

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Election observers raise concerns over secret ballot breaches at Gorton and Denton byelection

Democracy Volunteers say they saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history An election observer group has raised concerns over people appearing to collude on voting in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Democracy Volunteers, an organisation founded by Dr John Ault, and supported by Conservative peer and psephologist Prof Robert Haywood, deployed four accredited election observers across the constituency. Continue reading...

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Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Gorton and Denton by-election 'cheating' claim explained

Record numbers of illegal 'family voting' have taken place at the Gorton and Denton by-election, official observers have reported.

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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Chris Mason: Gorton and Denton by-election could be a three-way tussle

Plenty think it could be a three-way tussle between Labour, Reform and the Greens, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Chris Mason: Gorton and Denton by-election could be a three-way tussle

Plenty think it could be a three-way tussle between Labour, Reform and the Greens, the BBC's political editor writes.

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

The leadership issue may be settled, but Your Party’s struggle for electoral relevance has only just begun

Infighting has decimated the party’s supporter base, leaving Jeremy Corbyn with an uphill battle to unite the left Corbyn to be parliamentary leader as Sultana joins leadership committee At 11am on the dot, about 1,000 Your Party members, along with a few lurking journalists, were waiting online to find out who would lead the party after a bruising two-week election campaign. “One minute to paradise!”, joked one in the comments alongside the YouTube livefeed. In the end, they had time to make

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

The Guardian view on Plaid Cymru’s rise: Welsh politics is on the brink of a revolution | Editorial

After a century of Labour dominance, disillusionment with both Westminster and Cardiff has given progressive nationalists a historic opportunity Speaking last October at his party’s annual conference, Plaid Cymru’s leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, raised the biggest cheer when he laid out the stakes in what may be an era-defining Senedd election: “Let’s be clear,” he told his audience: “We’re not here to act as Labour’s conscience. We are not here to repair Labour. We are here to replace them.” For mos

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