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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

John Curtice issues warning not to write off Reform as Greens gloat

The UK's leading polling expert has delivered his verdict and it's good news for Reform as well as the Green Party

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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Who is Hannah Spencer - the plumber turned politician?

Hannah Spencer is a plumber, a qualified plasterer, and the woman who has just become parliament's newest MP in a historic series of firsts.

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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

Enough is enough - disgraceful disrespect of Churchill should be met with one response

For too long, left-wing extremists have been given a free pass on the streets of Britain. Their dangerous, racist and destructive actions must be stopped now.

Express Politics27 Feb 2026

Labour civil war explodes as MP rips into Keir Starmer over by-election

A Labour MP warned that the result "couldn't be any worse" for the party

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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

By-election result 'bruising' - but replacing Starmer 'won't solve problem', says Harman

Labour's loss at the Gorton and Denton by-election has been "very painful and bruising" - but replacing Sir Keir Starmer "won't solve the problem", Baroness Harriet Harman has said.

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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

Fury as London's Winston Churchill statue vandalised and area cordoned off

The bronze statue was unveiled in the 1970s.

Express Politics27 Feb 2026

POLL: Should Keir Starmer quit after humiliating by-election defeat? Vote here

Readers can vote in our poll on whether the PM should go following the by-election loss.

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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

We are in a new era of multi-party politics

This is a parliamentary by-election result for the ages, one that sets the tone for its time.

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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026

Labour’s worst fears realised by Greens’ victory in Gorton and Denton byelection

Result gives progressive voters clear signal they have an alternative to beating Reform UK – and shows the task ahead for Keir Starmer UK politics live – latest updates Labour MPs have said for weeks that the outcome they most feared at the Gorton and Denton byelection was a Green party victory. On Friday morning, their worst fears were realised. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes27 Feb 2026

Starmer Humiliated as Greens Win Gorton and Denton and Labour Comes Third

The Green Party’s Hannah Spencer won by quite some margin in the Gorton and Denton by-election yesterday. Labour came third behind Reform. The Tories lost their deposit… There was a 47.50% turnout. The results: Green: 40.7% Reform: 28.7% Labour: 25.4% Conservative: 1.92% LibDems: 1.77% Labour had not lost an election in the area since 1931…

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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

'Family voting' concerns raised by election observers in Gorton and Denton

The officer responsible for running the by-election said no reports of family voting were made by polling station staff.

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Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Labour’s by-election humbling – and the Tories look for opportunity

At their Buckinghamshire away day, Conservatives talked strategy, unity and message. The by-election result suggests they may need to put them into action sooner than they think. The post Labour’s by-election humbling – and the Tories look for opportunity appeared first on Conservative Home.

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