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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says Green Party's Hannah Spencer

In her acceptance speech, Hannah Spencer said she was “no different from every single person in this constituency”.

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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026

Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection in blow to Keir Starmer

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, with Labour coming in third behind reform UK The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority. Continue reading...

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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Gorton and Denton was a disaster for Labour - can Starmer find a way back?

The first ever Green by-election win, their first ever MP in the north of England, all in the first electoral test for the relatively new Green leader Zack Polanski. This is his moment - and reasonably so.

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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

Gorton and Denton by-election results in full as Keir Starmer dealt humiliating blow

The results are in for the crunch Gorton and Denton by-election.

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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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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

'Hold on!' Express journalist Esther Krakue demolishes Lisa Nandy on Labour's gaslighting

In a heated exchange, a fiery journalist took center stage, challenging a seasoned politician's narrative in a packed Birmingham hall.

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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