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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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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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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026

Plaid leader warns 'Reform government would set Wales back decades'

Rhun ap Iorwerth has said May's Senedd election is now a "two-horse race" between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, declaring Labour is "over" in Wales.

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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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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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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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Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Police apologise to second parliamentary Speaker in two days over Mandelson arrest leak

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to a second parliamentary Speaker in two days after he was incorrectly named as the person who passed on information about Lord Mandelson, which led to his arrest.

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Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Assisted dying bill will almost certainly fail - and doing it all again would be a significantly bigger challenge

Controversial legislation to permit assisted dying in England and Wales is set to fail because of a lack of parliamentary time, Sky News can reveal.

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Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Met apologises to Speaker over Mandelson tip-off

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the Commons Speaker for revealing he was the source of a tip-off relating to the arrest of Lord Mandelson.

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Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Josh Simons resigns as minister after controversy over information gathered on journalists

Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons has left the government amid a row over a thinktank he used to run, which reportedly collected information on journalists.

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Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Who is Josh Simons - and why has the ex minister resigned?

Josh Simons may not be well known outside of Westminster, but his name has generated much controversy in recent weeks - and now he has resigned.

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Sky News Politics29 Jan 2026

How a century-old Act could help assisted dying supporters override the Lords

While rare, the Parliament Act can technically be used to pass a private members' bill if the House of Lords rejects it, provided the bill passes the Commons in two successive sessions and one year elapses.

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