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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026

Celebrations, selfies and crowdsurfing: Greens relish seismic night in British politics

Optimism and quiet confidence gave way to jubilation with party’s historic victory in Gorton and Denton byelection UK politics live – latest updates When the result dropped soon after, it would be obvious that this was an historic moment for the Greens – toppling one of Labour’s largest majorities, and claiming their first ever parliamentary seat north of Herefordshire by winning the Gorton and Denton byelection. But very early on Friday morning at the count in the Manchester Central Conventi

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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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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026

Dirty Business, The Lady, Mandelson’s arrest – are they truth, ‘faction’ or just more drama? | Simon Jenkins

The latest rush of docudramas seems to suggest that anyone in the public eye must expect a degree of intrusion. But where does that end? Was that really Peter Mandelson getting into a police car on Monday? Was it really the same Mandelson who had supposedly been about to flee to the British Virgin Islands, the man called “a traitor” to his country and the buddy of a sex trafficker of girls? Was he really to be questioned for nine hours by the police over “misconduct in public office”, an offence

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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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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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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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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Mandelson faces EU inquiry into Brussels trade role over Epstein links

European Anti-Fraud Office to look into the former US ambassador’s time as trade commissioner in Brussels Peter Mandelson is facing an inquiry by the EU’s anti-fraud agency after the European Commission requested the body look into his activities during his time as trade commissioner in Brussels. The commission said it referred the peer, 72, to the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) last week after the US Department of Justice released documents allegedly showing he shared sensitive government in

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Bangladesh court requests Interpol red notice for Labour MP Tulip Siddiq

Action relates to corruption case over allocation of government land in Dhaka to a private company A court in Bangladesh has ordered officials to request an Interpol red notice for the British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq over a corruption case linked to the allocation of government land in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission has alleged Siddiq used her relationship with her aunt, the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to influence the allocation of a plot of state-owned land in Dhaka’s G

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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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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Why have efforts to bring in assisted dying law been thwarted?

How has legislation backed by MPs failed to clear the House of Lords? And what will happen now? The attempt to bring in new laws allowing assisted dying for terminally ill people with less than six months to live looks likely to fail. The legislation passed the House of Commons but it has struggled in the House of Lords, and campaigners in favour of the new law have accused peers of “sabotage”. Here is what has happened: Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

MPs condemn hosting of Tommy Robinson by Trump administration

The far-right activist’s trip came amid calls for the US to be included in a probe into foreign interference in UK politics The hosting of Tommy Robinson by the Trump administration has been condemned by British MPs amid calls for the US to be included in a probe into foreign interference in UK politics. The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is being feted in the US, where he met figures including a political appointee at the Department of State in Washington DC and a

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