BBC Politics28 Feb 2026
Mahmood to press on with immigration reforms despite by-election defeat
The home secretary is to double down on plans for Danish-style restrictions on asylum seekers.
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The Guardian Politics28 Feb 2026
Labour anxiety and accusations after big shift in Muslim vote to Greens
PM criticises ‘sectarian politics’ in byelection but party may fear Greens’ nascent leftwing political machine The Green party’s success at winning Muslim votes in Gorton and Denton has sent tremors through Westminster, prompting recriminations and accusations from opposition parties, who sense another major realignment in British politics. Experts say Hannah Spencer’s unexpectedly wide margin of victory was delivered in part by a significant shift of Muslim voters from Labour to the Greens. Co
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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026
Mahmood to press on with immigration reforms despite by-election defeat
The home secretary is to double down on plans for Danish-style restrictions on asylum seekers.
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat
Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters Shabana Mahmood will press on with hardline immigration policies despite calls for a reversal from unions and left-leaning Labour MPs after the Green party’s byelection victory. Senior Labour sources insisted that the home secretary would continue to roll out changes to asylum policy, dismissing as “plain wrong” claims that it would further alienate Muslim voters. Continue reading...
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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026
Starmer vows to fight on after historic Green by-election win
The result - in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years - heaps further pressure on the PM's position.
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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026
Green MP cancels plumbing jobs after by-election win
New Green MP Hannah Spencer has apologised to clients for having to cancel jobs after by-election win.
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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026
Reform UK reports by-election 'family voting' concerns to police
It comes after election observers raised concerns about "extremely high" levels of family voting.
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
Green party’s Gorton and Denton win is wake-up call Labour needed to hear
Labour billed it as ‘two-horse race’ with Reform UK, but Greens’ media campaign, and Hannah Spencer’s authenticity, won the day From the outset of the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour strategists were desperate to say the party was on course to win, but the party’s trouncing at the hands of the Greens has made this look laughable in hindsight. Hollie Ridley, Labour’s general secretary, sent a note to No 10 at the end of January saying it was “clearly a two-horse race” with Reform UK, and onl
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
The Guardian view on Gorton and Denton: a warning shot across Labour’s bows | Editorial
Hannah Spencer’s win was more than protest. It signalled that Labour’s moral language and coalition are up for grabs in its safest terrain The Greens have every reason to celebrate their victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection. From a standing start in a Manchester constituency, Zack Polanski’s team tripled his party’s vote to capture a seat that had effectively voted Labour in every election but one since 1906 – the year Labour was born. Labour coming third behind Reform UK is not routine m
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Sky News Politics27 Feb 2026
Gorton and Denton by-election result proves Polanski surge is real and the Greens are a serious threat to Labour
At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this.
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
Labour MPs demand Starmer change direction after humiliating byelection loss
The Green candidate, Hannah Spencer, overturned a 13,000 Labour majority to win the Gorton and Denton seat Keir Starmer is facing an ultimatum from his own party to change direction or see a leadership challenge within months after the Greens humiliated Labour with a historic byelection victory in Gorton and Denton. Overturning a 13,000 Labour majority from the general election, Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green councillor, became the party’s fifth MP on Friday. Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
Greens win Gorton and Denton: is this a turning point for UK politics? – The Latest
The Green Party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gordon and Denton byelection in a major blow to Keir Starmer. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England, with Labour pushed into third place behind Nigel Farage’s Reform UK despite having a 13,000-vote majority. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s north of England correspondent Hannah Al-Othman, who lives in the constituency and was at the count overnight – watch on YouTube Continue reading..
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