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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Chris Mason on 'an extraordinary by-election result'

Chris Mason reports from Manchester on the Gorton and Denton by-election result.

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Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Mike Salem: Parliament passes complex new laws – leaving councils with the burden of implementing them locally

Enforcement bodies and trading standards report that most UK residents live within minutes of illicit tobacco sources. The post Mike Salem: Parliament passes complex new laws – leaving councils with the burden of implementing them locally appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Sir John Curtice: Greens' win means future of British politics is more uncertain than ever

Not only did Hannah Spencer become the first Green to win a by-election, she won it well.

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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Sir John Curtice: Greens' win means future of British politics is more uncertain than ever

Not only did Hannah Spencer become the first Green to win a by-election, she won it well.

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Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

How distraught Remainers threw away the possibility of a second EU Referendum

This new account gives us Brexit from the losing side. The post How distraught Remainers threw away the possibility of a second EU Referendum appeared first on Conservative Home.

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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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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

Nigel Farage issues stark warning as Greens beat Reform in Gorton and Denton by-election

Reform UK leader warns the divisive ballot was a "victory for sectarian voting and cheating".

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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Labour health minister Andrew Gwynne.

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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

The unthinkable just became reality as Greens surge to victory in crunch by-election

The Green Party's win in Gorton and Denton is truly a seismic event.

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Express Politics27 Feb 2026

I was in the room when Keir Starmer's fate was sealed in crushing by-election defeat

The Prime Minister will almost certainly face new calls to step down after Thursday's catastrophic by-election loss in Gorton and Denton

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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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