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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.

Politics
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.

PoliticsDefenceReform
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.

PoliticsEnvironment
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

Defence secretary orders search for record of Epstein trafficking women through RAF bases

Defence Secretary John Healey has told officials to review military records to find any evidence of Jeffrey Epstein trafficking women into Britain through RAF bases.

Defence
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 Politics26 Feb 2026

Views sought on criminalising deepfake creation in bid to tackle violence against women and girls

A new law on the creation of deepfake intimate images is being considered by the Scottish government as part of a series of reforms aimed at tackling violence against women and girls.

Crime
Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels drops - with a rise in small boat arrivals

The number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels across the UK has dropped to the lowest level for 18 months, new data shows.

Immigration
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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