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...
<p>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.</p><p>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 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast"><strong>watch on YouTube</strong></a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/feb/27/greens-win-gorton-and-denton-is-this-a-turning-point-for-uk-politics-the-latest">Continue reading...</a>
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