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The Papers: 'Starmer on ropes' and 'nightmare for Labour'
The results of the Gorton and Denton by-election and the fallout for Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party dominate Saturday's papers.
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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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‘Our own people hate us’: reality check for Labour as 13,000 majority vanishes
Party billed it as a two-horse race with Reform but Greens’ Hannah Spencer connected with voters in a way it could notFrom the outset of the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour strategists were despe...
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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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PM vows to ‘keep fighting’ after Greens sweep past Labour and Reform to win byelection – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Report: Labour MPs demand Starmer change directionAnalysis: clock is ticking for StarmerProfile: who is Hannah Spencer, new Green MP?Refor...
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Greens' stunning by-election win proves Polanski surge is real - but what now for Starmer?
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...
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Labour MPs demand Starmer change course after humiliating byelection loss
Scale of defeat to Greens has plunged party into fresh despair and again raised prospect of leadership challengeKeir Starmer is facing an ultimatum from his own party to change direction or risk a lea...
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Labour leadership truce holds for now but clock is ticking for Starmer
Countdown to May has begun and dejected Labour MPs want to see in that time PM is capable of changeWhen Labour’s Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, urged Keir Starmer to stand down two weeks ago, the prime...
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Palestine Action arrest as Churchill statue defaced
The Westminster statue of the former prime minister is vandalised with slogans daubed in red paint.
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Welsh elections a choice between culture and ignorance, Plaid leader says
Rhun ap Iorwerth tells party conference Labour and Tories ‘slipping away’ and Reform UK is main threatThe leader of Plaid Cymru has claimed the Welsh parliament elections in May will be a straight fig...
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Reform and Tories report ‘family voting’ allegations to watchdog
Nigel Farage says his party was victim of ‘cheating’ in Gorton and Denton byelection, although Manchester council says no issues reportedReform UK and the Conservatives have asked the elections watchd...
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Man arrested after Churchill statue outside UK parliament sprayed with graffiti
Met arrests man on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after slogans including ‘Zionist war criminal’ sprayedA 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Winston Churchill outs...
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Chris Mason: Green Party win will prompt soul searching within Labour
The prime minister is facing questions about whether Labour's focus on Reform left them exposed among some of their regular supporters.
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Reform reports claims of 'family voting' to police and Electoral Commission
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says his party has reported claims of "family voting" in the Gorton and Denton by-election to police and the Electoral Commission.
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From plumber to Parliament, who is the Green Party's new MP?
Spencer marked her victory by apologising to customers for potentially having to cancel work due to her Westminster move.
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Green win shows progressive voters are now voting against Labour as well as Reform
Gorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectorsThe Gorton and Denton byelection produced Labour’s most feared outcome – the Greens...
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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place
Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England as vote share for Keir Starmer’s party plummetsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the...
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Hannah Spencer: the Green MP speaking to everyday people’s frustrations
Winner of Gorton and Denton byelection was driven into politics by growing gap between super-rich and the ‘rest of us’UK politics live – latest updatesAbove the college workbench where Hannah Spencer...
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How the night played out, as Greens win their first ever Westminster by-election
Labour, which took the seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, came behind Reform UK.
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Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case
Migrant workers alleged they were subjected to abusive treatment in a Malaysian factory for Dyson.
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