Gorton and Denton: Starmer humiliated as Labour come third in crushing by-election defeat
Labour slumped to third place in the Manchester constituency as the Greens won their first ever parliamentary by-election

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Labour slumped to third place in the Manchester constituency as the Greens won their first ever parliamentary by-election

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Labour chairwoman Anna Turley reacts to a report by Democracy Volunteers which claimed to observe high levels of ‘family voting’

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Labour calls by-election result ‘clearly disappointing’ after losing safe seat

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With his premiership on the line, the prime minister issued a final message to voters in Gorton and Denton where Labour’s seventh safest seat could fall to Reform or the Greens

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It comes as a group of Chagossians who have defied the UK government and landed on one of the Indian Ocean islands have told The Independent that they are not there for a publicity stunt and plan to stay permanently

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Labour has thrown unprecedented resources at Thursday’s by-election in Greater Manchester, a three-way contest which could reshape British politics, writes political editor David Maddox

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Old Etonian Tory defector, who is well known for his strong Christian views, says marriage vows don’t mean anything now

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Councillor Simon Evans has apologised and said he did not realise the full content of the post, adding: ‘I would never intentionally call for, or wish violence upon anyone’

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David Lammy has pledged to fix the UK’s broken judicial system amid a spiralling case backlog

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The ex-Labour peer is being questioning after he was alleged to have leaked senstive information to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary

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Sir Keir Starmer visited Labour’s by-election campaign in Gorton and Denton with the party in a three-horse race with the Greens and Reform

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Reform’s new home affairs spokesperson denied that there would be a repeat of violence seen in Minnesota in the US where two protesters have been killed, but warned ‘we will not flinch’

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The ex-Labour peer is being questioning after he was alleged to have leaked senstive information to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary

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Zia Yusuf, the party’s new home affairs spokesperson, unveiled plan for ‘Trump inspired’ border force on Monday

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