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Party billed it as a two-horse race with Reform but Greens’ Hannah Spencer connected with voters in a way it could not
@theguardianGreen party’s Hannah Spencer secures victory in Gorton and Denton as Reform UK finish second and Labour is pushed into third
@theguardianScale of defeat to Greens has plunged party into fresh despair and again raised prospect of leadership challenge
@theguardianMatt Goodwin claimed cheating in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia fled, Keir was tin-eared and Kemi brought the comedy
@theguardianRhun ap Iorwerth tells party conference Labour and Tories ‘slipping away’ and Reform UK is main threat
@theguardianNigel Farage says his party was victim of ‘cheating’ in Gorton and Denton byelection, although Manchester council says no issues reported
@theguardianThe night saw a big win for the Greens, disappointment for Reform and landmark losses for Labour and the Tories
@theguardianHannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England as vote share for Keir Starmer’s party plummets
@theguardianWinner of Gorton and Denton byelection was driven into politics by growing gap between super-rich and the ‘rest of us’
@theguardianOptimism and quiet confidence gave way to jubilation with party’s historic victory in Gorton and Denton byelection
@theguardianResult shows progressive voters they have an alternative to Labour against Reform UK, and reveals task ahead for Starmer
@theguardianDemocracy Volunteers says it saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history
@theguardianCounting begins in south-east Manchester after one of the most unpredictable byelections in recent years
@theguardianInfighting has decimated the party’s supporter base, leaving Jeremy Corbyn with an uphill battle to unite the left
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