Today, the Green Party have won the Gorton and Denton by-election with nearly 41% of the votes, beating Reform into second place and Labour third.
Hannah Spencer is the new Green MP for the Greater Manchester constituency. How has Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded to the results and what’s next for Labour?
In Newscast by-election tradition, this episode was livestreamed on Friday morning. Adam and Chris are joined by BBC political correspondent Joe Pike and pollster Luke Tryl to discuss the results and what it means for the UK as a whole.
00:00 Introduction – Green Party win Gorton and Denton by-election
00:48 Why is this win such a big deal? The numbers explained
04:50 What does this mean for Keir Starmer?
07.38 What were the campaign issues?
12:17 How has the Green Party changed under Zack Polanski?
15:32 Who is New Green MP Hannah Spencer?
20:14 What does this mean for Reform and Nigel Farage?
24:00 What are the family voting accusations?
28:26 What is next for Labour?
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