No more safe seats: the Greens take Gorton and Denton
John Harris, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey chat through all the fallout from the Green Party’s historic byelection win in Gorton and Denton. And, look at what could happen next.
February 27, 202638m 56s
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Show Notes
In a stunning setback for Labour, the Green party has decisively won the Gorton and Denton byelection, with Reform UK finishing second. Does this result signal the end of Labour’s safe seats? And could it mark the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer? John Harris, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey unpack the fallout – and explore what might happen next. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politicspod">theguardian.com/politicspod</a>
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PoliticsUK newsByelectionsLabourGreen partyZack PolanskiKeir StarmerNigel FarageReform UKLocal politicsLocal government