Green party’s byelection victory in Gorton and Denton puts renewed pressure on Starmer’s leadership – UK politics live

Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski pulled off an unlikely victory as Reform UK finish second and Labour were pushed into third placeFull story: Resounding victory for Green partyAnalysis: Labour’s worst fears realisedReform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s happening … Whatever happens, I think it’s fair to say that Greens are here to stay now as a progressive voice in British politics. Continue reading…