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How damaging is the Gorton and Denton by-election for Labour?
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February 27, 2026
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1:54Now PlayingSky's deputy political editor Sam Coates says the result in Gorton and Denton suggests Sir Keir Starmer's party now has a second challenger alongside Reform UK - the Green Party.
Hannah Spencer became the new MP, winning by more than 4,000 votes, while Reform came second and Labour trailed in third.
Just how damaging is this defeat for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party?
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