Green Party win historic Gorton and Denton UK by-election

Sir Keir Starmer has been humiliated as the Green Party has snatched the formerly safe seat of Gorton and Denton away from Labour.

The loss, which saw Labour come in third, is a major blow to the prime minister’s ailing authority and will spark further questions over his leadership of the party, amid devastating approval ratings and mounting concern over the direction of the government.

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