Labour Just Lost One of Their Safest Seats — and the Greens Did It
In a spectacular triumph, the Green party has won the Gorton and Denton byelection. Local plumber Hannah Spencer has now become the party’s fifth MP. That’s a historic victory for the ascendant Greens, who ran a campaign of national hope and international solidarity over Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Aaron Bastani spoke to Green party leader Zack Polanski at their celebration event in Manchester.
- Published 27 February 2026