Post #435358
2026-02-27 04:39 UTC
Massive win for the Green party in the Gorton and Denton by-election; not even close in the end:
Hannah Spencer (Green Party): 14,980 Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578
Angeliki Stogia (Labour Party): 9,364
Hopefully the UK government will now realise it needs to tack hard to the left. Chasing after Farage's xenophobic votes is a losing proposition.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt
Replies (4)
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@drgeraint@glasgow.social 2026-02-27 05:00
Worst ever result in a by-election for the Tories (1.9%), according to John Curtice; so that's a nice bonus.
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@baoigheallain@mastodon.ie 2026-02-27 06:04
@drgeraint@glasgow.social @Nicovel0@mastodon.social 66% voted Left.
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@julesbl@mastodon.me.uk 2026-02-27 10:25
@drgeraint@glasgow.social I don't think the government is bright enough to realize that they need to change, after all they pandered to their owners, they just need to pander even more, its bound to work eventually 🤔
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@benofbrown@toot.cat 2026-02-27 20:47
@drgeraint@glasgow.social judging by Starmer's letter to labour MPs the penny hasn't dropped yet.