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Voters will go to the polls next month in Gorton and Denton.

In today’s newsletter: As boarded‑up units spread from coastal towns to former industrial centres, a new ​Guardian investigation reveals how ​o​ur high streets have become a litmus test for public frustration and ​p​olitical choices

YouGov’s latest survey puts Reform on 20% in the constituency vote, Labour on 15%, and the SNP well ahead on 34%.

As winter set in across the UK, the flags strung up during 2025’s controversial Operation Raise the Colours were becoming tatty and grey. Yet, they continue to send an important message: despite increasingly digitally connected lives, neighbourhoods still matter when it comes to political views.

The former academic’s candidacy in the Gorton and Denton byelection shows the hard right has evolved. To stop it the left must change too, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Kemi Badenoch delivers speech denouncing Westminster ‘psychodrama’ as she fights to rescue her party

Starmer’s ‘control freakery’ could end up leading Nigel Farage into No 10, Unison boss Andrea Egan says

Exclusive: the 613 most deprived areas will see higher crime rates and worse unemployment under current funding schemes, report says

The Tory leader also appears to have a message for Tory moderates, who she tells to ‘move on’ from the past.