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A by-election in Gorton and Denton next week could see a new left and right emerge in British politics, as Dan Haygarth finds out

The Green Party has previously campaigned to decriminalise drug possession

ON THE GROUND: The fate of Keir Starmer’s premiership could be decided in Gorton and Denton this month, where Labour faces a struggle to cling on to a 13,000 majority. Dan Haygarth speaks to despondent constituents who are considering switching their allegiance to the Greens or Reform

Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left

Leader Zack Polanski believes the Gorton and Denton by-election will be a race between the Greens and Reform

Leader Zack Polanski said it was a race between the Greens and Reform UK.

With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution?

Green leader Zack Polanski is taking the fight to Labour with his brand of eco-populism — but while he’s riding high in the polls, do his economic policies really stack up?

But Labour accused the Green leader of ‘chickening out’ of being his party’s contender in the crunch by-election