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Mandelson has been ousted from Labour – but Starmer hasn’t heard the end of it

NEWS ANALYSIS: The scandal has echoes of the Christopher Pincher affair that finished off Boris Johnson, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

What’s really behind Labour’s civil war: John Rentoul answers your questions

ASK ME ANYTHING: In a recent Q&A with Independent readers, chief political commentator John Rentoul argues that Labour’s internal turmoil under Keir Starmer reflects a deeper crisis of discipline and direction that could hand the political initiative to Nigel Farage

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski challenges Nigel Farage to showdown debate as Greens get early boost in Gorton by-election

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

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In Gorton and Denton, I found a long-festering sense of fury that Labour has no idea how to tackle

The people I met were disconnected and angry at the same time. Even if Labour somehow wins this byelection, how does it arrest the slide into hopelessness, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Inside Labour’s Keir crisis: MPs warn Starmer has only accelerated leadership challenge by blocking Burnham

Labour Party has unveiled a relatively unknown candidate, Manchester city councillor Angeliki Stogia, to fight the Gorton and Denton by-election after snubbing the so-called King of the North. David Maddox, Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke report

The Independent UK

Labour announces Manchester councillor Angeliki Stogia as by-election candidate

The Manchester city councillor for Whalley Range was revealed as the party’s candidate for the seat on Saturday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Labour unveils candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election as party attempts to avoid defeat

Selection of relatively unknown candidate comes days after Burnham was denied permission to stand

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‘Quietly, subtly, the outsider’: Andy Burnham’s dress sense decoded

Ditching the traditional suit and tie for understated all black ‘is as calculated as any Westminster suit, just aimed at a different audience’

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat

‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MP

The Independent UK

Greens select former mayoral candidate to run in Gorton and Denton byelection

Hannah Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber, ran as the party’s candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2024

The Guardian - UK

We have entered a new age of political rhetoric – and that’s bad news for Keir Starmer

Pre-2008, voters with prosperous and improving lives didn’t mind being excluded from the conversation. Those days are over, writes Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Farage's Reform UK will find winning Gorton and Denton by-election 'tough nut to crack,' new analysis

The party would need a 'massive swing' from Labour and the vote on the Left to split, according to Rob Ford, Politics Professor at Manchester University

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham says insiders at Westminster ‘don’t get licence to lie’ after byelection row

Greater Manchester mayor takes aim at House of Commons briefing culture and says he will continue to call out liars

The Guardian - UK

Burnham says by-election bid was not an attempt to ‘undermine’ Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham also criticised the ‘stock-in-trade’ culture of anonymous briefings in Westminster.

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Andy Burnham says he was in a ‘better position than anybody’ to beat Reform in by-election

The Greater Manchester mayor was blocked from standing in the northwest seat

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Badenoch mocks Jenrick and Braverman as she tries to get Tories back on track after Reform defections

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

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham can become a Labour MP – but not until 2028, Starmer suggests

Greater Manchester mayor, who the prime minister blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, due to finish his term in three years

The Independent UK

Burnham blocked but Rayner’s returning: Why Starmer cannot shake the leadership speculation

NEWS ANALYSIS: The former deputy prime minister was forced to resign last year over her tax affairs, but political editor David Maddox explains why her charisma could see her launch a remarkable comeback

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Join Q&A with John Rentoul on Labour’s civil war, Andy Burnham and a government at odds with itself

ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s internal tensions, Keir Starmer’s authority, the Burnham row, repeated U-turns and why this is the most unruly parliamentary Labour party in history

The Independent UK

Gorton and Denton is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer

Since the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform could win the seat Labour retained with 51% of the vote.

Evening Standard

Gorton and Denton by-election is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer

Since the resignation of ex MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform or the Greens could win the seat Labour has held for 90 years

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner hints at comeback after Andy Burnham blocked from by-election

The former deputy prime minister also insisted she is “not dead yet”, signalling a possible return to frontline politics.

Evening Standard

'I'm not dead yet', says Angela Rayner as 80 Labour MPs 'back her in leadership contest'

Former deputy prime minister says Labour’s leadership needs to ‘do better’

Evening Standard

Badenoch to hit out at Labour and Reform ‘psychodrama’ in speech

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

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner declares ‘I’m not dead yet’ as supporters plot Starmer’s downfall

Former deputy PM was speaking before Andy Burnham’s pathway back to parliament was blocked

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