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Could Labour lose Gorton and Denton? Here’s what the polls say

All the candidates for the major parties have been declared

The Independent UK

New Reform MPs Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman 'accidentally' vote to lift two-child benefit cap

The former ministers, who defected from the Tories to join Nigel Farage’s party last month, appeared to inadvertently go against Reform policy

Evening Standard

Reform isn’t ready for government, Nigel Farage admits

‘We are halfway towards being ready,’ Reform UK leader says

The Independent UK

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If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice

Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a touching film about a glamorous funeral director

Glamorous undertaker Hayley and her team shine in touching documentary. Plus, what’s the future for Reform UK? Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK labeled ‘racist’ over two-child benefit cap policy

A Reform spokesperson said the policy has ‘nothing to do with race’ and that MPs are ‘wilfully misrepresenting the policy’

The Independent UK

Reform UK politician threatens to walk off TV show during Epstein files debate

A Reform UK mayor threatened to walk off a live broadcast during a debate over the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files.

The Independent UK

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‘I had to learn very quickly’: Reform UK leader, 19, defends council tax rise

Party accused of breaking election promise – but officials in Warwickshire say George Finch’s 3.89% rise still not enough to balance budget

The Guardian - UK

Met police launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks – as it happened

Files released by US apparently show Mandelson sending Epstein market-sensitive information while serving as business secretary

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That’s why he’s facing a perfect storm

The Greens are buoyant as Labour struggles. After shredding any semblance of a progressive agenda, fear of Reform is all the PM’s party has left, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - 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

So is Reform a threat to democracy or merely ‘Tories: the sequel’? Starmer must make up his mind

The PM has told Labour it is in the ‘fight of our lives’ against Nigel Farage’s challengers. To win, it must first agree on a line of attack, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography

The Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

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

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Evening Standard

Zack Polanski suggests it would be wrong for him to stand in by-election

The Green leader, born in Salford, has lived in London for decades, and said his party ‘really believes in nurturing local talent’.

The Independent UK

Polanski condemns Starmer’s ‘high on drugs, soft on Putin’ jibe as ‘beneath the office of the prime minister’

The Green Party leader criticised the prime minister for deploying ‘cheap jokes’ on ‘serious issues’

The Independent 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 Guardian - UK

Democrat slams US justice department’s release of Epstein files: ‘we are witnessing a full-blown coverup’ – as it happened

Jamie Raskin tells CNN Democrats will seek unredacted version of Jeffrey Epstein files after 3m pages released last week

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Evening Standard

Starmer criticises Tommy Robinson endorsement of Reform UK by-election candidate

The Prime Minister was also asked if the Gorton and Denton poll should be viewed as a referendum on his premiership.

The Independent UK

Starmer attacks ‘poisonous division’ of Reform after Tommy Robinson endorsement

The endorsement ‘tells you everything’ about Reform’s approach to by-election, says PM

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

Labour urges Reform by-election candidate to reject Tommy Robinson’s backing

Labour Party chair Anna Turley wrote to Matt Goodwin urging him to make clear whether he will welcome the activist’s backing.

Evening Standard

Fact check: US contributions to Nato and Green Party bar chart claim

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about ego’: Matt Goodwin’s journey from far-right expert to firebrand Reform candidate

Anti-immigration activist is contesting poll in borough where he previously researched far-right extremism

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