Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection must distance himself from “racist content” shared by members of his campaign team, the Labour party has said. In a letter to Matt Goodwin, Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader, said an investigation by the Manchester Mill revealed five separate members who had campaigned with Goodwin had shared racist content online and had expressed suppor...

Reform UK will face a police investigation in Gorton and Denton after admitting it sent out letters from a “concerned neighbour” which did not state they had been funded and distributed by the party. Greater Manchester police confirmed it had received a report about the breach of electoral law and said it would investigate. The Electoral Commission said the omission was a matter for the police, st...

In three weeks, the people of Gorton and Denton will head to the polls for their byelection. And the rest of the UK will be watching. The attention given to this vote will be huge. The main talking points are the verdict it gives on Keir Starmer’s premiership, the decision to stop Andy Burnham standing, Reform UK potentially taking the seat and the Greens being the current favourites. It is both a...

Labour’s soul is being laid bare in the Gorton and Denton byelection campaign. Insofar as the party’s masters have had a coherent political strategy, it is this: define Labour against the left, and compete with the right for votes. If the left is squealing or the Daily Mail is cheering, goes the thinking, Labour must be on the right track. Being forced to compete with the left was never part of th...

Labour have accused the Reform UK candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, Matthew Goodwin, of representing “toxic politics” after he was endorsed by the far-right agitator Tommy Robinson. The move will be uncomfortable for Nigel Farage, who has consistently kept the parties he leads separate from Robinson, an anti-Islam campaigner and one of the UK’s leading far-right figures. In a post on...

The Green party has selected the former mayoral candidate Hannah Spencer to run in the upcoming Gorton and Denton byelection. Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber by trade, has resided in the constituency in the past and was the Green candidate for mayor of Manchester during the 2024 election, where she finished fifth behind Labour’s Andy Burnham, who retained the post, as well as Conservati...

Labour has launched an attack on the Green party for wanting to legalise drugs, as the parties vie to be seen as the main leftwing contender against Reform UK in the Gorton and Denton byelection. The party is pursuing a strategy of trying to sideline Zack Polanski’s party after warnings Labour was too slow to pitch itself as the “Stop Reform” party in Caerphilly, which was won by Plaid Cymru. With...

From This morning Robert Peston, ITV’s political editor, said he had been told by a “source close to the PM” that Andy Burnham “was informed in no uncertain terms that he would be repulsed” if he applied to be the candidate in Gorton and Denton. Peston said No 10 “therefore interpret his application as an explicit attempt to destabilise Starmer and sow dissent, rather than – which he claims – see...

The part of Manchester I call home has suddenly found itself thrust into the political spotlight. Gorton and Denton is the seat where Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham wanted to run as Labour's Westminster candidate - before being swiftly blocked by the party's executive, triggering an internal crisis. For a long time, these parts have been Labour through and through - the former constituency...

The Labour party has once again been plunged into turmoil after the NEC blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Will the row quickly fade, or does it risk piling further pressure on the prime minister? Meanwhile, Pippa Crerar will be joining Keir Starmer on his trip to China – but can he focus on diplomacy abroad, or will the Westminster psychodrama continue to over...

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne's on your podcast app👈 After a weekend of will he or won't he - Labour's National Executive Committee decided to block Andy Burnham from standing in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election - but has this move just ignited a massive internal civil war? Sam and Anne reveal some of the details from the crucial NEC meeting - assessing how damaging the move coul...

Бернэма называют главным потенциальным соперником премьер-министра Кира Стармера в борьбе за лидерство в партии и, соответственно, за премьерское кресло. На этой неделе в прессе появились сообщения о возможном начале внутрипартийной борьбы, однако сам Стармер публично назвал подобные разговоры "пустой тратой времени". По информации Sky News, вопрос о допуске Бернэма к выборам рассматривался исполн...

Labour’s national executive committee has blocked Andy Burnham’s request to seek selection for the Gorton and Denton byelection, according to Labour sources. The decision is likely to set off a ferocious row with allies of the Greater Manchester mayor. Of the 10-strong “officers’ group” of the NEC, the vote went eight to one against Burnham, a Labour source said. The chair, the home secretary, Sha...

Andy Burnham has formally put himself forward to stand for parliament in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton in what could be the first move in a campaign to replace Keir Starmer. The Greater Manchester mayor has announced that he has applied to be a candidate in the upcoming byelection, having submitted an application before the deadline of 5pm on Saturday. His application will have...

A toddler is recovering in hospital after receiving "life-changing" facial injuries in a dog attack in Denton, Greater Manchester. The one-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital alongside two adults - a 21-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man - who were also caught up in the incident on Thursday evening. They have sustained serious injuries, which are not life-changing or life-threatening. The d...

Eine 90-jährige Frau in Texas hat erfolgreich ihren Masterabschluss bestanden und ist somit der älteste Mensch, der jemals Kurse an der University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton absolviert hat. Laut der Zeitung „ tz “, war Minnie Payne bei der Abschlussfeier in Begleitung ihres Enkels und zeigte sich selbst „begeistert“ und „demütig“ über ihren Erfolg. 90-Jährige schloss 1950 die Highschool ab Pay...

Во время самоизоляции житель английского города Дентон решил подарить на день рождения своей возлюбленной бокал для джина с гравировкой. Сюрприз довёл её до истерики. По задумке молодого человека на бокале должны были написать: «С днём рождения, принцесса, люблю тебя безумно». Когда девушка распаковала подарок, оказалось, что на нём выгравировали не тот текст. Парень при размещении заказа перепута...

Сотрудникам полицейского департамента округа Дентон (штат Техас, США) пришлось разбить окно внедорожника, чтобы остановить 81-летнюю женщину, которая отказалась следовать их инструкциям. Видеозапись задержания пенсионерки опубликована на странице Daily Mail в Facebook 29 июня. За сутки ролик просмотрели более миллиона раз. Как отмечается в подписях в клипе, женщина не заметила, как выехала на встр...

В британском графстве Большой Манчестер начались судебные слушания по делу двоих подростков, обвиняемых в намерении устроить взрыв и совершить несколько убийств. Об этом 2 сентября сообщает BBC News. По версии обвинения, 18-летний Мэтью Свифт и 16-летний Росс Маккнайт планировали взорвать торговый центр в городе Дентон, а затем застрелить нескольких человек в дентонской школе, которую окончил Свиф...

Иракские микробиологи Рихаб Таха (Rihab Taha), известная как "Доктор Микроб", и Худа Салих Аммаш (Huda Salih Ammash), прозванная "Госпожой Сибирская Язва", освобождены из иракской тюрьмы в числе 24 бывших высокопоставленных членов правительства Саддама Хусейна. Как сообщает Associated Press, об этом заявил неназванный иракский адвокат, по словам которого некоторые из освобожденных уже покинули стр...