The Gorton and Denton constituency in Greater Manchester elected Labour lawmakers for almost all of the last century, but Starmer’s government has seen its popularity plunge since it won office in July 2024.

The special election in northern England was supposed to be neck-and-neck-and-neck: a three-way scrap between the governing Labour Party, fighting to keep control of a seat in its historic heartland,

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"For the good of the party and for the good of the country, we're going to need a change," said one Labour lawmaker.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said more government money could go towards improving the Tyne Bridge, if councils decide to spent it that way. He was questioned by BBC Newcastle about whether more funding could go towards repairing the bridge, which links Newcastle to Gateshead.

The Green candidate, Hannah Spencer, overturned a 13,000 Labour majority to win the Gorton and Denton seat

Reeling from a by-election calamity, one Labour MP predicts the governing party will “sit and do nothing until at least May,” when another huge test looms.