UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under more pressure, after the Green Party won their first ever Westminster by-election.
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Labour finished third behind both the Green's and Reform UK.
Hannah Spencer becomes the Green Party's fifth MP in Parliament, winning the Gorton and Denton seat near Manchester with a majority of four thousand four hundred and two. (4,402)
In her victory speech, the 34 year old former plumber promised to champion working people:
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The vote was triggered by the resignation of former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne on health grounds.
The constituency had been considered a safe Labour seat.
Political Editor for HuffPost UK, Kevin Schofield, believes the result means Sir Keir Starmer's leadership will again come under intense scrutiny:
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