Labour MP’s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China
[ad_1] Joani Reid said she had never seen anything to make her suspect her husband David Taylor had broken the law (Picture: PA/Wales News Service) A Labour MP said she has never been to China or asked about China in the House of Commons after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for the […]
Why Labour MPs Want Keir Starmer Out Before It Is Too Late: ‘He’s Burying The Party’
[ad_1] “It feels like an out of body experience, watching your party dying in slow motion,” the Labour MP told HuffPost UK. He was speaking shortly after it was confirmed that Labour had come third in the Gorton and Denton by-election, a seat which the party won by nearly 13,500 votes barely 18 months ago. […]
Greens Claim Historic By-Election Victory In Crushing Blow For Keir Starmer
[ad_1] The Green Party has comprehensively won the Gorton and Denton by-election in a stunning result which saw Labour slump to third place. In a crushing blow for Keir Starmer, the Greens’ Hannah Spencer came first with 14,980 votes following a bitterly-fought contest. Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin came second with 10,578, despite his party’s lead […]
What is family voting? Concerns raised during Gorton and Denton by-election
[ad_1] Ballot papers are tipped out of boxes during the vote count for the Gorton and Denton by-election in Manchester, Britain (Picture: EPA) Election officials have said they are concerned people were forcing family members to vote in a certain way during the Gorton and Denton by-election. After polls closed on Thursday night, an election observer group […]
Why is the Gorton and Denton by-election so important?
[ad_1] It looks like it will be a three-horse race (Picture: PA/Getty) You’d be forgiven for thinking that today’s Gorton and Denton by-election in Manchester is a potentially earth-shattering, epochal, life-or-death moment for Sir Keir Starmer. Especially if you’ve been going a little heavy on the political journalism. Yes, we reporters do like to overegg […]
Zack Polanski Calls On Labour To Apologise For Inventing Fake Tactical Voting Company
[ad_1] Zack Polanski has demanded Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell apologise for a by-election campaign leaflet featuring a fake tactical voting company. The offending literature was sent to voters in Gorton and Denton on the eve of a crunch poll in the Labour-held seat. It says: “The Tactical Choice says Vote Labour. Based on a […]
Labour Accused Of By-Election Dirty Tricks Over ‘Fictitious’ Tactical Voting Group
[ad_1] Labour is embroiled in a dirty tricks row over a campaign leaflet featuring a “fictitious” tactical voting company. The offending literature has been put through voters’ doors on the eve of Thursday’s crunch Gorton and Denton by-election. It says: “The Tactical Choice says Vote Labour. Based on a new prediction made in the last […]
‘Down To The Wire’: Labour In Fight To The Death With Greens And Reform UK In Crunch By-Election
[ad_1] A crunch by-election which could decide the future of Keir Starmer will go “down to the wire”, senior Labour figures have admitted as the party faces the prospect of defeat to either the Greens or Reform UK. Voters in Gorton and Denton go to the polls on Thursday to decide who will replace Andrew […]
Exclusive: Zack Polanski Says He Would Not Stand Against ‘Wonderful’ Diane Abbott
[ad_1] Zack Polanski will not run against Diane Abbott in any future general election, HuffPost UK can reveal. The Green Party leader has previously suggested he could stand in the Labour veteran’s Hackney North and Stoke Newington seat as he bids to become an MP for the first time. He said he would consider running […]
Labour Minister Left Red-Faced After Accidentally Revealing He Faces Sleaze Probe
[ad_1] A government minister was left embarrassed after accidentally revealing he faces a sleaze probe. Josh Simons was forced to swiftly delete a message he posted in a Labour MPs’ WhatsApp group. He sent the message at 1.45pm on Monday, more than an hour before it was announced in parliament by Darren Jones, the chief […]