Gorton and Denton by-election polls open

There are 11 candidates battling to become the next MP for Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester.

Labour must search its conscience if Reform wins Gorton and Denton, says Green leader

Zack Polanski says Labour deliberately splitting left vote despite polls giving Greens a narrow lead over Reform The polls have opened in the three-way battle for Gorton and Denton in south-east Manchester in one of the most unpredictable byelections in years. The Green party leader Zack Polanski said his party was “neck and neck” with Reform UK to overturn Labour’s 13,000-vote majority, and that Labour will need to “search their conscience” if Reform UK wins.Keir Starmer’s party has targeted...

By Josh Halliday North of England editor