Labour Faces Backlash in Gorton By-Election

0:00It's February 26th. This episode is brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable online privacy. Links in the episode description. Here's your UK news in two minutes. Labor faces backlash in the Gordon and Denton by election after a leaflet from a fake group called Tactical Choice, urged voters to back its candidate. Angelique Estogia as the smart tactical pick against Reform UK. The flyer hit doors Wednesday evening. Right before Thursday's vote in this greater Manchester seat, the by-election stems from Labor MP, Andrew Gwynn's resignation last year over health issues and a party suspension tied to offensive messages. Labor held the seat with a massive majority of over 13,000 votes in the 2024 general election, but falling popularity has. Made it competitive now, with reforms Matt Goodwin and the Greens' Hannah Spencer as top challengers. Some polls show a nail-biter, with Greens at 30 percent among likely voters, Labor and Reform

1:00both at 28 percent, all within the margin of error. Real tactical voting sites like Tactical.Vote and Stop the Tories.Vote actually recommend Greens to block Reform, not Labor. Greens slammed the leaflet as a desperate fake, while Labor fired back that opponents have used dirty tricks too and insisted their candidate is the real way to beat Reform. The race test prime minister Sir Keir Starmerhard amid his rocky start and recent party drama. Labor bigwigs are rushing in to rally support as voting wraps up, with eyes on whether this tight contest signals bigger troubles ahead for the government. Government. Government. Government. Government. Government. Government. Government. Government. Government.