EVEN for the blood sport that is modern politics, the Gorton and Denton by-election is proving a vicious, poisonous affair.

Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat - ‘We would have won with Andy ...

Alex Otti, governor of Abia, says he remains a member of the Labour Party (LP), the platform that earned him the seat in the 2023 polls.

Barely 18 months after a landslide general election victory, Labour’s fight to keep a traditional safe seat is stuttering. Sean O’Grady looks at what it could mean for the government and the prime min ...

Labour Party chair Anna Turley wrote to Matt Goodwin urging him to make clear whether he will welcome the activist’s backing.

Basildon Council descended into anarchy as Reform UK councillors clashed with Labour chiefs over allegations residents were being deprived of democratic rights ...

Nigel Farage believes his Reform UK candidate has now replaced Andy Burnham as the "anti-Starmer" vote in Gorton and Denton ...

Council leaders justified the postponement by pointing to financial pressures. Phil Riley, the Labour leader of the authority ...

Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure as Labour voters drift to Green leader Zack Polanski, with sliding support and a key ...

Dudley mayor Pete Lee was warned an amendment was 'not in the spirit' of council rules ...

The Mirror spoke to voters in Gorton and Denton, where Labour face a battle with Reform and the Green Party on February 26 after Andy Burnham's candidacy was blocked ...

The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) took a decisive turn on Friday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) formally recognised the Nenadi Usman–led National Caretaker ...