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By-Electioncast: Greens Win Gorton and Denton

Hannah Spencer is the new Green MP for Gorton and Denton.

Today, the Green party have won the Gorton and Denton by-election with nearly 41% of the votes, beating Reform into second place and Labour third.

In Newscast by-election tradition, this episode was livestreamed on Friday morning. Adam and Chris are joined by 麻豆社 political correspondent Joe Pike and pollster Luke Tryl to discuss the results and what it means for the UK as a whole.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade and Jem Westgate. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Daffyd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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39 minutes

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  • Friday 07:00

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