Gorton and Denton by-election: ‘Much wider implications for the UK’

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome fellow journalist Guillaume Gougeon. In his assessment, what may appear as a routine British by-election in Labour stronghold Gorton and Denton is far more consequential. Historically, by-elections in the United Kingdom serve as barometers of public sentiment toward the government in power. This contest unfolds at a moment of political vulnerability for the Prime Minister, following internal controversies and declining national polling numbers.The race has evolved into a three-way contest between Labour, the Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.