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• Look Who's Taking Back Control

  15-12-2017 18:17
  For democrats on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, this has been a good week. And Lord knows, we haven’t had many of those over the past few months.When I say democrats, by the way, I mean both democrats with a small d and Democrats with a capital D. So let’s take them one by one.First, the small d democrats at Westminster who still believe in the old-fashioned theory that parliament’s job is to hold the executive to account. Thanks to eleven principled Conservative rebels, tha
  
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• Green MP cancels plumbing jobs after by-election win

  27-02-2026 19:53 via bbc.com
  New Green MP Hannah Spencer has apologised to clients for having to cancel jobs after by-election win.
  
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• Reform UK reports by-election 'family voting' concerns to police

  27-02-2026 19:37 via bbc.com
  It comes after election observers raised concerns about "extremely high" levels of family voting.
  
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• Starmer vows to fight on after historic Green by-election win

  27-02-2026 19:10 via bbc.com
  The result - in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years - heaps further pressure on the PM's position.
  
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• Private schools lose legal challenge over VAT changes

  27-02-2026 19:06 via bbc.com
  A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government's removal of the VAT exemption.
  
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• Plaid Cymru vs Reform is choice between culture or ignorance, says ap Iorwerth

  27-02-2026 17:57 via bbc.com
  Plaid Cymru's leader told the party's conference that a Reform Welsh government would set Wales back by decades.
  
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• Palestine Action arrest as Churchill statue defaced

  27-02-2026 17:30 via bbc.com
  The Westminster statue of the former prime minister is vandalised with slogans daubed in red paint.
  
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• Government to give go-ahead for £1bn defence helicopter deal

  27-02-2026 17:20 via bbc.com
  The chancellor has stepped in to protect jobs at the helicopter manufacturer in Somerset, the BBC understands.
  
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• Zack Polanski's unusual path to becoming Green Party leader

  27-02-2026 17:07 via bbc.com
  Zack Polanski has led the Greens to their first Westminster by-election victory, just six months after taking over the party.
  
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• Henry Zeffman: Green victory shows insurgent parties are here to stay

  27-02-2026 16:38 via bbc.com
  The party's historic win in Gorton and Denton by-election is clearest sign yet of changing political landscape.
  
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• Green Party win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for Starmer

  27-02-2026 14:27 via bbc.com
  The prime minister is facing questions about whether Labour's focus on Reformleft them exposed among some of their regular supporters.
  
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• Chris Mason: Green win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for PM

  27-02-2026 14:27 via bbc.com
  The prime minister is facing questions about whether Labour's focus on Reformleft them exposed among some of their regular supporters.
  
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• From plumber to Parliament: the Green Party's new MP

  27-02-2026 13:29 via bbc.com
  Spencer marked her victory by apologising to customers for potentially having to cancel work due to her Westminster move.
  
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• Watch: How victory for the Green Party unfolded

  27-02-2026 12:56 via bbc.com
  Labour, which took the Greater Manchester seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, was pushed into third place.
  
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• Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain

  27-02-2026 12:56 via bbc.com
  The admission comes after MPs said they were concerned about emissions from a boom in data centres.
  
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• An election that shakes up British politics

  27-02-2026 12:36
  The Greens’ victory is a crushing blow for Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• Starmer hits out at ‘extremes’ of left and right after Green by-election victory

  27-02-2026 12:28
  UK prime minister further weakened after Labour pushed into third place in traditional stronghold
  
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• Environment takes a back seat as Greens target disaffected Labour voters

  27-02-2026 11:32
  Transformation under Zack Polanski has made the party a viable leftwing alternative to the government
  
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• Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place

  27-02-2026 10:47 via bbc.com
  Labour, which took the seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, came behind Reform UK.
  
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• Anti-Reform voters sidestep Labour in historic contest

  27-02-2026 10:08
  Fear of Farage is mobilising voters, but frustration with government means Britons will find alternative beneficiaries
  
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• Anti-Reform voters give up on Labour

  27-02-2026 10:08
  Fear of Farage is mobilising voters, but frustration with government means Britons will find alternative beneficiaries
  
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• ‘The worst outcome’: Green triumph creates new peril for Labour

  27-02-2026 08:49
  By-election result shows split in leftwing vote which could be replicated at May local elections
  
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• Chris Mason on 'an extraordinary by-election result'

  27-02-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  Chris Mason reports from Manchester on the Gorton and Denton by-election result.
  
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• Sir John Curtice: Greens' win means future of British politics is more uncertain than ever

  27-02-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  Not only did Hannah Spencer become the first Green to win a by-election, she won it well.
  
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• Christian groups 'outraged' at Reform conference held in Church House

  27-02-2026 06:29 via bbc.com
  A number of Christian groups said the party's immigration policies were opposed to Church beliefs and teachings.
  
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• Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says plumber Hannah Spencer in victory speech

  27-02-2026 06:18 via bbc.com
  In her acceptance speech, Hannah Spencer said she was “no different from every single person in this constituency”.
  
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• Starmer rocked by Greens’ historic by-election victory

  27-02-2026 06:15
  Labour finishes third in Gorton and Denton seat as vote crumbles in traditional stronghold
  
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• Greens win key UK by-election in blow to Labour

  27-02-2026 05:58
  Loss a severe setback to Prime Minister Keir Starmer after divisive campaign
  
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• HMRC collects extra £16bn from big business with more ‘hands-on’ approach

  27-02-2026 01:01
  Extra tax obtained from the 2,000 largest businesses doubles in three years
  
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• UK orders review into Epstein’s use of RAF bases

  27-02-2026 00:45
  Files released by US authorities show the sex offender travelled in and out of at least two UK military facilities
  
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