John Quiggin
Greens win big in UK by-election. Third place result terrible for Labour, and second-place not good for (far-right) Reform. Vote increased by 13pp of which 7 came from Tories, only 6 from Labour and others. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt #UKpol
New Green MP says 'we can win anywhere' as Starmer vows to 'keep fighting' after by-election loss

Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, wins the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Reform coming in second and Labour in third.

BBC News
Feb 27 at 6:25amWeb
Show threadMozFeb 27

@johnquiggin That's awesome news.

The schadenfreudianess of this bit is hard to overstate:

> Meanwhile, the Conservatives lost their deposit with just 1.9% of the vote, their worst ever by-election result.