Polanski says Greens best party to defeat Reform after Spencer wins Gorton and Denton – UK politics live
The Guardian World
by Andrew Sparrow (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)February 27, 2026
Reform UK finished second and Labour is pushed into third place in bad news for PM Keir Starmer
Full story: Resounding victory for Green party
Reform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.
The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:
Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s happening … Whatever happens, I think it’s fair to say that Greens are here to stay now as a progressive voice in British politics.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/27/2026