"As Nigel Farage cut the ribbon on Reform UK's byelection headquarters in Greater Manchester this week, Labour's candidate, Angeliki Stogia, sat tearfully in a cafe nearby. Politicians do not often show their emotion but for Stogia, who arrived in Britain as a student from Greece in 1995, this is personal. I am angry, she said of Farage's party. I am very, very angry."
"How dare they come here and spread this division? Her voice breaking, she added: For them, this is a show. For me, this is my community. This is my people. Westminster byelections are often bruising affairs but the battle for Gorton and Denton is one of the most unpredictable contests, with the highest stakes, in years. Labour is fighting both Reform UK and the Green party to cling on to its 13,000-vote majority"
"after the retirement last month of Andrew Gwynne, who stepped down after the vile Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp scandal. Starmer's government is engulfed in crisis over Peter Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein, and defeat on 26 February is likely to prompt further calls for the prime minister to quit. Labour has dominated this diverse patch of south-east Manchester for decades. But less than three weeks before polling day, the Green party is the bookies' favourite."
Nigel Farage opened Reform UK's byelection headquarters in Greater Manchester while Labour candidate Angeliki Stogia sat tearfully nearby. Stogia emigrated from Greece in 1995 and described the contest as personal, accusing Reform UK of spreading division. Labour defends a 13,000-vote majority in Gorton and Denton against both Reform UK and the Green party. National controversies, including links between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, have intensified pressure on the government and raised stakes for the poll. The Greens lead in betting odds less than three weeks from polling day, and Stogia warned that left-wing vote-splitting could hand victory to Reform.
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