"The Greens came third in the seat in the general election, nearly 14,000 votes behind Andrew Gwynne, the sitting MP who stepped down last week. But they plan to flood the constituency with activists in the hope of persuading locals they are the party more likely to defeat Reform UK. While it is up to the local Greens to decide a candidate, it is expected that they could field Hannah Spencer, leader of the Green group on Trafford council,"
"It's us or Reform, the official said. We're serious. We will be throwing a lot of resources at this, and unlike the other parties we simply can't afford to do that unless we have a chance of winning. Andy Burnham being blocked is a gamechanger for us. We obviously need to cement this narrative but people can feel that Labour are breaking apart."
The Greens are preparing an all-out campaign to win the Gorton and Denton by-election after Andy Burnham was barred from applying to be the Labour candidate. The Greens came third at the general election, nearly 14,000 votes behind the outgoing MP, but plan to flood the seat with activists to persuade voters they are best placed to beat Reform UK. Local Greens are expected to select Hannah Spencer as a candidate. Party officials aim to build momentum similar to Plaid Cymru’s recent success and view any strong Green showing as a blow to Labour.
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