Green leader Zach Polanski has said the party's victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election 'sends a message of hope' to the country.Labour's defeat, trailing in third behind the Greens and Nigel Farage's Reform UK in the previously rock-solid Greater Manchester constituency, will pile pressure on the Prime Minister.Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, emerged victorious for the Greens with 14,980 votes - a majority of 4,402.

Green leader Zach Polanski has said the party's victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election 'sends a message of hope' to the country.Labour's defeat, trailing in third behind the Greens and Nigel Farage's Reform UK in the previously rock-solid Greater Manchester constituency, will pile pressure on the Prime Minister.Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, emerged victorious for the Greens with 14,980 votes - a majority of 4,402.