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Easterncedar

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5. Hannah Spencer
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:07 AM
Feb 27

[link M calls byelection loss ‘very disappointing’ as new Green MP Hannah Spencer says voters rejected hate – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/27/gorton-and-denton-byelection-result-labour-green-party-reform-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url|

Both the edited video of her speech and the full text are worth looking at. She fended off the hideous right wing Reform Party handily.

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Oh gosh that's uplifting! Easterncedar Feb 27 #1
I saw it on Bluesky Bettie Feb 27 #2
Indeed! Easterncedar Feb 27 #3
See also the newly elected Green Party MP from Manchester Easterncedar Feb 27 #4
Hannah Spencer Easterncedar Feb 27 #5
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