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On Thursday, a by-election in a Southern Manchester constituency, Gorton and Denton, is shaping up to be a seismic litmus test for British politics.After the previous MP, Labour’s Andrew Gwynne, stepped down in January, an opening for a new MP has set in motion a battle between Labour and their insurgent challengers, Reform and the Green Party.Oli Dugmore is joined by our senior data journalist Ben Walker to discuss.SAVE £££ THIS CHRISTMAS:?? Gift big ideas, bold politics, and proper journalism from just £2LISTEN AD-FREE:?Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:? Ask a question – we answer them every Friday? Get our daily politics newsletter every morning?? Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
