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The Guardian // Politics

Can Andy Burnham calm the anger in a Manchester seat Labour fears losing?

Friday 23rd January 2026, 5:24PM

After Andrew Gwynne’s exit, voters in Gorton and Denton are fractured – and increasingly willing to look elsewhereWhen leaked WhatsApp messages sent by former minister Andrew Gwynne were published last year, Stuart Beard was astonished at the scenes outside his office in Denton town square.“There must have been about 60 pensioners with placards,” he said, referring to local anger over Gwynne’s derogatory texts, which included one saying he hoped an elderly woman who didn’t vote Labour “croaked it” before the next election. Continue reading...

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