The Greens' Gorton and Denton by-election win was about inclusion — not sectarianism

Last night,we let people feel hope again. You can’t put a price on that (Picture: EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN)

Well,what a night that was. Not just because the Green Party won our first ever parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton. Not just because we overturned a once rock-solid Labour majority of over 13,000.

And,I never thought I’d write this,not just because we’ve returned a Green MP for the first time in the North of England. No,this is bigger than any of that.

Last night,we sent a signal that a different kind of politics is possible in this country: one that puts hope over hate and inclusion over exclusion. 

Last night,we let people feel hope again. You can’t put a price on that – even as the sore losers in Labour and Reform try and invalidate our inclusive campaign as something sinister. 

Part of what made this victory possible was not just the strength of our policies or even our amazing candidate,Hannah Spencer. 

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When they feel heard as part of a conversation.

Then,and only then,can people really feel hope. And believe me when I say this,the political repercussions of last night are going to be felt across the country as good,decent people look to see how they can unite to defeat Reform’s divisiveness.

That is the politics the Greens are offering. And by the size of our victory last night,it is the politics that a lot of Brits want.

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