Voting is taking place in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Polling stations close at 10pm and the result is expected to be known at around 4am tomorrow. The election in the Greater Manchester seat was brought on by the resignation, due to ill health, of the former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne. #Byelection #GortonandDenton #Manchester #Channel4News #C4News | Channel 4 News

‘Electoral Bribe’ Claims in Gorton and Denton Greater Manchester Police are investigating the Labour Party over a Gorton and Denton by-election campaign event, according to the Telegraph. Around 600 people at a dinner for south Asian community members were told to hold up posters supporting Labour candidate Angeliki Stogia “if you want to get fed”… The police are now investigating Labour for the alleged electoral offence of bribing voters with food – called “treating“. The organiser of the event

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has announced that he is seeking permission to run in the Gorton and Denton by-election. It follows months of speculation about whether he was eyeing a return to parliament, to potentially challenge Sir Keir Starmer for leadership of the Labour party. But first he has to get past Labour's National Executive Committee. Warning, there is flash photography in this report. | Channel 4 News

Andrew Gwynne is reportedly set to resign as the MP for Gorton and Denton nearly a year after the 'Trigger Me Timbers' WhatsApp scandal broke. For months it's been reported there were plans to put Andy Burnham into the seat when it is vacated, fuelled by speculation the mayor was preparing to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party. It has now been reported that Mr Gwynne could resign after the MP discussed the possibility taking medical retirement in February. #manches

The countdown to the Gorton and Denton by-election continued this afternoon (February 12) with a hustings hosted by the Manchester Evening News with five candidates present: Charlotte Cadden (Conservative Party), Matt Goodwin (Reform UK), Jackie Pearcey (Lib Dems), Hannah Spencer (Green Party), Angeliki Stogia (Labour Party). Ballots in the Greater Manchester constituency are set to be cast on February 26, in a by-election triggered by the resignation of former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne who announ