This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform | Hannah Spencer

This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform Hannah Spencer Thursday’s stakes could not be higher. We know Labour has failed and Farage’s Reform is poisonous. I want to win Gorton and Denton as a fresh start Hannah Spencer is the Green party candidate in this week’s Gorton and Denton byelection I didn’t grow up planning to be a politician. I’m a tradesperson from Manchester. I left school at 16 and have been a plumber ever since. Last week, I also qualified as a plasterer, with a distinction. So until now, I’ve spent my working life fixing homes. But after years of watching things fall apart, I’m done waiting for someone else to change things. It’s time to turn my hand to fixing whole communities – and join our Green MPs determined to repair our broken politics. Gorton and Denton deserves an MP rooted in this community – someone who works here, understands this place and genuinely cares. After thousands of doorstep conversations, it’s clear people are done with Labour. This byelection is now a straight fight between the Green party and Reform UK. Labour knows it, and Reform’s candidate, Matthew Goodwin, knows it too. We’ve already debated three times. When Goodwin wanted another head‑to‑head, I declined. I’d rather spend my time doing what matters: speaking directly to the people I grew up with – the neighbours who make this proud, diverse community what it is. I’m fighting for lower bills, for neighbourhoods scarred by austerity and underinvestment, and to stop the privatisation of the NHS. I’ve felt many of the pressures my neighbours face, which is why I’m determined to take their voices to parliament. I did invite Goodwin to join me for a proper day’s work: getting under floorboards and fitting central heating. It might be useful experience for someone who spends so much time in TV studios. While we were at it, we could talk about net zero. Tackling the climate crisis and making people’s homes more co...