# @bbcnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRTcf7Dv1Y
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57878312-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-27T17:50:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

From plumber to parliamentarian, Hannah Spencer will arrive in the House of Commons as the Green Party's first ever Westminster by-election winner and first MP from the party to come from the north of England.
 
The 34-year-old plumber and plasterer from Bolton marked her victory in Gorton and Denton, Greater Manchester, with an apology to her customers, saying: "I think I might have to cancel the work that you had booked in, because I'm heading to Parliament.”
 
Leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, told the BBC: "I think it's undoubtedly a moment in British politics that has the potential to transform the faith of British politics.”
 
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said this was a "very disappointing result" for Labour but he understands that voters are "frustrated" and "impatient for change".
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio for the latest reaction to the by-election. 
 
(PA/Reuters)
 
#HannahSpencer #GortonAndDenton #BBCNews

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