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Labour is the only party that can beat Reform UK in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted.

There is speculation that Nigel Farage’s party could win the seat following the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne last week, while the left-wing Greens have sought to portray themselves as the main option for voters wanting to stop Reform.

But ahead of his visit to Beijing, Sir Keir said: “There’s only one party that can stop Reform and that’s the Labour Party.”

He also hit out at Reform’s candidate, Matthew Goodwin, saying he showed the party would bring a politics of “toxic division” to the contest.

The PM said: “That’s not what that constituency is about, that’s not what Manchester is about. So this is a straight fight between Labour and Reform.”