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Labour's "crushing by-election defeat" leads the Times, which reports that pressure grows on Primer Minister Sir Keir Starmer to shift the party to the left after losing in Gorton and Denton to the Greens. It adds that ministers are saying "they believe it is now 'inevitable' that Starmer will not lead Labour into the election". Sir Keir has said he would not step down and would continue to fight "for as long as I've got breath in my body", it reports.
"Green delight sparks nightmare for Labour" runs across the top of the Guardian. Its main front page story says: "Keir Starmer is facing an ultimatum from his own party to change direction of face a leadership challenge within months." It describes the loss to the Greens in the by-election as a humiliation that plunges Labour politicians into "renewed despair".
The Daily Telegraph frames its coverage of the by-election with a report that opens: "Labour must push ahead with a crackdown on migration despite the Green party's by-election victory, Shabana Mahmood will urge next week." Under a large image of Hannah Spencer, the new Greens MP in Gorton and Denton, are an article saying Britain closes its embassy in Iran and another headlined: "Millions of electric car drivers spied on through their phones".
The FT Weekend opens its coverage of the by-election by reporting: "Sir Keir yesterday saw his political strategy shattered." It also says there are calls from within Labour to shift the party to the left. The front page carries a report saying the US, UK and other countries have ordered some citizens and diplomats to leave the Middle East over fears "a Trump administration attack on Iran could spiral into a regional conflict".
Intense pressure mounts on Sir Keir to move the Labour party to the left "or resign" after the by-election result, the i Weekend reports. Its headline says Angela Rayner "leads new threat" to the prime minster, with MPs warning "it's terminal". Calling the former deputy prime minister a "leadership rival", the i Weekend runs quotes from her on the front page in which she "openly calls on party to 'wake up' and 'be braver'".
Referring to the job of Hannah Spencer, the plasterer and plumber who won Gorton and Denton for the Greens, the Daily Star runs a large headline reading: "Plaster la vista Starmer". A smaller headline running underneath states: "Labour throws in trowel as Greens win".
"Wake-up call" runs as a large headline across the front page of the Daily Mirror, which is also leading with coverage of the "by-election blow". It opens its report on the Gorton and Denton by-election: "Keir Starmer vowed to keep fighting for change after the Green Party stunned Labour in a crucial by-election."
A story about child killer Ian Huntley's condition dominates the front page of the Sun. It is headlined "He's battered beyond recognition" above a report that says his mum visited him in hospital secretly and told friends he was "unrecognisable" after being attacked in prison with a metal pole and left with a crushed skull.
