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Leaked WhatsApp Messages Expose Green Party Campaign Concerns

2/8/2026

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Leaked WhatsApp messages reveal concerns within the Green Party about Hannah Spencer, Green Party candidate, and campaign tactics in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Activists criticized the use of 'dodgy' data in leaflets and questioned the party's claim to be the only option to defeat Reform UK.
The messages show no policies presented to voters.
The Telegraph obtained the messages from the Green Party's WhatsApp group for campaign coordination.

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Leaked WhatsApp messages reveal concerns within the Green Party about Hannah Spencer, Green Party candidate, and campaign tactics in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Activists criticized the use of 'dodgy' data in leaflets and questioned the party's claim to be the only option to defeat Reform UK.
The messages show no policies presented to voters.
The Telegraph obtained the messages from the Green Party's WhatsApp group for campaign coordination.