{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/699ddb890e248fdc4f3f83cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A three horse race in Gorton and Denton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1771952888793-7c89634c-c3ff-43fd-b666-af0b696e8726.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On Thursday, a by-election in a Southern Manchester constituency, Gorton and Denton, is shaping up to be a seismic litmus test for British politics.</p><p><br></p><p>After the previous MP, Labour’s Andrew Gwynne, stepped down in January, an opening for a new MP has set in motion a battle between Labour and their insurgent challengers, Reform and the Green Party.</p><p><br></p><p>Oli Dugmore is joined by our senior data journalist Ben Walker to discuss.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}