Labour has launched an attack on the Green party for wanting to legalise drugs, as the parties vie to be seen as the main leftwing contender against Reform UK in the Gorton and Denton byelection. The party is pursuing a strategy of trying to sideline Zack Polanski’s party after warnings Labour was too slow to pitch itself as the “Stop Reform” party in Caerphilly, which was won by Plaid Cymru. As it launched its new attack ads, a Labour party spokesperson said: “Gorton and Denton is a two-horse race between Labour and Reform. “Only the Greens can beat Reform – Labour MPs are saying that themselves every day. The prime minister suggested that Goodwin would try to “tear people apart” in Gorton and Denton, and that voters wanting to stop Farage’s party should coalesce around the Labour candidate.