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Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader

The Guardian2 October 2026, 11:04 UTCUnited Kingdom

Party leader says outcome of ‘knife edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his positionZack Polanski has insisted his authority as leader of the Green party of England and Wales does not depend on winning next week’s Holborn and St Pancras byelection, amid suggestions that the party’s popularity has peaked.Polanski, who is trying to take Keir Starmer’s former seat from Labour, described the contest as “probably 50/50 right now” and “really on a knife edge”. Continue reading...

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