Barnet Council passes motion to twin with Israeli city Haifa after Hackney severs ties Barnet Council voted to twin with Haifa months after Hackney announced an end to the historic partnership Evening Standard · Oct 22
What’s the future for the Green party? Should it be ecosocialism? The party must aspire to be more than a Labour pressure group. It should offer a vision for radical reform – and ways to implement it, says political writer and Green party member Joe Todd The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
'Complete and utter rubbish': Caroline Lucas rejects anti-Zack Polanski plot claim CAROLINE Lucas has rejected claims she is plotting to oust Zack Polanski as Green Party of England and Wales leader. The National (Scotland) · Oct 13
Pro-Palestine Greens call for former leader Caroline Lucas to be ousted over ‘Zionism is racism’ motion criticism The former party leader has been a vocal critic of the controversial motion passed last week The Independent UK · Oct 13
Why more London councils are refusing to comply with Home Office immigration raids At least seven London councils have now said they will refuse co-operate with Home Office immigration enforcement Evening Standard · Oct 12
Polanski signals Green leaders could get more power over policy amid Zionism row The vote to define Zionism as a form of racism was passed at the party conference in Brighton with around 1,000 votes in favour and 800 against. The Independent UK · Oct 11
Zack Polanski signals Green leaders need more power over policy amid furious Zionism row Former leader Caroline Lucas suggested party membership ‘entryism’ was behind controversial vote to define Zionism as a form of racism Evening Standard · Oct 11
Greens voice anger with Zack Polanski after London by-election loss and Zionism row Senior Green figures in London have distanced themselves from the party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ motion Evening Standard · Oct 11
London council unanimously votes for motion to block resources in immigration raids The motion was backed unanimously by Labour, Green and Newham Independent councillors Evening Standard · Oct 11
Is SNP's refusal to sit in House of Lords an 'Achilles Heel' for independence? SCOTTISH Green co-leader Gillian Mackay has dismissed SNP grandee Ian Blackford’s claim that the lack of pro-independence figures in the House of Lords is an “Achilles heel” for the Yes movement ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 11
Green MP calls out Zack Polanski’s ‘lack of leadership’ on Zionism motion The controversial ‘Zionism is racism’ motion was passed by members at the Greens conference last weekend The Independent UK · Oct 10
Green MP says party must guard against ‘capture by extremists and racists’ Ellie Chowns also said there had been a ‘lack of leadership’ from Zack Polanski on the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion at the party’s conference. Evening Standard · Oct 10
One in three Brits thinks Polanski should resign after by-election defeat, poll shows Green leader facing calls to quit from within his own party The Independent UK · Oct 9
The Guardian view on Labour and the Greens: winning trust takes more than words Editorial: A byelection win is a fillip for Andy Burnham and shows Zack Polanski must confront the failures damaging his party’s credibility and appeal The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9 Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras Pressure is building on the party leader after byelection defeat, a damaging row over Zionism and polls that show him less popular than Nigel Farage
Evening Standard · Oct 9 Jewish Greens leader calls for Polanski to resign over ‘dereliction of duty’ Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali retained the Holborn and St Pancras seat vacated by Sir Keir Starmer for her party, seeing off Zack Polanski’s challenge.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 9 Green MSP Q Manivannan allowed to continue working in UK after visa extended SCOTTISH Green MSP Q Manivannan has been allowed to continue living and working in the UK
Evening Standard · Oct 9 Green MSP Manivannan allowed to continue working in UK after visa extended The Edinburgh and Lothians East member has secured a three-year graduate visa, to replace their student visa.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 9 Zack Polanski says he would not have voted for 'Zionism is racism' motion ZACK Polanski has said he would not have voted for the Green Party's motion declaring "Zionism is racism" in its original form.
Evening Standard · Oct 9 Zack Polanski hit by Green fury after Holborn by-election defeat and Zionism vote debacle COMMENTARY: Green Party leader Mr Polanski has weeks, if not days, to show he can deliver leadership on highly divisive issues
Evening Standard · Oct 8 North London Labour leader blasts Green 'Zionism is racism' motion as 'irresponsible' The former council leader argued the motion would ‘do nothing to bring about peace’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7 The Greens may yet win in Holborn and St Pancras – but what happened to the party set to ‘replace’ Labour? On the eve of the byelection, Polanski’s pledge is to keep the government ‘in check’. It may not be enough to stop a drift back to the political margins, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
Evening Standard · Oct 7 East London residents inhaling 'dirty dust' that covers their homes and streets A councillor says streets around the local DLR Station are ‘caked in dust and debris’
Evening Standard · Oct 7 Green activist behind anti-Zionism motion was ‘close friend’ of Heathrow terror plotter Lubna Speitan was referred to as a “close friend” of Minh Quang Pham - who plotted a suicide bomb attack at Heathrow Airport
Evening Standard · Oct 7 Zack Polanski: Extreme heat this summer was terrifying - vote for me will force Government to act Green Party leader and Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate vows to be champion against policies creating ‘more dangerous climate’