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Zack Polanski becomes Green party leader – what happens next?

Zack Polanski is the new leader of the Green party in England and Wales after winning a leadership election promising a programme of “eco-populism”. Polanski beat incumbent leader Adrian Ramsay and his partner on the ticket, Ellie Chowns.

The Conversation

Green Party to shift leftwards after landslide win by new leader Zack Polanski

Mr Polanski could offer a fresh headache to Sir Keir Starmer’s Government from the political left.

Evening Standard

Is this the left’s answer to Farage? Meet the ex-Lib Dem, ex-hypnotherapist set to lead the Green Party

Zack Polanski was once caught in a newspaper sting performing hypnotherapy sessions to enlarge women’s breasts. Now he wants to be the Nigel Farage of left-wing politics

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Zack Polanski elected Green Party leader in landslide vote

It comes as the party seeks to pitch itself as a serious progressive alternative to Labour, having increased its Commons representation to four MPs last year

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski: Eco-populist winner of Green leadership with unconventional past

The man at the helm of the Green Party once worked as an actor and a hypnotherapist.

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski wins Green Party leadership contest

Zack Polanski has been named the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, promising a “political home” for disillusioned voters.

The National (Scotland)

How to tax the wealthy without a wealth tax

Letters: Ian Lovegrove backs progressive and practical measures to increase the tax yield. Also letter from Michael Watson

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Green leadership hopefuls set out fight for frustrated Labour supporters’ votes

Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns face Zack Polanski in the Green Party leadership contest.

Evening Standard

Green Party leadership hopefuls’ bold plan to secure votes from Labour

Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns face Zack Polanski in the Green Party leadership contest

The Independent UK

Mapped: Where 16 and 17-year-olds could sway the vote in next general election

‘Seismic’ move announced by Labour last month would allow 1.5 million more teenagers to cast a ballot at next election – but leading pollsters suggest Nigel Farage and Corbyn’s parties could be real winners

The Independent UK

Share your question for the Green party leadership candidates

Let us know what questions you’d like us to put to the Green party of England and Wales candidates and we’ll publish some of them and their answers

The Guardian - UK

Green Party leadership candidates accuse Polanski of using ‘polarising’ language

Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay, two MPs who are standing to be co-leader, say their opponent could risk recent gains made by the party.

Evening Standard

From the Green party to Corbyn’s new launch – is it time Westminster took joint leaders more seriously?

Are two heads better than one? This is a question that members of the Green party will be asking themselves over the summer as they take part in the election of a new leader … or leaders.

The Conversation

Zack Polanski’s ‘eco-populism’ could put voters off Greens, opponents say

Exclusive: Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns say party could slide into irrelevance if it chooses new leader with ‘polarising’ approach

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The Independent UK

Green Party MP responds to surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn’s new party

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Green Party responds after Jeremy Corbyn’s new party receives more sign ups

Ellie Chowns defended the Green Party after LBC's Henry Riley pointed out that Jeremy Corbyn's newly formed party has had more sign ups that them

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan says ‘disappointing’ Labour year will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK

The 59-year old actor and comedian reportedly supported the Labour party until last year, when he backed the Green Party.

The Guardian - UK

I would make the Green party a force at the heart of British politics. That’s why I’m running to be co-leader

Adrian Ramsay and I are lifelong campaigners who know how to win elections. We will build a coalition of voters against divisive populist politics, says Ellie Chowns, the Green MP for North Herefordshire

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Evening Standard

Woman who vanished from Hyde Park four months ago 'found safe and well'

Portia Vincent-Kirby, from Finchley, appeared to have ‘fallen off the earth’ after spending the evening with friends in Hyde Park on February 21

The Independent UK

Voices: As the new Green Party leader, I want us to be populists

COMMENT: More voters than ever support our ‘eco’ ideals, says the party’s newly-announced leader Zack Polanski – and I know how to take our message beyond the grassroots to the masses

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to Green Party pioneer John Marjoram after his death aged 86

.John Marjoram was elected in 1986, a year after the Green Party had been formed, and was a councillor at town and district level for 35 years

The Guardian - UK

My advice to the new Green party leadership: it’s time to expose the climate deniers

Labour has allowed climate action to become synonymous with hardship. Farage’s Reform is exploiting that – but we offer real solutions, says Green party co-leader Carla Denyer

The Independent UK

Equalities watchdog threatened with legal action after saying trans women must use men’s toilets

Exclusive: A leading UK trans rights group says guidance ‘incorrectly states the legal position’ following last month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling on gender

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought politics was a dirty thing’ – Zack Polanski on his ‘eco-populist’ vision for the Green party

He’s worked as an actor and a hypnotherapist – and has even been arrested. The Greens’ leadership challenger has had an unconventional route into politics and he’s ready to take on Labour and Reform

The Guardian - UK

Carla Denyer accuses Labour of failing to challenge Reform UK’s net zero ‘lie’

Greens co-leader to table private member’s bill on a worker-led green transition in attempt to seize narrative back from Nigel Farage’s party

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