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Voters go to the polls to replace Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to win the seat and break Labour’s hold on the North London constituency.

Evening Standard · Oct 7

George Galloway contests London byelection without setting foot in UK

Veteran leftwinger has been ‘in exile in the east’ in Russia and not been to Holborn and St Pancras constituency since campaign began

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Zack Polanski’s Urdu video: multilingual campaigning is good for politics

The Holborn and St Pancras byelection takes place on October 8, in the London constituency vacated by former prime minister Keir Starmer. Labour might be hopeful of holding the seat, but the leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski is also on the ballot paper.

The Conversation · 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

Holborn by-election: Leading candidates ramp up campaigns in final dash for line in north London

Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali is bookies’ favourite but Green activists are trying to pull off a shock victory for party leader Zack Polanski

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Zack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it

A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Green Party member behind anti-Zionist motion ‘close friend’ of jailed al Qaida terrorist

Lubna Speitan described in US court documents as a ‘close friend’ of terrorist who plotted suicide bomb attack at Heathrow Airport

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Green Party taking ‘seriously’ claims about member behind anti-Zionist motion

The Green Party has said it “takes all allegations of this nature seriously” after it was reported the member behind the recent ‘Zionism is racism’ motion has links to an al Qaeda terrorist

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6

The Guardian view on the Green party and Palestine: rejecting two states is no shortcut to peace

Editorial: Zack Polanski must defend Palestinian freedom while reassuring Jewish members and showing that his party can handle disagreements

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6

Labour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

Minister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6