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

October 2, 2026 The Guardian World 1 min read
The Guardian World · Leans Left
Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader

Party leader says outcome of ‘knife edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his position

Zack 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”.

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