At the UK's upcoming local elections to take place on 7 May, more than 5,000 seats in 136 councils are up for grabs.
The Green Party is presenting an enormous challenge from the left to the Labour government, in what is shaping up to be the most crucial electoral contest since Keir Starmer became prime minister in July 2024.
Led by Zack Polanski since last summer, the Greens have surged in the polls and in February defeated Labour and Reform in a historic by-election win in Greater Manchester's Gorton and Denton.
On Wednesday, Middle East Eye sat down with Faaiz Hasan, a national elections coordinator for the Green Party and also its London elections coordinator, to discuss its strategy for next month.
Born in Pakistan, Hasan moved to Britain in 1997. He joined the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and left in 2020 after Starmer took over.
