Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inJump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGreen Party leader Zack Polanski has been selected as the party's candidate for the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October. The by-election was triggered after Sir Keir Starmer resigned as an MP following his replacement as prime minister by Andy Burnham. Mr Polanski won an online vote of local party members, defeating Camden councillor Hamza Chowdhury to secure the Green nomination. The contest is expected to be an early test of Andy Burnham's popularity, with the Greens standing as Labour's main competitors in the constituency. Mr Polanski offered unconditional solidarity to Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali after she faced despicable racist comments from Reform UK's Zia Yusuf. In fullZack Polanski selected as Green candidate in two-horse race with Labour for Starmer’s former seatMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Burnham faces first electoral test as Polanski picked as Green by-election candidate
Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inJump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGreen Party leader Zack Polanski has been selected as the party's candidate for the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October. The by-election was triggered after Sir Keir Starmer resigned as an MP following his replacement as prime minister by Andy Burnham. Mr Polanski won an online vote of local party members, defeating Camden councillor Hamza Chowdhury to secure the Green nomination. The contest is expected to be an early test of Andy Burnham's popularity, with the Greens standing as Labour's main competitors in the constituency. Mr Polanski offered unconditional solidarity to Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali after she faced despicable racist comments from Reform UK's Zia Yusuf. In fullZack Polanski selected as Green candidate in two-horse race with Labour for Starmer’s former seatMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
