Zack Polanski’s landslide leadership result could give Reform UK a leg-up

Polanski ruffled feathers during at-times grumpy contest and now has to bring the party with him

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

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 leftwing politics

Zack Polanski elected after victory over joint bid for leadership by Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns

The leftwinger who has touted a link-up with ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, comfortably won a race to take over from Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay.

Candidate defeats Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns to lead Greens in England and Wales with vision for ‘eco-populism’ movement

Green Party elects "eco-populist" leader to challenge Labour, aiming to shift further left and appeal to dissatisfied voters.

Editorial: A mass politics of anti-austerity, identity and climate is emerging from the left’s margins. Keir Starmer cannot afford to ignore it

Mindful that banality won’t cut it, Zack Polanski comes out with red meat for the grassroots on Farage and Starmer

Zack Polanski’s landslide leadership result could give Reform UK a leg-up

By caving to the hard right and corporate greed, Labour has left a gaping hole the new Green party leader is best placed to fill, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot