Green party members back Zack Polanski to stand in London byelection

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How it spread - 13 original reports, 4 reprints

1. Wed, 2 September 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World18:11first to report
     Green party members back Zack Polanski to stand in London byelection

     Party leader in England and Wales seen as favourite to contest Holborn and St Pancras after Starmer’s resignation Zack Polanski moved a step closer in his quest to become an MP on Wednesday, with local Green party members supporting him to become the party’s candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection. The party leader in England and Wales started campaigning alongside his fellow Green, Hannah Spencer, the MP for Gorton and Denton, in the Holborn area on Tuesday, and is seriously...

2. Thu, 3 September 2026

   4 reports
   • Bloomberg Politics08:08
     Green Leader Polanski to Run for Parliament in Starmer Seat

     Green Party leader Zack Polanski will run for the UK Parliament in a north London seat being vacated by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, raising the stakes for the governing Labour Party in a key by-election.

   • Politico Europe08:33
     Green Leader Zack Polanski pitches for Keir Starmer’s old seat

     The left-wing chief hopes to cause a political upset by taking the Holborn and St Pancras constituency from Labour.

     1 reprint

     • politico.eu3 Sept, 08:33their copy
   • The Guardian World09:08
     Green party leader Zack Polanski seeks to stand in byelection for Keir Starmer seat

     Polanski says he will ‘stand up for people struggling to pay their bills’ if he becomes MP for Holborn and St Pancras UK politics live – latest updates Zack Polanski will seek to stand as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, he has announced. The leader of the Green party in England and Wales told the Camden New Journal on Thursday he would “stand up for people struggling to pay their bills” if he was elected as the representative for the area, which became vacant when Keir...

   • Al Jazeera English09:57
     Green Party leader Zack Polanski to stand in by-election for Starmer’s seat

     Zack Polanski announces candidacy for the Holborn and St Pancras seat to be vacated by British ex-PM Keir Starmer.

     1 reprint

     • aljazeera.com3 Sept, 09:57their copy
3. Fri, 4 September 2026

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   • Al Jazeera English13:59
     Can the Green Party’s Polanski take on Labour and win Starmer’s old seat?

     Analysts say although Polanski has gained popularity, toppling Labour in its traditional stronghold may be difficult.

4. Mon, 7 September 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World16:43
     Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat

     Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelection Zack Polanski is facing unexpected opposition from his own party in his attempt to fight the Holborn and St Pancras byelection for the Greens, with a local councillor saying he is also seeking the nomination, and that the seat does not need “a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet”. The intervention by Hamza Chowdhury, a Green representative on Camden council in north London, came as the...

     1 reprint

     • aol.co.uk7 Sept, 16:43their copy
5. Thu, 10 September 2026

   2 reports
   • Politico Europe02:00
     Green leader Zack Polanski aims to catapult himself into the Commons via Starmer’s old seat

     The Holborn and St. Pancras by-election will be high stakes for both the ruling Labour Party and its left-wing rivals in the Green Party.

   • newarkadvertiser.co.uk22:24
     Zack Polanski expected to be named Green candidate in Starmer’s London seat

     A by-election to replace former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras will take place on October 8.

     1 reprint

     • rutland-times.co.uk10 Sept, 22:24their copy
6. Fri, 11 September 2026

   4 reports
   • Bloomberg Politics09:57
     Green Leader Polanski Sets Up UK Election Showdown With Burnham

     Green Party leader Zack Polanski’s decision to seek an open UK Parliament seat sets the stage for a dramatic test of both Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s popularity and his own.

   • The Guardian World12:45edited after publishing
     People ‘incensed’ by North Sea plans can vote Green in byelection, says Zack Polanski

     previouslyGreens select Zack Polanski to run in Holborn and St Pancras byelection

     Party leader, who will contest Starmer’s former seat of Holborn and St Pancras, says gas drilling has come up on doorstep UK politics live – latest updates Zack Polanski has said a vote for him in the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras byelection is a vote against the government’s reported plans to greenlight a North Sea gasfield. The leader of the Green party in England and Wales, who was selected on Friday to contest the London seat, also said he was considering building a personal stockpile for...

   • fenlandcitizen.co.uk15:12
     Polanski says Jackdaw ‘outrage’ could boost Greens in by-election

     Zack Polanski said the Holborn and St Pancras constituency was more concerned than most about the climate crisis.

   • The Guardian World15:50
     North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection

     Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of hiding their position before the crucial Holborn and St Pancras byelection. Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, had been poised to give her recommendation to approve the Jackdaw field off the coast of Aberdeen next week . Continue...