Green party members back Zack Polanski to stand in London byelection

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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.

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

   1 report
   • 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...

7. Wed, 16 September 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World18:00
     Greens just four points behind Labour in urban areas, poll reveals

     Exclusive: UK’s Green parties could take 40 seats if result replicated at next election, according to Labour-linked thinktank The Greens are just four points behind Labour in urban constituencies across the UK, putting them within touching distance of taking as many as 40 seats if the result was replicated at the next election, according to new polling by a Labour-linked thinktank. The survey by ThinkLabour, which has extensive links to Andy Burnham’s government, finds that urban voters have...

8. Thu, 17 September 2026

   2 reports
   • The Guardian World15:45edited after publishing
     Khan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – as it happened

     previouslyKhan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – UK politics live

     This blog is now closed Andrew Griffith has delivered his speech, and he is now taking questions. Q: You want the government to pause the making tax digital programme . Is that an admission that the last government got this wrong when it introduced it? It is an admission that despite [good] intentions, the execution of that has left a lot to be desired. In fact, coming to parliament from business, I can confess the law that we pass the most often is the law of unintended consequences. And I...

   • The Guardian World17:06
     Greens urge Zack Polanski to take stance on proposed policy declaring ‘Zionism is racism’

     Exclusive: The Green leader has not spoken publicly about the motion, which is likely to be debated at the party’s conference in October The Greens are pushing Zack Polanski to take a stance on a potential party policy stating “Zionism is racism”, with some fearing it could alienate Jewish supporters if it was passed. Polanski, who leads the Greens in England and Wales, has not spoken publicly about the motion, which came top of a members’ vote of policy motions to be debated at the party...

9. Fri, 18 September 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World16:26
     Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party

     Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan Zack Polanski requested that the Greens’ ruling executive committee postpone the party’s imminent annual conference so they could focus on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection but was refused. While party officials say the formal request came from staffers worried about diluting resources by staging a conference a week before Polanski tries to win...

10. Tue, 22 September 2026

    1 report
    • dailymail.com13:48
      Polanski tries to stop Green activists demanding Israel's destruction

      The Green leader hit out at a motion to be presented at the party conference next week which advocates for 'a single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine'.

11. Wed, 23 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World13:52
      ‘Watermelons’: Zack Polanski and the rise of the ‘green outside, red inside’ eco-populists

      Author Russell Warfield argues the Green leader’s brand of politics is not new but has evolved in the party over time Watermelons: the term used to describe the members of the Green party of England and Wales who are green on the outside and red on the inside. People in this faction are environmentalists but bleed socialist ideologies. Of the roughly 160,000 people who have flocked to the party since Zack Polanski became leader last year, most are thought to be in this camp, drawn to a...

12. Fri, 25 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World07:00
      Sagal Abdi-Wali: Labour’s candidate in Starmer’s former seat zeroes in on local issues amid Green challenge

      Camden council leader’s message is clear: she’s ‘visible, committed and local’, and has been for a long time Sagal Abdi-Wali does not want to be the prime minister. She doesn’t even want to lead her party. Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras laughs and shakes her head with unusual vigour when asked if she would like to follow in the footsteps of the last member of parliament for the constituency, Keir Starmer. “No, no, no, no, that’s not at all, in any way, what I’m trying to do,” she...

13. Mon, 28 September 2026

    1 report
    • Politico Europe15:32
      Lucy Powell ‘confident’ Labour will win Holborn and St Pancras by-election

      Speaking to POLITICO, Labour's deputy leader says the insurgent Greens have 'underestimated' the challenge of winning in Holborn and St Pancras.

14. Wed, 30 September 2026

    1 report
    • Politico Europe18:00
      Zack Polanski’s big gamble — and the plan if it fails

      The Greens are bracing for questions about their leader's future — and wider strategy — if they lose the Holborn and St Pancras by-election next Thursday.

15. Thu, 1 October 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World09:00
      Group encouraging people to join Green party to back ‘Zionism is racism’ agenda

      Exclusive: Greens for Palestine group has links to activists who say pro-Israel ‘infiltrators’ must be rooted out of UK An organisation pushing the Green party to equate Zionism with racism has encouraged people to join the party specifically to support that agenda, and has links to activists who say that pro-Israel “infiltrators” must be rooted out of the UK, the Guardian has learned. Some Green members are increasingly concerned that the party risks being manipulated by extremist outsiders...

16. Fri, 2 October 2026

    7 reports
    • Bloomberg Politics05:00
      Greens’ Polanski Struggles to Adapt as Burnham Moves Labour Left

      A year ago, the UK’s Green Party was riding high on a surge in the polls sparked by their new populist leader, Zack Polanski. Twelve months later, that bubble has been burst by the governing Labour Party’s own under a new prime minister: Andy Burnham.

    • londonlovesbusiness.com11:37
      Greens plunged into bitter Zionism row as former leaders warn motion could exclude Jews

      The Green Party faces controversy as former leaders condemn a motion defining Zionism as racism at the Brighton conference.

    • leftfootforward.org14:37
      Labour increasingly confident of defeating Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

      The Labour Party are increasingly confident of beating Zack Polanski in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election due to take place next week. Party sources told the HuffPost that the “the mood is very upbeat” among

    • leftfootforward.org14:39
      Zack Polanski calls on Labour to introduce three-year cap on private rent rises in conference speech

      Polanski criticised Labour ministers for ‘talking down rent controls against the evidence’

    • The Guardian World14:55edited after publishing
      Zack Polanski calls for three-year cap on rent price increases in Green party conference speech – UK politics live

      previouslyPolanski says Greens ‘have turned hope into electoral wins’ ahead of conference speech – UK politics live

      The Green party is holding its largest-ever conference, while its leader runs as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection Zack Polanski also 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...

    • The Guardian World15:56edited after publishing
      Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader

      Exclusive: Party leader says outcome of ‘knife-edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his position Zack Polanski has said 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 the party’s popularity may have 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”. Continue...

    • Politico Europe16:47
      Polanski’s Greens look for their next opening

      The left-wing populist party nudged Keir Starmer out of office, but now Andy Burnham is drawing satisfied protest voters back to Labour.

17. Sat, 3 October 2026

    1 report
    • bbc.co.uk22:30
      Newscast - A Make Or Break Week For Zack Polanski?

      A look at the Green leader’s Holborn and St Pancras by-election gamble.

18. Sun, 4 October 2026

    1 report
    • Politico Europe19:00
      How Andy Burnham ate the Greens’ policy lunch

      The Green Party is proud of forcing Labour left on policy, but experts say that shift is sinking the Greens in the polls.

19. Tue, 6 October 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World09:00
      Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection

      Labour could pay price for disappearance of parks and playgrounds around Euston station When HS2 construction began around London’s Euston station in 2017 and people living nearby watched parks and playgrounds give way to diggers and rubble, they were promised that the lost green space would be replaced. “They have to give it all back,” said Dorothea Hackman. “But they are destroying it – so there’s nothing to give back.” As the dust from the political party conference season begins to settle,...

    • Al Jazeera English11:01
      Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat

      Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to shake Labour, which has held Holborn since the seat was created in 1983.

20. Wed, 7 October 2026

    4 reports
    • standard.co.uk05:11
      Polanski: Extreme summer heat was terrifying - vote for me will force PM to act

      Green Party leader and Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate vows to be champion against policies creating ‘more dangerous climate’

    • standard.co.uk05:34
      Holborn by-election: Leading candidates ramp up campaigns in final dash to the line

      Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali is bookies’ favourite but Green activists are trying to pull off a shock victory for party leader Zack Polanski

    • aol.co.uk13:10
      Drivers should fund Bakerloo line extension through pay-per-mile scheme, Sadiq Khan told

      A senior Green politician has called for London's motorists to help fund the long-delayed Bakerloo Line extension through a pay-per-mile charging scheme, reviving a debate Sir Sadiq Khan has repeatedly tried to shut down. Benali Hamdache, a Green Party London Assembly member, argued that City Hall needs a new approach to funding major transport investment and said a form of "smart user-based charging" could provide money for schemes such as the proposed extension of the Bakerloo Line to...

    • Bloomberg Politics23:01edited after publishing
      Burnham’s Rise Complicates Green Leader’s Bid for UK Parliament

      previouslyBurnham Bounce Threatens to Sink Green Leader’s UK Commons Bid

      Green Party Leader Zack Polanski faces an uphill battle in his attempt to win a north London seat in the UK’s House of Commons on Thursday, as new Prime Minister Andy Burnham breathes fresh life into the governing Labour Party.

21. Thu, 8 October 2026

    8 reports
    • Politico Europe02:00edited after publishing
      How Polanski has tried to sell himself in Holborn and St Pancras

      previouslyPolanski’s final pitch in Holborn by-election: I’ll keep Burnham honest

      Analysis of the online air war shows the Green leader pitching himself as a safe protest vote for Labour switchers in the London seat.

    • The Guardian World06:00
      Voting opens in high-stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection

      Zack Polanski has led energetic campaign for the Greens, while Labour will hope to hold on to Starmer’s old seat Voting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest seen as a key gauge of Andy Burnham’s ability to energise voters and whether Zack Polanski’s Greens can still peel off support from Labour’s left. Polanski, who leads the Greens in England and Wales, is standing for his party in the north London constituency, previously held by Keir Starmer before he stood down as...

    • ABC (Spain)07:48
      El antiguo escaño de Starmer mide el pulso entre los laboristas de Burnham y el auge de los Verdes

      El antiguo escaño parlamentario de Keir Starmer se convertirá este jueves en el escenario de la primera gran prueba electoral para el nuevo primer ministro británico, Andy Burnham. Los electores de Holborn and St Pancras, en el centro de Londres, están llamados a las urnas para elegir al sucesor del exjefe del Gobierno en una elección parcial en la que los laboristas se enfrentan al desafío de unos Verdes que aspiran a demostrar que su crecimiento puede traducirse en nuevos escaños en...

    • The Guardian World11:34edited after publishing
      UK politics: Polls open in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – as it happened

      previouslyPolls open in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – UK politics live

      Voters choosing replacement for Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down last month The UK’s military is too focused on global commitments at the expense of domestic defence, meaning the government’s planned increase in defence spending is likely to result in even greater waste, a thinktank report has warned. According to an analysis by researchers at the Transition Security Project , Britain has the most overseas-oriented military among European nations, with almost a quarter of the...

    • Al Jazeera English15:19
      London voters go to polls for Holborn and St Pancras by-election

      The vote in London's Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary seat tests whether Burnham can restore faith in Labour.

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      • aljazeera.com8 Oct, 15:19their copy
    • newarkadvertiser.co.uk20:00
      Polls close in by-election to replace Keir Starmer as Holborn and St Pancras MP

      The north London seat has been a Labour stronghold since its formation in 1983, held by Frank Dobson for 32 years and Sir Keir for 11.

    • lbc.co.uk21:00
      Polls close in Holborn and St Pancras by-election: Andy Burnham and Zack Polanski face major test in north London battleground

      The Greens and Labour are vying to win the seat vacated by former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

    • The Guardian World22:43
      Polls close in Holborn and St Pancras byelection as Labour hopes to retain seat

      Contest seen as test of Andy Burnham’s ability to unite Labour voters amid threat from Green party’s Zack Polanski Polls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection , a contest seen as a test of whether Andy Burnham can unite Labour’s voters or whether Zack Polanski can peel off support from the party’s progressive flank. Labour is seeking to retain Keir Starmer’s former north London seat, where he won a majority of more than 11,000 votes in the 2024 general election . Continue...

22. Fri, 9 October 2026

    26 reports
    • The Guardian World02:03edited after publishing ×2
      Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection

      Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will reassure Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for left of British politics Holborn and St Pancras byelection – live updates Labour has seen off the Greens to win the Holborn and St Pancras byelection in a result that will reassure Andy Burnham and dent Zack Polanski’s position as a decisive power player on the left of British politics. The byelection, called after the former prime minister Keir Starmer resigned from the seat in September, was...

    • Politico Europe02:08edited after publishing ×2
      Green Leader Polanski vows to fight on after Westminster gamble fails

      previouslyGreen Leader Polanski’s Westminster gamble fails in Holborn and St Pancras

      Labour holds Keir Starmer's old seat in Holborn and St Pancras – shutting down Zack Polanski’s bid to get into the House of Commons.

    • Bloomberg Politics02:10edited after publishing
      Labour Defeats Greens to Hold Starmer’s Former London Seat

      previouslyLabour Defeats Greens to Hold Starmer’s Former Seat in London

      The UK’s Labour Party won a special election for a central London parliamentary seat early Friday morning, providing a boost to Prime Minister Andy Burnham and a blow to Green leader Zack Polanski.

    • The Guardian World03:34edited after publishing ×3
      Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – UK politics live

      previouslyLabour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelection; Polanski ‘absolutely’ intends to remain Green party leader – UK politics live

      The MP says that passing the motion has done ‘genuine damage; to the party’s reputation Report: Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelection Analysis: defeat will disappoint Greens – but there may also be relief Activists in Camden have suggested the Greens’ decision to back the anti-Zionism motion has cost them votes in the byelection. Councillors for both Labour the Liberal Democrats told the Press Association that voters had informed them they would not be backing the Green party after it...

    • Google News - Top Stories03:45
      Anti-Israel Greens’ chief Polanski loses UK parliamentary election to Labour candidate

      Anti-Israel Greens’ chief Polanski loses UK parliamentary election to Labour candidate The Times of Israel Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Greens - follow live BBC Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign The Guardian UK PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in London Reuters ‘Moment of truth’: UK’s Jewish, anti-Israel Green Party leader faces key electoral test in London The Times of Israel

    • Google News - Top Stories04:53
      Zack Polanski’s star is fading

      Zack Polanski’s star is fading The Economist Zack Polanski to stay on as Green leader as crticism mounts BBC Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelection; Polanski ‘absolutely’ intends to remain Green party leader – UK politics live The Guardian UK PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in London Reuters Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat The New York Times

    • NYT World05:02edited after publishing
      Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat

      Sagal Abdi-Wali won a special election in central London that was seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)05:22
      UK Green Party concedes defeat in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

      'It is clear now we will come a close second in this by-election. Taking the fight to Labour in one of its safest seats shows just how far the Greens have come,' says party spokesperson

    • Le Figaro (France)05:33
      Législative partielle à Londres : le chef des Verts Zack Polanski battu dans l’ancienne circonscription de Keir Starmer

      La candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali a conservé au Labour la circonscription de Holborn and St Pancras, dans le centre de Londres, à l’issue de cette élection organisée après la départ de Keir Starmer du gouvernement fin juillet.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)05:44
      Labour holds onto Greater London seat formerly held by Starmer, with 2nd-place Green Party leader vowing to stay at helm

      Sagal Abdi-Wali wins 45.17% of the vote to keep Labour's historic stronghold of Holborn and St. Pancras

    • The Guardian World06:40
      Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens – but there may also be relief

      It may sound odd to think Zack Polanski would be happy with second place, but after his most challenging week in politics, it could have been worse Labour’s Abdi-Wali fends off Polanski and Greens Holborn and St Pancras byelection – live updates Parliamentary byelections can generate all sorts of emotional responses, often very strong ones. But for the main contenders in Holborn and St Pancras, the feeling this morning might be more prosaic: relief. For Labour, Sagal Abdi-Wali’s victory with...

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      • aol.co.uk9 Oct, 06:40their copy
    • aol.co.uk06:45
      Is Zack Polanski for the chop? Green leader under intense pressure after Holborn by-election loss and Zionism vote debacle

      The post-mortem has already started. And it’s going to be a rough ride for Zack Polanski. He wil be under intense pressure over the vote. Not so much the vote result in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. But the vote passed just days before it at the Green Party ’s conference in Brighton which declared that Zionism is racism. Mr Polanski’s view on the deeply controversial motion is not fully known as he left his own conference, without taking sides, to go and join his party’s by-election...

    • Index.hr (Croatia)07:31
      Britanski laburisti zadržali Starmerovu izbornu jedinicu u Londonu

      SAGAL Abdi-Wali zadržala je laburistički mandat u Londonu pobjedom nad čelnikom Zelenih, čija je stranka ipak ostvarila znatan porast potpore.

    • iDNES (Czechia)07:31edited after publishing
      Labouristé v Londýně obhájili Starmerův mandát, šéf zelených pohořel

      previouslyLabouristé v Londýně obhájili v doplňovacích volbách Starmerův mandát

      Labouristická strana aktuálního britského premiéra Andyho Burnhama zvítězila ve čtvrtečních doplňovacích volbách do Dolní sněmovny v londýnském obvodu Holborn a St Pancras. Labouristé křeslo, které uvolnil někdejší premiér Keir Starmer, obhájili proti silné výzvě levicových zelených. To by mělo přispět k politickému posílení současného předsedy vlády Burnhama.

    • Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)07:52
      Vereinigtes Königreich: Labour behält Starmers ehemaligen Sitz im Unterhaus

      Damit setzt sie sich in dem Londoner Wahlkreis gegen die Grüne Partei durch – ein Erfolg für Keir Starmers Nachfolger Andy Burnham.

    • ABC (Spain)07:58
      El laborismo frena el asalto de los Verdes al antiguo escaño de Starmer y da un respiro al Gobierno de Burnham

      El Partido Laborista británico ha conseguido conservar uno de sus bastiones históricos en Londres y superar una importante prueba electoral para el nuevo primer ministro, Andy Burnham , después de que su candidata, Sagal Abdi-Wali , se impusiera este jueves al líder del Partido Verde, Zack Polanski, en las elecciones parciales de Holborn y St Pancras, la circunscripción que durante más de una década representó el ex primer ministro Keir Starmer. La victoria, anunciada durante la madrugada del...

    • ČT24 (Czechia)08:02
      Labouristé uspěli v doplňovacích volbách v Londýně proti šéfovi Zelených

      Kandidátka Labouristické strany premiéra Andyho Burnhama zvítězila ve čtvrtečních doplňovacích volbách do britské Dolní sněmovny v londýnském obvodu Holborn a St Pancras, informovala agentura Reuters. Křeslo, které uvolnil bývalý lídr labouristů a někdejší premiér Keir Starmer, získala Sagal Abdiová-Waliová se ziskem 45 procent hlasů. Porazila tak šéfa levicových Zelených Zacka Polanského, který považoval volby za klíčové. Ten obdržel 33 procent hlasů.

    • Al Jazeera English10:56
      Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election

      Sagal Abdi-Wali won by 3,300 votes in the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras.

    • Google News - Top Stories10:59
      Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election

      Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election Al Jazeera Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Greens - follow live BBC Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign after byelection loss The Guardian UK PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in London Reuters ‘Moment of truth’: UK’s Jewish, anti-Israel Green Party leader faces key electoral test in London The Times of Israel

    • dominicanrepublicpost.com12:04
      Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture

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    • Le Monde (France)12:21edited after publishing
      Royaume-Uni : les Verts défaits et le gouvernement travailliste conforté à l’occasion d’une élection partielle à Londres

      previouslyRoyaume-Uni : les Verts sortent défaits et le gouvernement travailliste, conforté à l’occasion d’une élection partielle à Londres

      Le parti écologiste subit un revers dans la circonscription laissée vacante par le départ de l’ex-premier ministre Keir Starmer, qui sera remplacé par une élue travailliste d’origine somalienne. Quoique affaiblis et divisés, les Verts confirment pour l’heure leur implantation dans le paysage politique.

    • express.co.uk12:52
      Zack Polanski floored on BBC Radio 4 for ‘dodging question’ on Israel existing

      Mr Polanski dodged numerous questions about the very existence of the Israeli state in the aftermath of his by-election humbling by Labour.

    • Le Monde English15:44
      UK Greens suffer defeat while Labour government strengthened in London by-election

      The Green Party experienced a setback as a Labour candidate of Somali descent is set to take Keir Starmer's place. Although weakened and divided, the Greens consolidated their presence on the political landscape for now.

    • The Guardian World16:17
      ‘The real deal’: Sagal Abdi-Wali’s journey from child refugee to Labour MP in former PM’s seat

      Decades of volunteering combined with years of active local party politics propels Abdi-Wali to victory over Green leader Zack Polanski For Sagal Abdi-Wali, the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras, being elected to replace Keir Starmer in the north London constituency is “deeply personal”, she said in her acceptance speech. The 43-year-old has lived in the area since the 1990s when, as a seven-year-old, she fled war-torn Somalia with her mother and four brothers, eventually settling in Gospel Oak...

    • The Guardian World16:32
      Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras

      Pressure is building on the party leader after byelection defeat, a damaging row over Zionism and polls that show him less popular than Nigel Farage When Zack Polanski addressed his campaigners flush with victory after the Gorton and Denton byelection in February, he declared: “Labour’s electoral stranglehold is over.” The election of Hannah Spencer as the new Green MP for the Greater Manchester seat was a seismic victory, he continued: “I said we were here to replace Labour and this is what...

    • The Guardian World17:08edited after publishing
      Labour hails byelection win as return of leftwing voters after Starmer era

      previouslyLabour byelection win shows party starting to win back voters on left

      Party now polling 15 points above Greens, who had been ahead of Labour before Keir Starmer resigned as PM Labour is starting to win back voters on the left who became disillusioned under Keir Starmer’s leadership, the party’s deputy leader has claimed after it saw off Zack Polanski and the Greens to win the Holborn and St Pancras byelection. Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali took 45% of a relatively low turnout to keep Starmer’s old north London seat for the party, pushing Polanski, who had stood for...

23. Sun, 11 October 2026

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    • The Guardian World15:00
      Zack Polanski signals Green party overhaul after row over Zionism vote

      Rapid growth means structures need to change and give leaders greater control, Polanski says in Guardian article Zack Polanski: How we’re transforming British politics Zack Polanski has signalled a potential overhaul of the Green party’s cherished grassroots democracy, calling for leaders to have greater control over strategic direction after a divisive vote equating Zionism with racism. The Green party leader has also questioned whether political parties should seek to define what members...

    • Al Jazeera English20:57
      UK Greens leader seeks rule change after party declares Zionism is racism

      Zack Polanski calls for internal rule reforms to give party leaders greater control over policy after Zionism vote.

24. Mon, 12 October 2026

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    • Al Jazeera English21:08
      Abdi-Wali makes history as first Somali-born refugee in UK Parliament

      Newly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali has become the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to UK Parliament.