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Party says leader has āimmediately taken stepsā to pay any tax owed after āunintentional mistakeāThe Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has admitted he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat.Polanski had faced mounting questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his primary residence. Continue reading...
theguardian.comGreens leader celebrates his partyās first ever elected mayor, and winning three councils outrightElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesZack Polanski has declared Britainās two-party politics ādead and buriedā as his Green party won its first ever mayoral election and gained councillors across England, including winning three councils outright.As Labour losses piled up across the country and the Conservatives endured another disappointing set of results, Polanski sought to present his party as emerging from the results as the most viable option for opponents of Reform. Continue reading...
theguardian.comGreen party leader also accuses rightwing media of politically motivated attacks as popularity growsZack Polanski has said he was wrong to describe himself as a British Red Cross spokesperson, and that intensified media scrutiny of the Green party reflected fears of its rising popularity and support for wealth taxes.Polanski described himself as a British Red Cross spokesperson while campaigning for the party leadership, the Times revealed. The claim was also mentioned on his personal website in 2020 when he said he was āreally proud of the work we doā. Continue reading...
theguardian.comGreen party leader also accused of incorrectly stating he was a full member of the National Council of HypnotherapyZack Polanski falsely claimed to be a spokesperson for the British Red Cross while campaigning for Green party leadership, the charity has said.This was also mentioned on his personal website in 2020, where he said he was āreally proud of the work we doā. Continue reading...
theguardian.comGreen leader also says he would discourage āglobalise the intifadaā chant but outlawing it would restrict free speechZack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant āglobalise the intifadaā, but the Green party leader warned against specifically outlawing the phrase or banning a protest planned in London later this month.Speaking earlier in the weekend, Keir Starmer called for ātougher actionā against marchers using the chant after last weekās attack on Jewish people in Golders Green, saying pro-Gaza marches risked having a cumulative effect of being intimidating. Continue reading...
theguardian.comPM said the repost was ādisgracefulā after Green leader apologised and said he had shared tweet āin hasteāKeir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as ādisgracefulā and unfit to head a political party after the Greens leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings.The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having to make split-second decisions in a moment of potentially grave danger. Continue reading...
theguardian.comApology comes after head of Met police said Green party leader risked undermining public confidence in his officersZack Polanski has apologised for sharing a social media post critical of police after the Golders Green stabbings, after the head of the Metropolitan police said the Green leader risked undermining public confidence in his officers.Polanski, who leads the Greens in England and Wales, said he was sorry for having shared someone elseās post āin hasteā. Continue reading...
theguardian.comMark Rowley defends officers who arrested suspect in Wednesdayās incident and calls on Green party leader to show solidarity The Metropolitan police chief has said that Green party leader Zack Polanski sharing a post about the arrest of the Golders Green terror suspect will have a āchilling effectā.Met officers arrested a 45-year-old man after two Jewish people were stabbed in the suburb of north-west London on Wednesday. Police said the suspect was shot with a stun gun to subdue him. Continue reading...
theguardian.comGreen party leader accuses Keir Starmer of āsilly gamesā in accusing his party of playing down hate crimesZack Polanski has called on politicians to treat antisemitism with āconsideration, care and nuanceā as he accused Keir Starmer of trying to play political games with the issue.The Green leaderās comments come after the prime minister accused him of playing down recent antisemitic incidents. Polanskiās party is facing increasing scrutiny for recent comments by some candidates and members. Continue reading...
theguardian.comLeader understood to have spoken to 10 trade unions after party claimed working class voters are turning to themZack Polanski has kicked off a charm offensive designed to convince trade unions to stop funding Labour and throw their weight behind the Green party, as he delivered the first in a series of speeches to union conferences.The Green leader has had āgood conversationsā with 10 trade unions, including some affiliated to Labour, according to party sources, and is due to address the University and College Union and the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, not affiliated with Labour, in the coming months. Continue reading...
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