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‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins

Green party handlers apologised to one newly elected councillor in Finsbury Park, north London, put down as a “paper candidate”, who pulled off an unexpected win. “You’re going to be great, we’ll support

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

support for Zack Polanski’s party expected to surge across the capital, nearby Hackney council is tipped to be the centre of a realignment of progressive voters, with polling suggesting the Greens could take

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

Green wave was going to displace Labour across the capital as some MPs had feared – although Zack Polanski’s party [won the Hackney mayoralty](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/greens-unseat-labour-to-win-mayoral-election-in-hackney-zoe-garbett) and had high hopes for Lewisham, Camden

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

Greens gained their first two directly elected mayors – in [Hackney](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/greens-unseat-labour-to-win-mayoral-election-in-hackney-zoe-garbett) and Lewisham – although they missed out on some more ambitious targets in London, as their leader, Zack Polanski, declared Britain

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

supporting letters, photographs and medical reports. They then apply for asylum claiming to be gay and in fear for their lives if they return to Pakistan or Bangladesh. In response to our findings, the Home

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

support until Greater Mancehster mayor Andy Burnham can get back to Westminster and challenge for the leadership. What we have seen during the course of the day is a concerted attempt to put pressure