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Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

issues that actually matter: fixing the church roof, ending our GP surgery crisis, cleaning up the sewage in our rivers, and tackling the cost of living." Green leader Zack Polanski said his party was offering

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

Zack Polanski. The last time there were local elections in Hackney, Labour won 50 of the borough's 57 seats, and the Greens just two. But now the Greens are hoping to take this council

Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow

votes from those fed up with Westminster's big two. That is the specific pitch of the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, who also argues that in places like Hull and Stockport, Surrey

Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens

voted Green since 2022 but had joined the party as a member four months ago and intended to campaign for her local council candidate. Formby, a former political director of the Unite union, took over

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

Zack bounce” had helped the party, but the Greens were benefiting as much from grassroots efforts to champion the concerns of local people – including a recurring theme of problems around housing maintenance – as wider issues

Greens must take immediate action against antisemitism in party, says Lucas

Zack Polanski, who now leads the Greens in England and Wales, has disowned candidates highlighted for antisemitic comments. However, Labour has accused the party of acting too slowly to suspend or remove them. The issue

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

local elections … and it might precipitate a leadership challenge against him,” Tonge said. Members of Labour’s voter base have criticised Starmer because of the government’s decision to cut the winter fuel allowance

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

election victory in Gorton and Denton, where 30 percent of the population is Muslim and the Greens put Gaza at the forefront of their campaign. The victory shocked the British establishment and forced many

Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM

Zack Polanski has called on politicians to treat antisemitism with “consideration, care and nuance” as he accused [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) of trying to play political games with the issue. The Green leader

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

vote in London, which would spook the more than 50 Labour MPs there. As with all the parties, even the most expert political pundits are guessing at the numbers of seats the Greens are likely