Polanski faces greatest crisis of his leadership so far
The Green Party of England and Wales leader, Zack Polanski, faces internal scrutiny following a by-election loss in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency. Despite the party's recent growth, the failure to win this traditionally safe Labour seat has raised questions about the party's momentum.
Why it matters
The result highlights the challenges smaller parties face in breaking into established political strongholds and tests the leadership stability of the Green Party.
Image source, PA Media By Chris Mason Political editor Published 6 minutes ago In the aftermath of a by-election, the focus is usually on the winner. Not this time.
Make no mistake, the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras in north London, Sagal Abdi-Wali, has quite the story to tell.
She arrived in the UK as a child refugee from Somalia in the 1990s, grew up locally in Camden, became a councillor four years ago, the council leader in May and is now Sir Keir Starmer's successor as the MP.
But in the offices of Camden Council at three o'clock this morning, the focus of the press pack, me included, was on Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, as we waited for the result.
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