Who is Zack Polanski, the ‘eco-populist’ rattling the UK’s establishment?
Any split in the left comes at a critical moment in British politics, with Labour (and the Greens) also focused on containing a rising right-wing wave, most clearly signaled by the rapid ascent of the hard-right populist party, Reform UK.
London — The leader of the UK’s Green Party, Zack Polanski, will on Thursday challenge the political establishment by taking on the ruling Labour Party in a special election for the seat held by former prime minister Keir Starmer.
That contrast helped Polanski and the Greens gain traction as a popular left-wing alternative to the governing, center-left Labour Party, which has been bleeding voters in recent years over its stance on issues like welfare spending, trans rights and the war in Gaza.
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