Green leader Polanski says his authority does not hinge on winning knife-edge byelection
Zack Polanski describes the contest for Keir Starmer's former seat of Holborn and St Pancras as roughly 50/50, amid suggestions the party's popularity may have peaked.
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Green party leader Zack Polanski has said his authority within the party does not depend on winning next week's Holborn and St Pancras byelection, according to the Guardian.
Polanski, who is attempting to take Keir Starmer's former seat from Labour, described the contest as probably 50/50 right now and really on a knife edge.
Questions over momentum
The Guardian's report notes suggestions that the Green party's popularity may have peaked, though it does not detail the specific polling or evidence behind that assessment.
Details of the other candidates standing in the byelection and the full field of parties contesting the seat were not included in the available reporting.
The outcome of the vote is expected to be closely watched as a measure of the Green party's standing following Starmer's departure from the seat.
Sources
- Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader — The Guardian — World
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