Green Party Leader Zack Polanski Hails ‘Biggest Ever’ Conference Ahead of Byelection

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has described his party’s current conference as its “biggest and most exciting” ever, pointing to a year of membership growth and electoral gains, according to a report in The Guardian.

Speaking ahead of his conference address, Polanski said the Greens “have turned hope into electoral wins — in councils, boroughs, in mayoral elections and with our exciting breakthrough in Gorton and Denton.”

Polanski is contesting the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, seeking to take the seat formerly held by Labour’s Keir Starmer. He described the contest as “probably 50/50 right now” and “really on a knife edge,” suggesting a tight race.

He also pushed back on suggestions that his authority as Green party leader depends on the outcome of the byelection, insisting his position within the party does not hinge on winning the seat.

The comments come amid broader coverage of the Green party’s rising profile, with the report noting the party is holding its largest-ever conference and that some observers have suggested its popularity may have peaked.

No results from the byelection were available at the time of the report, and further details on the Green party’s campaign strategy in Holborn and St Pancras were not provided in the excerpt.