All news on the topic: Green Party

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Palantir stake explodes from £276,000 to £3.65m as Camden faces Gaza backlash
Camden Council’s investments in Palantir, the controversial AI company with ties to the Israeli military, have increased by over 1,200% since October 2023.
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George Galloway enters Holborn by-election as Workers Party deputy quits over bid that threatens to split Left vote
Zack Polanski faced a significant setback with George Galloway entering as the candidate for the Workers Party of Britain in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
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Starmer’s old seat becomes Burnham’s test for an early general election
The by-election in Sir Keir Starmer’s old seat has been described as Andy Burnham’s "test run" for an early general election.
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Boris Johnson evacuated from train after Russian drone strike near Poland
Boris Johnson was reportedly aboard a train that was forced to evacuate after a Russian drone strike near the Ukrainian border near Poland.
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Green Party splits over Iran as members clash over IRGC sanctions
A conference motion with significant backing urges an end to sanctions on Iran and opposes banning the IRGC – putting party policy on a collision course with its own MPs
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Andy Burnham set to postpone North Sea decision until after showdown with Zack Polanski’s Greens
Andy Burnham is set to postpone a decision on a controversial North Sea gas field until after a crucial by-election in Sir Keir Starmer’s old seat, it has been claimed.
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Somali refugee Sagal Abdi-Wali chosen as Labour candidate in Holborn by-election
A Somali refugee and council leader is Labour’s candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
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Reform UK targets two Tory wards as Farage’s party fights for local election gains
Nigel Farage is looking to gain two wards from the Conservative Party as Reform UK battles for local by-election gains.
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By-election date set for Labour showdown with Zack Polanski after Keir Starmer resigns seat
Labour will face a crunch by-election test in Sir Keir Starmer’s former seat of Holborn & St Pancras on October 8, it has been confirmed.
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Commons crushes Conservative and Reform bid to ban foreign-language election leaflets
Conservative and Reform attempts to ban election materials published in ‘foreign’ languages were roundly defeated in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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Zack Polanski confirms bid to become Green MP in Keir Starmer’s former seat
Zack Polanski has confirmed he will stand as the Green Party’s candidate for the by-election in Holborn and St Pancras.
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Conservatives overtake Reform UK for first time in 18 months in shock new poll
Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives have overtaken Reform UK for the first time in 18 months, a shock new poll has revealed.
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Keir Starmer quits Parliament weeks after leaving No 10, triggering key London by-election
Keir Starmer is to step down as a Labour MP after resigning as Prime Minister earlier this summer to focus on international affairs and tackling violence against women and girls
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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges to top as mega poll predicts 227 seats
A new mega poll has revealed that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK would win the most seats if a general election was held today.
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Greens could strip police of Tasers and pepper spray under radical new crime plan
The Green Party will consider an official policy of stripping police of Tasers and pepper spray under a new crime plan.
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Labour warned it could lose 50 seats to Greens over Andy Burnham’s North Sea drilling plans
Andy Burnham has been told Labour risks losing 50 seats to the Green Party if he pushes ahead with new drilling in the North Sea.
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Green councillor charged with assaulting five people, including three police officers
A Green councillor in Birmingham has been charged with assaulting five people, including three police officers.
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Labour retakes poll lead as Andy Burnham’s popularity surges
Labour is now more popular among British voters than Reform UK, with exclusive LBC polling showing Andy Burnham’s party open up a three-point lead in the opinion polls.
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Labour loses more than 68,000 members in a year as party support plunges to decade low
The Labour Party lost more than a fifth of its members in 2025, figures published by the Electoral Commission reveal.
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Labour overtakes Reform UK in polls for the first time in over a year
Labour has overtaken Reform UK in the polls for the first time in well over a year, as the party enjoys a bounce under new prime minister Andy Burnham and insurgents on the left and right have suffered from a series of mishaps and scandals.
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Green leader Zack Polanski says guillotine post was a mistake as police make inquiries
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a controversial social media image but did not apologise to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
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Greens vow to fight back as Andy Burnham’s popularity dents party support
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is playing the Greens at their own game.
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Nigel Farage demands police investigate Zack Polanski over guillotine T-shirt post
Zack Polanski has condemned an image of a man wearing a guillotine t-shirt and the words ‘making plans for Nigel’ after Reform UK branded it an ‘incitement to murder’.
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£131,000 pedestrian crossing sparks row over spending on quiet residential road
Residents and councillors in Islington, north London, have been left “gobsmacked” at the £130,000 cost of a new zebra crossing in the area.
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Nigel Farage left facing Count Binface after major parties boycott Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage could be set to run against just one other candidate, Count Binface, after all other major political parties confirmed they would not field candidates in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election.