British politician (born 1982)
Zack Polanski’s loss in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election means he could now face serious questions over his leadership Where does the Green Party go from here?
Where does the Green Party go from here?
Zack Polanski’s defeat in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election is an untimely blow for the Green Party ... Show more
Zack Polanski faces harshest scrutiny of his leadership yet: Green leader’s decision to fight risks looking like a hasty miscalculation as the party has given up ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/zack-polanski-by-election-green-party-disappointment-59sdgc0ps
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Ellie Chowns tops odds to take over from Zack Polanski as Green leader: North Herefordshire MP Ellie Chowns is the bookies’ favourite to take over as leader ...
herefordtimes.com/news/26651044.ellie-chowns-tops-odds-take-zack-polanski-green-leader/
Greens won’t overturn ‘Zionism is racism’ motion until at least 2028, Polanski says
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-zionism-motion-racism-zack-polanski-b3068717.html
Zack Polanski looked deflated after losing to Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali in Holborn and St Pancras.
What did Zack Polanski say about the Green Party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ motion?
Laura Kuenssberg and Adam Fleming discuss the Green Party leader's ... Show more
Polanski too ‘busy’ to support former Green leader facing activist plot
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/22/zack-polanksi-too-busy-support-caroline-lucas-green-party/
Zack Polanski will not try to overturn Green’s ‘Zionism is racism’ policy: The politician slumped to his worst poll rating as Green leader amid the row over his ...
standard.co.uk/news/politics/zack-polanski-zionism-green-green-party-bbc-b1301330.html
Zack Polanski said the government had ‘abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change’
Green Party leader Zack Polanski says he will not overturn Zionism motion: The Green Party leader said, while he wanted to amend it, the motion would stand until ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn8w5v8yne4o
The Green Party Will Regain Momentum if It Keeps Its Nerve: Zack Polanski’s leadership of the Green Party is facing its biggest challenge to date ...
jacobin.com/2026/10/greens-polanski-zionism-palestine-labour
"The status quo right now is a one-state, apartheid state where Palestinians do not have the same freedom as Israelis ... Show more
BREAKING: Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali beats Zack Polanski to win Holborn and St Pancras by-election
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/holborn-st-pancras-labour-election-37752148
Ellie Chowns takes on Zack Polanski on "Zionism as racism": A Green Party MP has called for changes to the party’s policy-making process.
herefordtimes.com/news/26625098.ellie-chowns-takes-zack-polanski-zionism-racism/
The Spectator Oct 09
The downfall of Zack Polanski can’t come soon enough: As Tali Fraser points out in this week’s magazine, with the Greens on around 11 per cent in the polls and ...
spectator.com/article/the-downfall-of-zack-polanski-cant-come-soon-enough/
Paid articlePaywallPolitics latest: Labour win by-election triggered by Starmer's resignation - as Green leader Polanski finishes second
news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-labour-badenoch-farage-polanski-12593360
The UK's Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has condemned the Green Party's motion labelling Zionism as racism as 'poisonous antisemitism' ... Show more
Greens could fail to win any seats in London at next election, new poll shows: The MRP poll conducted by Electoral Calculus and Find Out Now indicated that ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-london-labour-poll-burnham-polanski-b3069091.html
Zack Polanski says application of Zionism is racist and no state has right to exist
theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/18/greens-zack-polanski-application-zionism-racist-no-state-right-to-exist
Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Green leader Zack Polanski - follow live
bbc.com/news/live/cqgl7jxdwr43t
Israel bans UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote: Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar bars Jewish, anti-Zionist party leader after Greens ...
ynetnews.com/article/r1vaqyxsge
OpinionThe flag that gives moral licence to hatred: Palestinian colours offer cover for increasingly virulent antisemitism — its rise leaves Zack Polanski looking ...
thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/flag-moral-licence-hatred-palestinian-ld9rs3z9r
Paid articlePaywall“We would still have Starmer if it wasn’t for Zack.”
Rachel Millward, Green Party deputy leader, defends Zack Polanski’s record as senior figures from the ... Show more
Zack Polanski defends leadership after row over Zionism motion: The Green Party leader has been criticised for his response to a motion passed by members ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2d6x11l6pko
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said standing in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election “was not a mistake”, despite Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali winning ... Show more
Andy Burnham rules out future deal with Zack Polanski’s Green Party: The prime minister branded the recent motion passed by the Green Party conference that ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burnham-polanski-green-party-deal-pmqs-b3066613.html
OpinionYoung people deserve so much better than this version of Zack Polanski: Two things can be true, says Yisrael J Arthur: that the Green party leader failed to ...
independent.co.uk/voices/zack-polanski-labour-by-election-holborn-st-pancras-b3064239.html
Newly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali has made history as the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to the UK Parliament ... Show more
The Spectator Oct 05
Zack Polanski is repeating history: This is only the latest development in the Greens’ slide into revolting depths; one that a quick glance back in history would ...
spectator.com/article/zack-polanski-is-repeating-history/
Paid articlePaywall Zack Polanski signals Green party overhaul after row over Zionism vote : Rapid growth means structures need to change and give leaders greater control ...
theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/11/zack-polanski-signals-green-party-overhaul-after-row-over-zionism-vote
The Observer Oct 11
Greens facing ‘existential threat’ as membership plummets after anti-Zionist motion
observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/greens-facing-existential-threat-as-membership-plummets-after-anti-zionist-motion
Zack Polanski loses bid to become MP and claim Keir Starmer's old seat: Green Party leader Zack Polanski has lost the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to ...
metro.co.uk/2026/10/09/zack-polanski-loses-bid-become-mp-claim-keir-starmers-old-seat-29693990/
Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras: Pressure is building on the party leader after byelection defeat ...
theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/09/zack-polanski-future-as-green-party-leader-holborn-st-pancras-byelection-defeat
By-election - live: Polanski’s Greens beaten by Labour in Starmer’s old seat: Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia, defeated Zack Polanski after ...
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/holborn-st-pancras-by-election-37750551
The Spectator Oct 05
Polanski’s Green party has been overtaken by radical activists: All motions designed to safeguard Jewish members and to avoid rejection of a two-state solution ...
spectator.com/article/polanskis-green-party-has-been-overtaken-by-radical-activists/
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Zack Polanski hits back at Andy Burnham over 'antisemitism' row: GREEN Party leader Zack Polanski has issued a furious response to Andy Burnham after he ...
thenational.scot/news/26637461.zack-polanski-hits-back-pm-green-party-antisemitism-row/
OpinionZack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it: A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/07/zack-polanski-leadership-zionism-green-party
Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, has called on the government to put in place a three-year 'emergency brake' on private rents ... Show more
Burnham calls on Polanski to reverse Green Party’s ‘completely wrong’ motion on Zionism
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burham-zack-polanski-green-party-zionism-motion-b3063840.html
Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski ... Show more
The Spectator Oct 03
Is it still possible to be a Jewish Green party supporter?: Which returns me to my original question: is it possible, in 2026, to be Green and Jewish? Your ...
spectator.com/article/is-it-still-possible-to-be-a-jewish-green-party-supporter/
Paid articlePaywall Sagal Abdi-Wali, the newly-elected MP for Holborn and St Pancras, was welcomed by the Prime Minister as she took her seat in Parliament on Monday after beating ... Show more
Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection : Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will reassure Andy Burnham in high-stakes ...
theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/09/labour-wins-holborn-st-pancras-byelection-green-party
‘I’m voting anti-Starmer’: Holborn and St Pancras divided as Polanski eyes former PM’s seat in crucial by-election
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/holborn-st-pancras-by-election-labour-greens-polanski-b3062297.html
Green MP calls out Zack Polanski's ‘lack of leadership’ on Zionism motion: The controversial ‘Zionism is racism’ motion was passed by members at the Green ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-zack-polanski-election-zionism-b3064525.html
After a rough week, is Zack Polanski’s Green surge in peril?: The leader may seem in danger after a by-election loss and anti-Zionist vote ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/despite-disastrous-week-polanski-leadership-safe-wbz8qr9k3
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Zack Polanski’s star is fading: A Labour victory in north London is terrible news for the Greens’ leader
economist.com/britain/2026/10/09/zack-polanskis-star-is-fading
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Zack Polanski says he will stay as Green Party leader despite by-election defeatZack Polanski says he will stay as Green Party leader despite by-election defeat
UK poll tracker ahead of Holborn and St Pancras by-election: Labour holds a clear lead over its nearest rivals – but the picture in London may be less clear-cut
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-poll-burnham-labour-polanski-voting-intention-tracker-b3062675.html
London's newest MP Sagal Abdi-Wali to take her Commons seat after defeating Zack Polanski in Holborn by-election
standard.co.uk/news/london/sagal-abdi-wali-commons-seat-defeat-holborn-by-election-zack-polanski-b1300397.html
OpinionZack Polanski now has nowhere to hide: Isabel Hardman: For many senior Greens, he has failed to lead the party responsibly
inews.co.uk/opinion/zack-polanski-nowhere-to-hide-4815796
English Greens back 'Zionism is racism' motion after intense debate: GREEN members have voted for a motion declaring that "Zionism is racism" after ...
thenational.scot/news/26605671.greens-back-zionism-racism-motion-intense-debate/
The Holborn and St Pancras by-election result was a setback for Zack Polanski and the Green Party.
BBC Political Editor Chris Mason discusses what the result ... Show more
Newscast - Does Zack Polanski Face A Leadership Crisis? - BBC Sounds
Newscast - Does Zack Polanski Face A Leadership Crisis? - BBC Sounds
Zack Polanski has faced pressure from within his own party to apologise or resign.
The leader of the Jewish Greens, Vivien Lichtenstein ... Show more
Newscast - Can Zack Polanski Control The Green Party? - BBC Sounds
Newscast - Can Zack Polanski Control The Green Party? - BBC Sounds
One in three Brits thinks Polanski should resign after by-election defeat, poll shows
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/polanski-green-resign-zionism-racism-election-b3064351.html
BBC Oct 08
I would not have voted for Zionism motion, Zack Polanski says: A motion declaring Zionism a form of racism was passed by Green Party members on Sunday.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2d6x11l6pko
This is the moment Green Party leader Zack Polanski tries his best to keep off the stage at the St. Pancras and Holborn by-election declaration
Why did my local hustings clash with Green Party leader Zack Polanski turn so tense?
At our recent Jewish community hustings ... Show more
Should Zack Polanski step down as Green Party leader after string of controversies & by-election defeat? VOTE NOW
thesun.co.uk/news/40629734/zack-polanski-green-party-leader-controversies-vote/
OpinionGreen Party’s flirtation with extremism will inevitably backfire: Labour’s victory in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election is a major setback for Zack Polanski — ...
thetimes.com/comment/the-times-view/article/zack-polanski-green-party-extremism-qd6f35p6c
Paid articlePaywallSky's chief political correspondent, Jon Craig, asks Zack Polanski if he will continue to lead the Greens after the party conceded the Holborn and St ... Show more
Andy Burnham's Labour Party won the by-election for the seat vacated by former leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali fended off a ... Show more
The Green Party voters horrified by Zack Polanski – and turning to Labour: Days before the crucial Holborn and St Pancras by-election, the new ‘Zionism is ...
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/06/green-party-voters-zack-polanski-holborn-st-pancras-labour/
OpinionThe speed of Zack Polanski’s fall is truly spectacular: Oliver Kamm: Like Macavity the cat, the Green Party leader always has an alibi
inews.co.uk/opinion/speed-polanskis-fall-4809602
Mail Online Oct 06
DAN HODGES: History will record Zack Polanski as a coward and charlatan who led his once-decent party into political oblivion
dailymail.com/debate/article-16185099/DAN-HODGES-History-record-Zack-Polanski-coward-charlatan-led-decent-party-political-oblivion.html
Polanski must resign after by-election loss, says leader of Jewish Greens: Vivien Lichtenstein says she is considering leaving the party over 'Zionism is ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/greens-concede-holborn-and-st-pancras-by-election-4816757
How a safe seat by-election became a test of political momentum: Despite the Greens having a good year in the local elections, especially in London ...
channel4news.substack.com/p/how-a-safe-seat-by-election-became
Chair of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign after byelection loss: Vivien Lichtenstein urges party leader to quit over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy – ...
theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/09/leader-of-jewish-greens-calls-for-zack-polanski-to-resign
From child refugee to the halls of Westminster 🌹✨
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali has officially won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, securing 12 ... Show more
Mail Online Oct 05
Zack Polanski allies desperately try to save him as he faces Holborn by-election defeat and coup after Greens' 'anti-Semitic' conference meltdown
dailymail.com/news/article-16183381/Zack-Polanski-Holborn-election-Greens-anti-Semitism.html
Polanski: Israel has definitely run ‘false flag’ operations
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/03/polanski-israel-has-definitely-run-false-flag-operations/
