Zack Polanski

Labour and unions have been drifting apart since the 1930s, and the Green party is pushing to gain union backing. But breaking Labour’s link with the unions could have terrible unintended consequences

The charismatic Green leader is close to a breakthrough - yet must answer legitimate questions about his past and his social media likes

Zack Polanski is reaching out beyond the climate-and-Gaza coalition - while Keir Starmer’s party keeps upsetting its target middle-income urban professional voters

Their poll surge is partly down to Zack Polanski saying things Labour no longer does - but climate change and nature are still top of the agenda

The leaders of Reform and the Greens both want to turn Britain into a huge political experiment. That’s the last thing we need

Starmer may think his party is fighting a war on two fronts. But the reality is far worse than that

The Labour strategy in Gorton and Denton backfired disastrously, and drove its core voters towards the Greens. If it doesn’t change course, the same thing could happen at the general election

The full transcript of Spencer's speech as the Green party pulls off a landmark victory - in a significant blow to Keir Starmer

The Green candidate – a local plumber – is convinced she can win. But does a Labour-Green fight risk splitting the vote on the left, and handing the seat to Reform?