UK Greens leader seeks rule change after party declares Zionism is racism
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- Zack Polanski has led energetic campaign for the Greens, while Labour will hope to hold on to Starmer’s old seat Voting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest seen as a key gauge of Andy Burnham’s ability to energise voters and whether Zack Polanski’s Greens can still peel…
- Voters choosing replacement for Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down last month Good morning and welcome to our UK politics live blog. Polls have opened in Keir Starmer’s old seat in Holborn and St Pancras, where the Green party leader, Zack Polanski, is hoping to break Labour’s…
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- Results are expected from 2.30am BST in the north London poll to choose a replacement for former PM Keir Starmer A quick reminder of the byelection candidates in Holborn and St Pancras: Labour – Sagal Abdi-Wali Green party – Zack Polanski Conservative party – Ewan Cameron Reform UK – Peter Newman…
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- Vivien Lichtenstein says party leader should stand down over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy after losing byelection UK politics live – latest updates The leader of the Jewish Greens has called for Zack Polanski to step down as pressure increases on the Green leader to acknowledge anger within the…
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- Decades of volunteering combined with years of active local party politics, propels Abdi-Wali to victory over Green leader Zack Polanski For Sagal Abdi-Wali, the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras, being elected to replace Keir Starmer in the north London constituency is “deeply personal”, she said…
- Pressure is building on the party leader after byelection defeat, a damaging row over Zionism and polls that show him less popular than Nigel Farage When Zack Polanski addressed his campaigners flush with victory after the Gorton and Denton byelection in February, he declared: “Labour’s electoral…
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- Ellie Chowns says vote for ‘Zionism is racism’ policy by 0.4% of members shows party processes are not working A Green Party MP has said she wants to make sure her party is not “vulnerable to capture by extremists and racists” amid the continuing fallout from the “Zionism is racism” vote. The…
- Rapid growth means structures need to change and give leaders greater control, Polanski says in Guardian article Zack Polanski: How we’re transforming British politics Zack Polanski has signalled a potential overhaul of the Green party’s cherished grassroots democracy, calling for leaders to have…
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- The UK’s Green Party has voted to define Zionism as a form of racism.
- Israel condemns the move as the party's vote causes an uproar, including among party members.
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- And there is nothing radical about declaring it. It is a fact of history.
- The party’s new policy reflects ignorance of Zionism and does nothing to advance Palestinian self-determination.
- Rabbi Dov Lando's comments expose tensions over Zionism, conscription and Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox allies.
- The vote in London's Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary seat tests whether Burnham can restore faith in Labour.
- The senior rabbi, whose party is in Netanyahu's coalition, has caused uproar in Israel by calling Zionism disastrous.
- Sagal Abdi-Wali won by 3,300 votes in the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras.
- Zack Polanski calls for internal rule reforms to give party leaders greater control over policy after Zionism vote.
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