New Green leader Polanski distances party from electoral pact with Corbyn

Published on September 3, 2025 at 04:00 AM
New Green leader Polanski distances party from electoral pact with Corbyn

Leftist would need to see ‘very strong arguments’ before agreeing a deal with party launched by ex-Labour leader

The new Green leader, Zack Polanski, has said he would need to see “very strong arguments” before agreeing any electoral pact with Jeremy Corbyn, arguing that there is enough space on the left of British politics for both to thrive.

Polanski earned a resounding mandate to take the Greens in England and Wales in a more explicitly leftwing direction on Tuesday, winning 85% of member votes, a crushing defeat for the joint ticket of Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns, two of the party’s four MPs.

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