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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

Zack Polanski says he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson

Green party leader also accuses rightwing media of politically motivated attacks as popularity grows UK politics live – latest updates Zack Polanski has said he was wrong to describe himself as a British Red Cross spokesperson, and that intensified media scrutiny of the Green party reflected fears of its rising popularity and support for wealth taxes. Polanski described himself as a British Red Cross spokesperson while campaigning for the party leadership, the Times revealed. The claim was als

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Zack Polanski makes false claim about Golders Green suspect on BBC show

The Green Party leader wasn't challenged on the inaccurate comment during an appearance on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday.

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Zack Polanski humiliated in brutal grilling by BBC's Nick Robinson

The Green Party leader faced questions on his criticism of police, his false claim to be a Red Cross spokesman and his plan to legalise drugs.

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

Polanski accuses Times of ‘scraping the barrel’ over his claim to be charity spokesperson – UK politics live

Green leader said he hosted fundraisers for the Red Cross but accepts he should not have described himself as a spokesperson for it Good morning. Zack Polanski was largely unknown until he became the Green party leader in September last year and since then, as his party has soared in the polls, there has been intense scrutiny of his pre-politics career. The best-known embarrassing revelation about his past is the fact that he once told a woman he could enlarge her breasts if she listened to his

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Zack Polanski's popularity slumps after Golders Green Police row

New poll shows the Green Party leader's ratings have dropped in the last week.

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Zack Polanski bombshell as 2 false claims made by Green Party leader exposed

The revelations raise questions about the accuracy of claims Mr Polanski made to potential supporters.

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?

Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night The Scottish, Welsh, and local English elections on Thursday 7 May are a huge test for all the main political parties – and may be existential for Keir Starmer as prime minister and Labour leader. The elections, two years into a Labour government, will see more than 30 million people

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union | Rafael Behr

Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state Keir Starmer has neither a heartland nor a stronghold. That is the picture likely to emerge once all the votes in this week’s local and devolved elections have been counted. Council seats in Labour’s traditional northern-English working-class base will fall to Reform UK. Parts of inner London, where the electoral map has been red for decades, will go Green. Rafael B

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Green civil war erupts as Zack Polanski's ratings go into freefall ahead of May 7

Former Green leader Caroline Lucas has demanded action on antisemitism as Zack Polanski's personal ratings plunge in the lead up to the May 7th local elections

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be British Red Cross spokesperson, charity says

Green party leader also accused of incorrectly stating he was a full member of the National Council of Hypnotherapy Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be a spokesperson for the British Red Cross while campaigning for Green party leadership, the charity has said. This was also mentioned on his personal website in 2020, where he said he was “really proud of the work we do”. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

The Greens need to learn the right lessons from the destruction of Corbynism | Andy Beckett

Zack Polanski must be more nimble in fending off attacks than the former Labour leader or he risks suffering the same fate For more than a decade, Britain’s acrimonious politics has included a fundamental but often misunderstood battle. Sometimes it is fought out in the open and sometimes more in the shadows. Its protagonists extend far beyond Westminster, into the media, big business, the civil service, activist movements and important but neglected parts of the electorate. And despite how long

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Farage deploys the rottweiler to distract from awkward £5m gift story | John Crace

Zia Yusuf’s mad idea of building detention centres for illegal immigrants exclusively in areas that vote Green works a treat It’s a classic from the Donald Trump playbook: everything’s been going a bit tits up, so you create a distraction. Get everyone looking in the wrong direction. Last week was the worst in months for Reform. First the party was pegged back in the opinion polls, then the Guardian revealed Nigel Farage had been given a £5m handout by Christopher Harborne, a Thai-based crypto d

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