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The Guardian Politics3 May 2026

Zack Polanski warns against banning London pro-Palestine protest

Green leader also says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but outlawing it would restrict free speech UK politics live – latest updates Zack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant “globalise the intifada”, but the Green party leader warned against specifically outlawing the phrase or banning a protest planned in London later this month. Speaking earlier in the weekend, Keir Starmer called for “tougher action” against marchers using t

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BBC Politics3 May 2026

Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack

The Green Party leader previously apologised for "sharing a tweet in haste" about the knife attack on Wednesday.

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Express Politics3 May 2026

Zack Polanski in fiery BBC grilling over pro-Palestine protests

The Green Party leader has refused to defend police tactics during arrest of Golders Green terror suspect

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The Guardian Politics3 May 2026

Polanski ‘not fit to lead a party’ after Golders Green tweet, says minister – UK politics live

Heidi Alexander criticises Green leader over retweet of post suggesting police used excessive force when arresting suspect Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, has said Zack Polanski’s retweeting of a post suggesting the police used excessive force when they arrested the suspect in the Golders Green attack last week was “disgusting” and “absolutely abhorrent” as she claimed he was not “fit to lead a political party”. Polanski ret

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BBC Politics3 May 2026

Will an M4 relief road ever be given the green light?

Wales' Senedd election has seen the potential for an M4 relief road return as a political issue.

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The Guardian Politics3 May 2026

Polanski takes combative approach as Greens enter media spotlight

From legitimate scrutiny to lurid scare stories, the Green party’s rise has brought a sudden spike in attention It is the lot of smaller parties that grow rapidly that they tend to endure something of a trial by the media in the UK. The attention from some of the newspapers and broadcasters to the Green party before this week’s elections has occasionally borne an unlikely resemblance to the height of Clegg-mania in the spring of 2010, when the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, was rewarded fo

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Express Politics2 May 2026

'Hypocrite' Green Party candidate caught driving gas-guzzling Mercedes 4x4

The local Conservative association said 'it shows true dedication to be able to compete on hypocrisy'.

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Express Politics2 May 2026

Councils spending millions on electric bin lorries told to not splash cash on 'green fad'

Councils are accused of spending taxpayers' cash on 'eco-vanity' projects at a time of a renewed cost of living crisis

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Express Politics2 May 2026

Nigel Farage crushes Zack Polanski in battle to win Britons' trust on national defence

The Green party leader is trusted by fewer than one in four voters on the defence of the realm ahead of this week's elections

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The Guardian Politics2 May 2026

Tension and dissent: inside the Green party’s antisemitism struggle

With a fast-expanding membership and electoral gains in sight, the Israel–Palestine debate is testing party unity A Green party member for more than 30 years, Elise Benjamin admits to bittersweet feelings even as fellow activists anticipate a historic breakthrough in next week’s elections. Benjamin was involved in drawing up the party’s guidance on antisemitism, which she describes as comprehensive. But the former Green councillor in Oxford now wonders whether further guidance is needed: “Now th

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Starmer condemns Zack Polanski for sharing post criticising police at Golders Green stabbings

PM said the repost was ‘disgraceful’ after Green leader apologised and said he had shared tweet ‘in haste’ Keir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings. The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having to make split-second decisions in a moment of potentially grave

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BBC Politics1 May 2026

Polanski apologises for sharing post criticising police

The Green leader was facing a growing backlash for appearing to back criticism of arresting officers.

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