Green Leader Warns of Authoritarian ‘Alarm Bells’ in Conference Speech
Green Party leader Zack Polanski urged taxing the richest 1% to tackle inequality and called on the government to reverse the ban on Palestine Action protests amid rising membership.
- Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, called for the proscription of Palestine Action to be withdrawn during his speech at the party's conference on October 2.
- Polanski criticized Labour for enabling Reform UK and described them as a 'handmaiden' to their politics, warning of authoritarianism in Britain.
- He vowed to implement a wealth tax on the richest 1% and promised to address the cost of living crisis in the UK.
- Polanski emphasized the need for the Green Party to offer a left-wing alternative to Labour and committed to supporting civil liberties.
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Greens’ Polanski Sets Out ‘Patriotic’ Case for UK Wealth Tax
The UK Green Party’s new leader Zack Polanski said he wants to challenge the right-wing’s “monopoly” on patriotism, as he set out his bid to attract left-leaning Britons disillusioned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party.
Zack Polanski calls for an end to Palestine Action's proscription
Speaking at the 2025 Green Party Conference, Zack Polanski has called on the government to reverse the proscription of Palestine Action: .@ZackPolanski: “The proscription of Palestine Action must be withdrawn & every parliamentarian who failed to vote against it needs to hang their heads in shame” A reminder that 385 MPs voted to ban PA & every LibDem, Plaid & SNP MP abstained. Only 22 MPs voted against) pic.twitter.com/BSe193oo28 — Saul Stanif…
Palestine Action proscription must be 'withdrawn', says Green Party leader Zack Polanski
The head of the Greens accuses Labour of carrying out a "draconian crackdown" on the right to protest - as pro-Palestine groups are criticised for organising demonstrations following the Manchester synagogue attack.
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