New Green leader reveals he spoke to Jeremy Corbyn and doesn't rule out pact

John Oxley: Polanski's election as Green leader is a lucky break for the Conservatives

John Oxley is a consultant, writer, and broadcaster. His SubStack is Joxley Writes. Until recently, the Conservatives need not have concerned themselves with the outcome of the Green Party leadership election. The news would have been a footnote on these pages, a titbit for the obsessives to keep track of. Yet in our electoral doldrums, and the new, more volatile flow of voters, the position of the Greens makes a difference to us. More than that…

How the new Green Party leader could hand keys to No10 to Nigel Farage

The Green Party's new leader, Zack Polanski, has promised to unseat the Prime Minister by focusing on "eco-populism" and taking votes from Labour.His bid to battle with Labour could further open the door for Nigel Farage and Reform UK, as it would cause further instability in British left politics.Mr Polanski is coming off a landslide leadership result and is hoping to establish a more visible, mass-movement Green Party.During his victory speech…

Our survey of Green party members suggests Zack Polanski has the mandate to take his party in a more radical direction

Thanks to the media interest in his election as leader of the Green party of England and Wales, there’s now plenty of information available about Zack Polanski, the so-called “eco-populist” who won a landslide victory over his arguably more moderate rivals. But what do we know about the nearly 65,000 grassroots members who gave Polanski an overwhelming 85% of the vote, albeit on a turnout of just 38%? A survey we conducted of party members follo…

Chris Mason: How Polanski's Green leadership could impact UK politics

Zack Polanski's landslide victory is the latest example of a shake up in the country's politics.

As a former Green Party leader, here’s what Zack should do next

Zack Polanski will need all of his obvious skill and genuine charm if we’re to broaden our grassroots appeal, says Caroline Lucas – and it’s early days to be talking about cooperating with Jeremy Corbyn’s party before it even has a name

Zack Polanski elected as new leader of the Green Party

Zack Polanski, who serves on the London Assembly but has never been an MP, has become the new leader of the Green Party by a margin of five-to-one. He ran on a platform of “eco-populism” and today said that he wouldn’t rule out co-operation with the party being launched by the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.