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Green Leader Zack Polanski Selected to Contest Starmer's Former Seat in Holborn and St Pancras By-Election
The Greens expect Polanski to win the nomination as Labour faces a contest shaped by recent Green gains and protest votes in the seat.
- London Assembly member Zack Polanski will contest the Holborn and Pancras by-election on October 8, seeking to become an MP after Camden Green Party members selected him as their candidate.
- The seat became vacant after former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced his departure from Parliament earlier this month, saying it was the "right time" to focus on international affairs.
- Labour has held Holborn and Pancras since its creation in 1983, with only former health secretary Frank Dobson and Sir Keir serving as MPs in that period.
- Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali is Labour's candidate, while recent polls suggested the Greens could challenge for the previously safe seat.
- The by-election serves as an early test of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's popularity, as his party's national polling has dipped since replacing Sir Keir in Downing Street.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 20%
R 30%
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