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Did the Zionism row lose it for Zack Polanski?

Peter Walker and Lexy Topping discuss Zack Polanski’s leadership after he lost the Holborn and St Pancras byelection

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Oct 9 • 10:41 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign

Vivien Lichtenstein says party leader should stand down over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy after losing byelection

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Oct 9 • 6:48 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Counting under way in Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Results are expected from 2.30am BST in the north London poll to choose a replacement for former PM Keir Starmer

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Oct 8 • 9:13 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Polanski heckled at Jewish community hustings after saying that Zionism is a form of racism

The Green leader, who is Jewish, made the remarks as part of his campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection

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Sep 25 • 5:54 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat

Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelection

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Sep 7 • 12:43 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Zack Polanski to stand in Keir Starmer seat as Green party candidate

Green leader will stand for election in Holborn and St Pancras in byelection triggered by former PM’s resignation

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Sep 3 • 4:04 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Green party members back Zack Polanski to stand in London byelection

Party leader in England and Wales seen as favourite to contest Holborn and St Pancras after Starmer’s resignation

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Sep 2 • 2:11 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Nigel Farage says he won’t attend count in Clacton byelection against Count Binface

The Reform UK leader will not be present at vote count in byelection he has tried to frame as the ‘people versus the establishment’

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Aug 13 • 11:18 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Green MP Hannah Spencer aims to pass law on maximum workplace temperatures

Byelection winner says heatwaves are causing ‘absolute chaos’ and workers need protection from unsafe conditions

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Jul 12 • 9:16 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
‘He goes a bit funny if you use his real name’: the unstoppable rise of Count Binface

Nigel Farage foresaw a summer stroll to glory when he forced a byelection – but now risks his career being trashed

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Jul 11 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Clacton byelection likely to be two-man race between Reform leader and Binface

Nigel Farage’s resignation as MP means comedian might have to consider representing constituency if he wins

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Jul 8 • 1:36 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Labour calls on Farage to ‘come clean’ over £5m gift and work with crime agency over money laundering concerns

Lib Dems tell Reform UK leader ‘the game is up’ as political rivals vow to boycott ‘stunt’ Clacton byelection

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Jul 8 • 2:59 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Burnham's Britain: six days in the place that just changed our politics

Andy Burnham is closing in on Downing Street after a big win in the Makerfield byelection. John Harris and John Domokos take a deep dive into a place where people's lives back up Burnham's insistence that we're living in an economy and society that need radical change – but they also find an infectious spirit of optimism

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Jun 20 • 7:53 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
SNP concedes Aberdeen South with Scottish Conservatives set to win

Byelection loss suggests voters rebelled against SNP over Peter Murrell’s theft of £400,000 in party funds

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Jun 18 • 8:22 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Farage suddenly returns to political stage – but dodges questions about £5m gift

Reform UK leader has been unusually quiet in recent weeks – at great cost to the party during a crucial byelection

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Jun 10 • 3:32 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
The Guardian view on the Aberdeen South byelection: the politics of energy take centre stage

Editorial: While Westminster’s attention is focused on Andy Burnham and Makerfield, another pivotal byelection is taking place in Scotland’s north-east

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May 31 • 12:30 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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‘Wow, people were so angry at Labour!’ Green MP Hannah Spencer on politics, plumbing, smears and snobbery

The 34-year-old plumber last month secured the Green party its first byelection victory and a record fifth concurrent MP. She discusses the problem with career politicians – and being screamed at by voters

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Mar 30 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
While people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep political crisis will continue

The partisan debate since the Gorton and Denton byelection risks blinding us to the truth. People are rejecting wholesale the way our politics has developed, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

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Mar 8 • 1:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Shabana Mahmood’s double down on immigration ‘disappointing’, says Alf Dubs

Labour peer, who was a child refugee, criticises home secretary’s response to Gorton and Denton byelection defeat

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Mar 1 • 2:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Labour anxiety and accusations after big shift in Muslim vote to Greens

PM criticises ‘sectarian politics’ in byelection but party may fear Greens’ nascent leftwing political machine

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Feb 28 • 2:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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‘We defeated the parties of billionaire donors’: Hannah Spencer’s victory speech

‘We don’t have to fight dirty to fight for change,’ said Green party’s new MP after Gorton and Denton byelection win

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Feb 27 • 8:43 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Green win shows progressive voters are now voting against Labour as well as Reform

Gorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectors

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Feb 27 • 7:01 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Election observers raise concerns over secret ballot breaches at Gorton and Denton byelection

Democracy Volunteers say they saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history

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Feb 26 • 6:53 PM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Why this Manchester byelection is a lesson in 21st century politics

As a fierce contest takes shape between Labour, Reform UK and the Greens, John Harris and John Domokos take the temperature in an area of Manchester that feels like a microcosm of Britain - and find voters split between two completely different views of their lives, and the future

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Feb 4 • 6:01 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Burnham blocked: Has Starmer messed up?

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the fallout from the NEC’s decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Plus, Pippa previews her trip to China with Keir Starmer

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Jan 26 • 8:06 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Rebuffed Burnham can return to honing his stature and attack lines

Greater Manchester mayor will not be tested in tough byelection or against PM for now, but can continue to pose speculative threat

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Jan 25 • 1:37 PM EST • Politics • theguardian.com