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opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened       The MP says that passing the motion has done ‘genuine damage; to the party’s reputation (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/09/labour-wins-holborn-st-pancras-byelection-green-party) Report: Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelection   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-greens-zack-polanski) Analysis: defeat will disappoint Greens – but there may also be relief      Updated 23m ago            (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-ambrose) Tom Ambrose (now);  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/andrewsparrow) Andrew Sparrow ,  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/hamish-mackay) Hamish Mackay and  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/adam-fulton) Adam Fulton (earlier)   Fri 9 Oct 2026 11.25 EDT  First published on Thu 8 Oct 2026 21.12 EDT   (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url) Share                   Key events  (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528#block-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 23m ago  Closing summary   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa#block-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 55m ago  Lib Dem MP quits front bench 'in bid to topple Ed Davey'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e2348f08dd20b058db91#block-6ac8e2348f08dd20b058db91) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 09:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 2h ago  Former Green co-leader Jonathan Bartley says party has acquired 'a certain toxicity' under Polanski's leadership   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c#block-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 09:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 3h ago  Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were 'persuaded' not to fight it publicly because of byelection   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c#block-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 07:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 4h ago  Jenrick claims Badenoch has turned Tories into party just for rich, with her 'Belgravia bung' costing average worker £265   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef#block-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 07:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Leader of Jewish Greens says Polanski should resign   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f#block-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Burnham unveils £48m partnership in bid to 'defeat' dementia   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c#block-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Caroline Lucas says Green party urgently needs to revise its policy-making rules because it's 'woefully exposed' to entryism   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8b0bb8f08c29e8718c46a#block-6ac8b0bb8f08c29e8718c46a) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 05:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 6h ago  Polanski says he wants Green party to revise its Zionism motion 'at earliest opportunity'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8a5868f082adee555c026#block-6ac8a5868f082adee555c026) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 05:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 7h ago  Polanski declines to say Israel has right to exist, but insists he does not back replacing it with single Palestinian state   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac89d258f082adee555bffc#block-6ac89d258f082adee555bffc) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 04:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Polanski says Green party investigating member proposing Zionism motion over friendship with convicted terrorist   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac896828f08c29e8718c3ac#block-6ac896828f08c29e8718c3ac) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens, but there may also be relief - Peter Walker's analysis   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac894dd8f082adee555bfc9#block-6ac894dd8f082adee555bfc9) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Polanski plays down claims his leadership under threat, and says he will stand again for parliament   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8933e8f08c29e8718c39a#block-6ac8933e8f08c29e8718c39a) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski rejects claim by Caroline Lucas that he failed to show leadership as Greens debating Zionism motion   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8929e8f082adee555bfbe#block-6ac8929e8f082adee555bfbe) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says it's 'absurd' to say 'Zionism is racism' motion antisemitic   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88f218f08c29e8718c37e#block-6ac88f218f08c29e8718c37e) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says he agrees with 'substance' of Green 'Zionism is racism' motion, but not actual wording passed at conference   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88d6c8f083be368b16c01#block-6ac88d6c8f083be368b16c01) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says Greens have succeeded in making Labour shift to left - but predicts voters will soon feel 'duped'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88ba58f083be368b16bf0#block-6ac88ba58f083be368b16bf0) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says claims byelection result shows his popularity sinking are 'overblown'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88a9d8f083be368b16be4#block-6ac88a9d8f083be368b16be4) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says he's achieved Green party's second best ever byelection result   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8883b8f083be368b16bda#block-6ac8883b8f083be368b16bda) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says Green party's 'Zionism is racism' motion 'imperfect', but he would have voted for amended version   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac887838f08c29e8718c34b#block-6ac887838f08c29e8718c34b) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski claims Holborn and St Pancras result shows Greens 'more of a threat' to Labour than before   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac87dd08f082adee555bf43#block-6ac87dd08f082adee555bf43) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Green party's claim its vote share up 22% in Holborn and St Pancras misleading, polling expert says   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8773c8f083be368b16b8d#block-6ac8773c8f083be368b16b8d) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 01:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Full results in Holborn and St Pancras byelection   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac86a4b8f083be368b16b42#block-6ac86a4b8f083be368b16b42) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Polanski sidesteps question about whether he thinks Zionism is racism   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8633c8f08c29e8718c297#block-6ac8633c8f08c29e8718c297) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 12h ago  Result is victory for diversity that cannot be 'casually undone', says Abdi-Wali   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac83c538f083be368b16a75#block-6ac83c538f083be368b16a75) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 12h ago  Green party says 22% rise in vote share 'incredible result' for Polanski in safe Labour seat   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac856cb8f08c29e8718c252#block-6ac856cb8f08c29e8718c252) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 13h ago  Polanski 'absolutely' intends to remain Greens leader   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac854638f08c29e8718c24a#block-6ac854638f08c29e8718c24a) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 13h ago  Labour wins byelection after Greens fall short   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac84e478f08c29e8718c228#block-6ac84e478f08c29e8718c228) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 13h ago  Abdi-Wali says byelection win 'deeply personal to me'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac84b838f082adee555be5c#block-6ac84b838f082adee555be5c) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Labour declared byelection winner   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8306b8f083be368b16a29#block-6ac8306b8f083be368b16a29) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Caroline Lucas says Polanski should have voted in Green party Zionism debate   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac845858f08c29e8718c1ff#block-6ac845858f08c29e8718c1ff) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Greens concede byelection defeat   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac82e1b8f082adee555bd9c#block-6ac82e1b8f082adee555bd9c) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Inside the vote counting room – in pictures   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac785918f08995753e19317#block-6ac785918f08995753e19317) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Who are the candidates?   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac784968f081f513dd8259a#block-6ac784968f081f513dd8259a) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 15h ago  Counting under way in Holborn and St Pancras byelection                                (Sian Berry MP chairs a panel discussion at the Green party conference this month)          Sian Berry MP chairs a panel discussion at the Green party conference this month Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images     (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-1)   View image in fullscreen       Sian Berry MP chairs a panel discussion at the Green party conference this month Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images             (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-ambrose) Tom Ambrose (now);  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/andrewsparrow) Andrew Sparrow ,  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/hamish-mackay) Hamish Mackay and  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/adam-fulton) Adam Fulton (earlier)   Fri 9 Oct 2026 11.25 EDT  First published on Thu 8 Oct 2026 21.12 EDT   (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url) Share                     From(Friday, October 9, 2026 at 09:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 3h ago    (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c#block-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c) 09.10 EDT   Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were 'persuaded' not to fight it publicly because of byelection  The Green MP Siân Berry has said that many members who, like her, were opposed to the “Zionism is racism” motion at conference were “persuaded” not to publicly campaign against it because of the byelection happening at the same time. In (https://bsky.app/profile/sianberry.bsky.social/post/3mxgrqcdha22h) a statement today, she says she accepts that passing the motion has done “genuine damage” to the party’s reputation. Berry argued and voted against it, but she says she should have done more to kill it off and she apologises. She also says that she is glad (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/zack-polanski) Zack Polanski has now said he would have voted against the motion that was passed had he been there, and she urges the party to fix the flaws in it. Berry does not say whether any particular individuals persuaded her not to campaign against the motion in public, or whether she is just referring to a general climate of opinion in the party. (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c#block-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c) Share                  Key events  (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528#block-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 23m ago  Closing summary   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa#block-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 55m ago  Lib Dem MP quits front bench 'in bid to topple Ed Davey'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e2348f08dd20b058db91#block-6ac8e2348f08dd20b058db91) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 09:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 2h ago  Former Green co-leader Jonathan Bartley says party has acquired 'a certain toxicity' under Polanski's leadership   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c#block-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 09:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 3h ago  Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were 'persuaded' not to fight it publicly because of byelection   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c#block-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 07:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 4h ago  Jenrick claims Badenoch has turned Tories into party just for rich, with her 'Belgravia bung' costing average worker £265   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef#block-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 07:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Leader of Jewish Greens says Polanski should resign   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f#block-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Burnham unveils £48m partnership in bid to 'defeat' dementia   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c#block-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Caroline Lucas says Green party urgently needs to revise its policy-making rules because it's 'woefully exposed' to entryism   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8b0bb8f08c29e8718c46a#block-6ac8b0bb8f08c29e8718c46a) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 05:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 6h ago  Polanski says he wants Green party to revise its Zionism motion 'at earliest opportunity'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8a5868f082adee555c026#block-6ac8a5868f082adee555c026) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 05:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 7h ago  Polanski declines to say Israel has right to exist, but insists he does not back replacing it with single Palestinian state   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac89d258f082adee555bffc#block-6ac89d258f082adee555bffc) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 04:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Polanski says Green party investigating member proposing Zionism motion over friendship with convicted terrorist   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac896828f08c29e8718c3ac#block-6ac896828f08c29e8718c3ac) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens, but there may also be relief - Peter Walker's analysis   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac894dd8f082adee555bfc9#block-6ac894dd8f082adee555bfc9) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Polanski plays down claims his leadership under threat, and says he will stand again for parliament   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8933e8f08c29e8718c39a#block-6ac8933e8f08c29e8718c39a) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski rejects claim by Caroline Lucas that he failed to show leadership as Greens debating Zionism motion   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8929e8f082adee555bfbe#block-6ac8929e8f082adee555bfbe) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says it's 'absurd' to say 'Zionism is racism' motion antisemitic   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88f218f08c29e8718c37e#block-6ac88f218f08c29e8718c37e) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 03:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says he agrees with 'substance' of Green 'Zionism is racism' motion, but not actual wording passed at conference   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88d6c8f083be368b16c01#block-6ac88d6c8f083be368b16c01) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says Greens have succeeded in making Labour shift to left - but predicts voters will soon feel 'duped'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88ba58f083be368b16bf0#block-6ac88ba58f083be368b16bf0) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says claims byelection result shows his popularity sinking are 'overblown'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac88a9d8f083be368b16be4#block-6ac88a9d8f083be368b16be4) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says he's achieved Green party's second best ever byelection result   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8883b8f083be368b16bda#block-6ac8883b8f083be368b16bda) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski says Green party's 'Zionism is racism' motion 'imperfect', but he would have voted for amended version   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac887838f08c29e8718c34b#block-6ac887838f08c29e8718c34b) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Polanski claims Holborn and St Pancras result shows Greens 'more of a threat' to Labour than before   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac87dd08f082adee555bf43#block-6ac87dd08f082adee555bf43) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Green party's claim its vote share up 22% in Holborn and St Pancras misleading, polling expert says   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8773c8f083be368b16b8d#block-6ac8773c8f083be368b16b8d) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 01:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Full results in Holborn and St Pancras byelection   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac86a4b8f083be368b16b42#block-6ac86a4b8f083be368b16b42) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Polanski sidesteps question about whether he thinks Zionism is racism   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8633c8f08c29e8718c297#block-6ac8633c8f08c29e8718c297) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 12h ago  Result is victory for diversity that cannot be 'casually undone', says Abdi-Wali   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac83c538f083be368b16a75#block-6ac83c538f083be368b16a75) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 12h ago  Green party says 22% rise in vote share 'incredible result' for Polanski in safe Labour seat   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac856cb8f08c29e8718c252#block-6ac856cb8f08c29e8718c252) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 13h ago  Polanski 'absolutely' intends to remain Greens leader   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac854638f08c29e8718c24a#block-6ac854638f08c29e8718c24a) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 13h ago  Labour wins byelection after Greens fall short   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac84e478f08c29e8718c228#block-6ac84e478f08c29e8718c228) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 13h ago  Abdi-Wali says byelection win 'deeply personal to me'   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac84b838f082adee555be5c#block-6ac84b838f082adee555be5c) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Labour declared byelection winner   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8306b8f083be368b16a29#block-6ac8306b8f083be368b16a29) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Caroline Lucas says Polanski should have voted in Green party Zionism debate   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac845858f08c29e8718c1ff#block-6ac845858f08c29e8718c1ff) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Greens concede byelection defeat   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac82e1b8f082adee555bd9c#block-6ac82e1b8f082adee555bd9c) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Inside the vote counting room – in pictures   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac785918f08995753e19317#block-6ac785918f08995753e19317) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 14h ago  Who are the candidates?   (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac784968f081f513dd8259a#block-6ac784968f081f513dd8259a) (Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 09:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 15h ago  Counting under way in Holborn and St Pancras byelection                 (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528#block-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 23m ago   11.25 EDT   Closing summary  That’s all from me, Tom Ambrose, and the UK live politics blog on the day that Zack Polanski’s Green party was left reeling from last night’s byelection result. Here is a round-up of the day’s stories: Labour has seen off the Greens to win the (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/holborn-and-st-pancras-byelection) Holborn and St Pancras byelection in a result that will reassure Andy Burnham and dent Zack Polanski’s position as a decisive power player on the left of British politics. The byelection, called after the former prime minister Keir Starmer (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/01/keir-starmer-to-stand-down-as-mp) resigned from the seat in September, was considered a two-horse race between the Labour candidate, Sagal Abdi-Wali, and the Green party leader, Polanski.  Abdi-Wali received 12,292 votes, 45% of the vote, to Polanski’s 8,928, 33% of the vote. Turnout was 38.7%, the lowest for any byelection held in (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/england) England during this parliament and 15.4 percentage points down from the 2024 general election.  Speaking to the BBC after the result, Polanski insisted he would remain in his post. “Of course I can carry on as leader of the (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/green-party) Green party ,” he said. “We’re a party of 220,000 members. I’ve taken a loss tonight but our movement is so much bigger than one election or one motion and we’re going to grow.”  The Green MP Siân Berry has said that many members who, like her, were opposed to the “Zionism is racism” motion at conference were “persuaded” not to publicly campaign against it because of the byelection happening at the same time. In (https://bsky.app/profile/sianberry.bsky.social/post/3mxgrqcdha22h) a statement today, she says she accepts that passing the motion has done “genuine damage” to the party’s reputation. Berry argued and voted against it, but she says she should have done more to kill it off and she apologises.  Caroline Lucas, the former Green leader, has said that Sunday’s vote for the “Zionism is racism” motion has shown how the party is “woefully exposed” to entryism. In (https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/greens/2026/10/the-green-party-has-urgent-work-to-do) an article for the New Statesman , she said passing the motion crossed “a very significant red line” and she said the party urgently needed to reform its internal procedures to stop this happening again.  The leader of the Jewish Greens has called for Zack Polanski to step down as pressure increases on the Green leader to acknowledge anger within the party over (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/04/green-party-votes-adopt-policy-zionism-racism) a new policy that equates Zionism with racism and calls for the state of Israel to be abolished. The comments by Vivien Lichtenstein come after Caroline Lucas, the Greens’ former leader and first MP, criticised Polanski for a lack of leadership in missing the debate and vote at the weekend that resulted in the policy being passed.  Polanski was asked about reports that Lubna Speitan, one of the Green party members proposing the “Zionism is racism” motion, was(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmwyq4yq0y6do) listed in court documents as a “close friend” of a man later jailed for supporting al-Qaeda. Polanski said that he was not aware of this at the time of the debate. But he said this was now being investigated by the party.  A senior Liberal Democrat MP has quit the party’s front bench in what is reported to be an effort to topple leader Ed Davey.  The party confirmed that Charlie Maynard, the MP for Witney, had quit as a Treasury spokesman on Friday. The Financial Times reported that the resignation is intended to trigger Davey’s removal.  Robert Jenrick has launched an extended attack on Kemi Badenoch, calling her part of a metropolitan elite and saying a coalition deal with the Tories would be like being “handcuffed to a zombie”. Reform UK’s economics spokesperson repeatedly called the Tory leader “Kensington Kemi” and claimed her party was for people who moaned about the decline of Mayfair clubs and complained that they could not find Ottolenghi recipe ingredients in the shops.  Andy Burnham has pledged to make dementia research a national priority as he announced a £48m industry partnership to accelerate the search for a cure, the Press Association reports. The prime minister, whose father Roy died last month after suffering from Alzheimer’s, told the Innovation Nation Summit in Manchester much had been done to battle cancers but not enough on dementia.  The Labour chair of the Commons housing committee is urging (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/john-healey) John Healey to bring forward billions of pounds of planned spending on social and affordable homes in England, after housing associations said they were ready to build tens of thousands more. Abena Oppong-Asare called for the chancellor to allocate money from the £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) as soon as possible, rather than after the election as planned.  Tax cuts for big banks have deprived the UK government of £6bn in revenues, according to campaigners, who are calling on the chancellor, (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/john-healey) John Healey , to increase taxes and force lenders to pay their “fair share” in the budget.  Calculations by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which represents unions with more than 5.3 million members across England and Wales, shows that the public purse is billions of pounds worse off as a result of tax cuts introduced under the Tory chancellor (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rishi-sunak) Rishi Sunak in 2023.  Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. The apparent error appears in a chapter on net zero in (https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6760307b23436bea5cfc749e/6abe82ddb8322e0cfd6d31e5_f62154aa693cdddcbbac38806b158324_The%20Right%20Way.pdf) The Right Way , a 100-page policy document produced for the Conservative conference in Birmingham. Badenoch repeatedly used the phrase in (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/tories-prioritising-rich-voters-inheritance-tax-cut-badenoch-conference-speech) her main speech .   (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528#block-6ac902048f084a13d13c8528) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa#block-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 55m ago   10.53 EDT   Lib Dem MP quits front bench 'in bid to topple Ed Davey'  A senior Liberal Democrat MP has quit the party’s front bench in what is reported to be an effort to topple leader Ed Davey.  The party confirmed that Charlie Maynard, the MP for Witney, had quit as a Treasury spokesman on Friday. The Financial Times reported that the resignation is intended to trigger Davey’s removal. Maynard is reported to have asked parliamentary colleagues to back a vote of no confidence in the leader. Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper backed Davey, saying the “vast majority” of the party’s MPs wanted him to remain as leader and were “furious at this distraction”. She said: double quotation mark   We Liberal Democrats are the last line of defence against a Reform UK government, and Ed is determined to lead a strong and united party into the next general election whenever it comes. As Ed said at conference we are in the fight of our lives against the right who want to turn our country into their version of Trump’s America.      (Charlie Maynard MP.)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-2)   View image in fullscreen       Charlie Maynard MP. Photograph: Laurie Noble  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa#block-6ac8ff788f084a13d13c84fa) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8f90e8f08ac9a344049c0#block-6ac8f90e8f08ac9a344049c0) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 1h ago   10.24 EDT   (Kalyeena Makortoff)   Kalyeena Makortoff   Tax cuts for big banks have deprived the UK government of £6bn in revenues, according to campaigners, who are calling on the chancellor, (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/john-healey) John Healey , to increase taxes and force lenders to pay their “fair share” in the budget.  Calculations by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which represents unions with more than 5.3 million members across England and Wales, shows that the public purse is billions of pounds worse off as a result of tax cuts introduced under the Tory chancellor (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rishi-sunak) Rishi Sunak in 2023. The then government agreed to slash the bank surcharge – an additional levy on lenders’ profits – from 8% to 3% that year. The move was meant to offset a rise in corporation tax from 19% to 25%, after the industry (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/20/sunak-cut-corporation-tax-surcharge-banks-keep-city-competitive) argued higher taxes would put them at a competitive disadvantage compared with other big financial centres such as New York. However, the cuts came just as lenders started reaping handsome earnings, thanks to (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/27/ecb-interest-rate-rises-recession-inflation) rising interest rates . The UK’s four largest lenders – HSBC, NatWest, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group – have now generated £200bn in pre-tax profits over the past five years. The (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/tuc) TUC says the 2023 cuts ultimately robbed the UK purse of tax revenues. Its analysis of HMRC corporate tax receipts shows the UK public lost out £2.3bn in 2023-24, a further £1.7bn in 2024-25, and £2bn in 2025-26 – totalling £6bn over three years. (https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/09/tory-tax-break-banks-cost-uk-public-purse-tuc)  Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC     Read more        (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8f90e8f08ac9a344049c0#block-6ac8f90e8f08ac9a344049c0) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8ee678f08dd20b058dc3f#block-6ac8ee678f08dd20b058dc3f) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 09:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 2h ago   09.50 EDT    Reform UK’s (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/robert-jenrick) Robert Jenrick has said a pact with the Conservatives would be like “being handcuffed to a zombie”.  The party’s Treasury spokesman insisted Reform is not interested in such an agreement, just a day after its leader Nigel Farage refused to rule it out. Farage told the Press Association on Thursday a pact before the next election is “extremely unlikely”, but added: double quotation mark   After an election, who’s to say?  It came after Kemi Badenoch used her Conservative party conference speech on Wednesday to reject the idea of a deal, saying: “To those who say ‘unite the right’, we are not uniting with that.” Speaking to reporters on Friday, Jenrick said: double quotation mark   The Tories ruling out a deal with Reform is like me saying to Thomas Tuchel that I’m ruling out being selected for the England squad versus Croatia. I mean, doing a deal with the Tory party is like being handcuffed to a zombie. It’s not something we’re interested in, trust me.  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8ee678f08dd20b058dc3f#block-6ac8ee678f08dd20b058dc3f) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e2348f08dd20b058db91#block-6ac8e2348f08dd20b058db91) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 09:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 2h ago   09.26 EDT   Former Green co-leader Jonathan Bartley says party has acquired 'a certain toxicity' under Polanski's leadership (Andrew Sparrow)   Andrew Sparrow   Many of the most senior figures in the Green party – its MPs, former leaders and peers – have expressed concerns about the party allowing the “Zionism is racism” motion to pass, and Zack Polanski’s role in what happened. In an interview on the World at One, Jonathan Bartley , a former co-leader, joined this chorus. He said that allegations of antisemitism meant there was now “a certain toxicity” around the party, and he accused Polanski of a failure of leadership. Bartley said that in some respects Polanski had done a “really good job” as leader. But the Zionism motion was not handled well, he said. He went on: double quotation mark   As Caroline Lucas said on Newsnight last night, it was a failure of leadership from Zack. [See (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8306b8f083be368b16a29#block-6ac8306b8f083be368b16a29) 2.55am .] And there is a certain toxicity now around the Green party which clearly is gaining some traction. We’re losing a lot of older voters. The demographic has become younger and younger. I think we’re polling now at levels we were at when I stepped down as leader in 2021, around 9%.  Bartley said Polanski was not to blame for this toxicity problem, which he said was caused by the huge influx of new members to the Greens. But he said that Polanski had not handled the conference debate well, and that he now needed to repair the damage. double quotation mark   I think he needs to put his hands up where he’s made a mistake. I think he needs to say I’m sorry. I think the membership will be forgiving. I think, actually, the electorate will be forgiving. But the Green party brand – I don’t like that word very much – needs to be detoxified … What’s Zack’s job now? Zack’s job is to lead us out of that. Zack’s job is to say we don’t do purity tests, we have a different culture, we are about peacemaking and dealing with conflict well.  Bartley described Polanski as “very gifted in some respects, and less so in others”. He said he expected Polanski to face a leadership challenge next year – but that he was likely to win because of his popularity with members. That is all from me for today. Tom Ambrose is taking over.     (Jonathan Bartley.)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-3)   View image in fullscreen       Jonathan Bartley. 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In (https://bsky.app/profile/sianberry.bsky.social/post/3mxgrqcdha22h) a statement today, she says she accepts that passing the motion has done “genuine damage” to the party’s reputation. Berry argued and voted against it, but she says she should have done more to kill it off and she apologises. She also says that she is glad (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/zack-polanski) Zack Polanski has now said he would have voted against the motion that was passed had he been there, and she urges the party to fix the flaws in it. Berry does not say whether any particular individuals persuaded her not to campaign against the motion in public, or whether she is just referring to a general climate of opinion in the party. (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c#block-6ac8e58d8f08ac9a3440489c) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e0d48f08dd20b058db7c#block-6ac8e0d48f08dd20b058db7c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 08:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 3h ago   08.45 EDT    As Megan Kenyon from the New Statesman reports, Greens Organise , a Green party group that campaigned for Zack Polanski to become leader, has issued (https://x.com/meganekenyon/status/2108498821051228402) a statement  saying he deserves to stay on as leader. Here is an extract. double quotation mark   A year ago, Zack started us on this journey - we surged to over 220,000 members, won control of multiple Councils and beat Reform in Gorton & Denton. We shook Labour to its core and forced a Prime Minister to resign. But not all growth and success is linear, there will be ups and downs; the real test for a political organisation is how we deal with failure. We have re-shaped the British political landscape. The Green Party can still become the ecosocialist party we need. Zack is still the leader who can get us there.  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(https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/oct/09/did-the-zionism-row-lose-it-for-zack-polanski-podcast)  Did the Zionism row lose it for Zack Polanski? – podcast     Read more        (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8e0248f08dd20b058db78#block-6ac8e0248f08dd20b058db78) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8d83e8f084a13d13c82d9#block-6ac8d83e8f084a13d13c82d9) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 08:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 4h ago   08.08 EDT    Compass , the leftwing group campaigning for more pluralism in progressive politics, has issued (https://www.compassonline.org.uk/compass-statement-on-the-holborn-st-pancras-by-election/) a long statement saying the Holborn and St Pancras byelection shows why Labour and the Green party should work together. Here is an extract. double quotation mark   Last night was both triumph and tragedy for the Green Party. A tragedy because they failed to win a seat that only six months ago they probably would have secured. But weirdly, unexpectedly and unintendedly it is also a triumph. For it is undoubtedly the Greens who have done as much as anyone to rid the country of Starmerism. By mounting a credible political and electoral threat to Labour’s left, realised most spectacularly in the Gorton and Denton by-election and then in May’s local elections, the Greens showed that progressives did have somewhere else to go. And that changed everything. Much to the displeasure of Labour’s right, the party were forced to crown, without a contest, the only politician in the country who has a chance to meet both the twin threats of Reform and the Greens – Andy Burnham … If we are to rewire the state, bring in proportional representation, tackle the cost of living crisis and even begin to reverse 40 years of neoliberalism, we cannot afford to work against one another. The Greens are unlikely to replace Labour. But Labour, short on money, short of a mandate and absent of pressure from the Greens, are unlikely to be as radical as the moment demands. We are in this together.  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8d83e8f084a13d13c82d9#block-6ac8d83e8f084a13d13c82d9) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c#block-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 07:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 4h ago   07.58 EDT   Jenrick claims Badenoch has turned Tories into party just for rich, with her 'Belgravia bung' costing average worker £265  At the Conservative party conference this week, Robert Jenrick , the party’s former justice spokesperson and Kemi Badenoch’s main rival in the leadership contest, was elevated to the status of the party’s chief villain. That’s because of his defection to Reform UK, or his role as a “turncoat” as it was put in the party’s spoof Bayeaux Tapestry.     (A scene from the Tories’ spoof Bayeux Tapestry, showing Robert Jenrick being expelled from the party by Kemi Badenoch.)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-4)   View image in fullscreen       A scene from the Tories’ spoof Bayeux Tapestry, showing Robert Jenrick being expelled from the party by Kemi Badenoch. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian  This morning “the turncoat”, who is now Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, gave a speech. It was about the economic choices facing the country, and included criticism of Labour, but Jenrick sounded at his most passionate when he was laying into former colleagues. Jenrick pointed out that the (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/07/kemi-badenoch-inheritance-tax-conservatives-tory-conference-labour-green-party-reform-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6ac5f85e8f089151927e75fb#block-6ac5f85e8f089151927e75fb) main policy announcements at the Tory conference favoured the very rich. He explained: double quotation mark   People earning a hundred and fifty grand a year will get free childcare. People in £2m houses will get a council tax cut. And if the people who pass away in that mansion have £1m more in the bank, they’ll pay nothing whatsoever. Kensington Kemi knows who her people are. Millionaires, not Mansfield.  Jenrick said the main Tory announcement, exempting homes from inheritance tax, would “only benefit one person in 245 in the east Midlands, one in 472 in the north-east [and] almost nobody outside of (https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london) London and the south-east”. He went on: double quotation mark   I’ll just come out and say it. The party of Disraeli is dead. He said “The Tory party, unless it is a national party, is nothing.” Well they’re not even pretending to be a national party now. What’s left is nothing more than a metropolitan pressure group for the wealthiest. They have simply given up on the millions of people that have the misfortune of having to work for a living …. And, who is paying for Badenoch’s bung to Belgravia? Working families. The Tories decided not to cut the jobs tax [Labour’s rise in employer national insurance], crippling businesses and costing jobs. She decided not to unfreeze the income tax threshold, which is punishing more and more working people. She won’t cut taxes on the self-employed. Or make life easier for tradesmen. In real terms, under her plan, the average worker would pay £265 more than they did under Rachel Reeves. And she’s taking that 265 quid and giving it to her mates in their central London mansions.  Jenrick went on: double quotation mark   I’ve got to level with you. I have never been happier to be shot of that dying cult. Because the Tory party has turned its back on everybody I am in politics for. This wasn’t just a surrender of the red wall. It was the Tories saying to everyone who has to work to get on in life: get stuffed. Gone are Essex or Workington Man. Gone is Worcester Woman. In their place, nepo-babies and a new plan to go after Lib Dem voters. Well, fine.      (Robert Jenrick giving his speech today.)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-5)   View image in fullscreen       Robert Jenrick giving his speech today. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c#block-6ac8cdc28f08dd20b058da0c) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef#block-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 07:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   07.14 EDT   Leader of Jewish Greens says Polanski should resign  Vivien Lichtenstein , the leader of the Jewish Greens, has called for Zack Polanski to step down as pressure increases on the Green leader to acknowledge anger within the party over (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/04/green-party-votes-adopt-policy-zionism-racism) a new policy which equates Zionism with racism and calls for the state of Israel to be abolished. Peter Walker has the story. (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/09/leader-of-jewish-greens-calls-for-zack-polanski-to-resign)  Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign     Read more        (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef#block-6ac8cc418f08ac9a344046ef) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c7a78f08dd20b058d9af#block-6ac8c7a78f08dd20b058d9af) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 07:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   07.10 EDT    Here are some more responses to the (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/holborn-and-st-pancras-byelection) Holborn and St Pancras byelection result from journalists and commentators. (https://x.com/PME_Politics/status/2108489166782632010) From Patrick English from YouGov double quotation mark   Just to temper the chat a little bit around what will yes definitely be a morning of disappointment for the Greens... This was not a seat we would *expect* them to win. It is not like other areas in London where they did so well in May (Hackey, Lewisham, Waltham Forest).  (https://x.com/PolProfSteve/status/2108432462619541593) From  the politics professor Steven Fielding  double quotation mark   For any governing party in modern times defending a seat midterm, this is a very good result. But it’s not so good Burnham should even think about holding an early general election.  (https://x.com/BNHWalker/status/2108426613494825250) From the New Statesman’s Ben Walker  double quotation mark   Grns performed as Britain Predicts expects. But Lab outperform. To what extent that is... A greater willingness to tactically vote Lab to beat the Grns And/or A reflection of the Labour bounce in London ... needs some research. Will change a few dynamics either way.  (https://x.com/AdamRamsay/status/2108443322436272292) From Adam Ramsay , a journalist and Green party member double quotation mark   I remember, not so long ago, Greens got c. 4% in a by-election, and my reaction was “well, at least it wasn’t totally humiliating”. The fact that some people think 33% in a longstanding Labour seat in the middle of the Burnham bounce is bad shows how far the party has come.  (https://x.com/OwenWntr/status/2108435734923530650) From the Economist’s Owen Winter  double quotation mark   There’s a fine line between righteous anger over the war in Gaza and seeming obsessive/extreme. Big difference speaking to voters in Holborn and St Pancras compared with Gorton and Denton was how many felt the Greens had moved into the second category  (https://x.com/georgeeaton/status/2108465202047898062) From George Eaton from the Arguably Substack double quotation mark   Zack Polanski repeatedly declared that the Greens were “replacing” Labour and said he was “incredibly confident” of winning Holborn & St Pancras. Finishing 12.8 points behind cannot be spun as a “good” result.  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c7a78f08dd20b058d9af#block-6ac8c7a78f08dd20b058d9af) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c5858f084a13d13c8145#block-6ac8c5858f084a13d13c8145) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   06.45 EDT        (Sagal Abdi-Wali, the new Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras, posing for a selfie with Lucy Powell, the deputy Labour leader, and Labour activists this morning.)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-6)   View image in fullscreen       Sagal Abdi-Wali, the new Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras, posing for a selfie with Lucy Powell, the deputy Labour leader, and Labour activists this morning. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c5858f084a13d13c8145#block-6ac8c5858f084a13d13c8145) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c3cd8f08ac9a34404673#block-6ac8c3cd8f08ac9a34404673) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   06.43 EDT    Back to the byelection, and the politics professor Rob Ford has written(https://news.sky.com/story/polanskis-gamble-fails-as-the-burnham-honeymoon-rolls-on-13596686) an analysis of the results for Sky News. Here is an excerpt. double quotation mark   This was a strong performance for Labour on several metrics. The decline in Labour’s vote share, at just 3.7 points, was well below the average drop of 19.3 points across the four by-elections during Starmer’s premiership, where Burnham was not on the ballot. The drop here was indeed smaller than the average drop in Labour support found during Tony Blair’s first term (11.1%). The Labour to Green swing, at 13.1 points, was well below many of the swings the Greens achieved in the 2024 general election and this May’s local elections, and a pale shadow of the 26.5-point swing the party achieved in Gorton and Denton in February.      (How swing from Labour to Greens in Holborn and St Pancras compares with swings to Greens in other notable Labour/Green contests)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-7)   View image in fullscreen       How swing from Labour to Greens in Holborn and St Pancras compares with swings to Greens in other notable Labour/Green contests Photograph: Sky News  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c3cd8f08ac9a34404673#block-6ac8c3cd8f08ac9a34404673) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f#block-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   06.37 EDT   Burnham unveils £48m partnership in bid to 'defeat' dementia  Andy Burnham has pledged to make dementia research a national priority as he announced a £48m industry partnership to accelerate the search for a cure, the Press Association reports. PA says: double quotation mark   The prime minister, whose father Roy died last month after suffering from Alzheimer’s, said he wanted Britain “to be the country that makes the breakthrough”. The government will invest £33m, and there is also funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Gates Ventures to help recruit more people for clinical studies. The investment will support The Barbara Alliance, which was launched in memory of the late EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor to speed up the development of dementia treatments. It will establish a platform connecting health data, research and clinical trial capabilities to make it easier to find participants for trials.  Burnham said: double quotation mark   Dementia is a devastatingly cruel disease, not only for those who live with it, but for the families who care for them. For too long, we have accepted dementia as something to be managed later in life, rather than a disease we can defeat. I don’t accept that. In fact, I have real hope that we can come together and do exactly that.  Downing Street has published further details (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/i-have-real-hope-that-britain-can-come-together-to-defeat-dementia-pm) here . (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f#block-6ac8c1ef8f08dd20b058d95f) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c#block-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   06.28 EDT   Caroline Lucas says Green party urgently needs to revise its policy-making rules because it's 'woefully exposed' to entryism  Caroline Lucas , the former Green leader, has said that Sunday’s vote for the “Zionism is racism” motion has shown how the party is “woefully exposed” to entryism. In (https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/greens/2026/10/the-green-party-has-urgent-work-to-do) an article for the New Statesman , she said passing the motion crossed “a very significant red line” and she said the party urgently needed to reform its internal procedures to stop this happening again. She explained: double quotation mark   It’s worth recalling that this motion was supported by 1,022 self-selected members – just 0.5% of the party’s total membership – an unknown number of whom were actively encouraged to join the Green party simply to vote to push the motion through. This speaks volumes about the vulnerability of our internal structures. Entryism has been a problem for many parties, but with our commitment to direct democracy and our cumbersome internal accountability mechanisms, the Greens are woefully exposed. In the weeks and months to come, we Greens have urgent work to do: taking action to show everyone in our communities, especially Jewish people, that our party is safe for them; finding ways of making our party’s policy making processes more inclusive and effective, our internal structures more accountable and resilient, and our understanding of both antisemitism and Zionism more informed.  Setting out what she saw as the flaw in the motion, Lucas said: double quotation mark   One of the most dangerous outcomes of rising populism and polarisation is a refusal to accept complexities, to deal only in zero-sum binaries. And so the radical over-simplification at the heart of the “Zionism is racism” motion has led to many Jewish people, both inside and outside the party, feeling scared and unwelcome. For many of them, the knowledge about why their ancestors or families fled Europe and sought sanctuary in Palestine can, and often does, simultaneously sit alongside their utter abhorrence at the actions and ideology of the state of Israel now. But asking all Jewish people to deny the historical realities that might explain their own families’ attachment to Israel as a sanctuary is not an ask our movement should or needs to make.      (Caroline Lucas at the Green party conference last week.)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-8)   View image in fullscreen       Caroline Lucas at the Green party conference last week. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c#block-6ac8bedd8f08dd20b058d93c) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8bcd78f08dd20b058d91a#block-6ac8bcd78f08dd20b058d91a) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 06:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 6h ago   06.13 EDT    In his speech in Manchester, Andy Burnham congratulated Sagal Abdi-Wali on her victory in the byelection. He said: double quotation mark   We’re here in Manchester. But actually, it’s good news from London that it’s lifting us. And I just wanted to say congratulations to Sagal Abdi-Wali, the new member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras – and, relevant to this morning, the constituency that is the capital of innovation in the UK, home to the Crick Institute, the Alan Turing Institute and so much more.      (Andy Burnham speaking at the Innovation Nation Summit at Bruntwood SciTech in Manchester this morning.)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-9)   View image in fullscreen       Andy Burnham speaking at the Innovation Nation Summit at Bruntwood SciTech in Manchester this morning. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8bcd78f08dd20b058d91a#block-6ac8bcd78f08dd20b058d91a) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8b7638f08ac9a344045ce#block-6ac8b7638f08ac9a344045ce) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 05:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 6h ago   05.52 EDT    These are (https://x.com/LukeTryl/status/2108380147409698911) from the More in Common pollster Luke Tryl on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection result. double quotation mark   3000+ majority for Labour, comfortable and a sign of Burnham’s gains on the left. Labour vote barely drops. Green vote significantly up from 2024, but less impressive if you assume lots of Feinstein 2024 voters went to the Greens. Bad result for the Greens but not at worst end  double quotation mark   Wider context to the Holborn result: this chart shows the proportion of Labour’s 2024 vote going to different parties. Post Gorton over 1 in 10 Labour 24 voters were going to the Greens - that number has more than halved as Labour’s retention improved, particularly on the left.      (% of Labour 2024 voters defecting to supporting other parties)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-10)   View image in fullscreen       % of Labour 2024 voters defecting to supporting other parties Photograph: More in Common  Tryl also points out that it was a record bad result for George Galloway, who in the past has pulled off two remarkable byelection victories. double quotation mark   Obviously not helped by the fact he is (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/george-galloway-london-byelection-holborn-st-pancras) in self imposed exile . But Holborn was George Galloway’s worst ever result in a Westminster election.      (George Galloway's parliamentary elections results)   (holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news.html#img-11)   View image in fullscreen       George Galloway's parliamentary elections results Photograph: More in Common  (mailto:?subject=UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened&body=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8b7638f08ac9a344045ce#block-6ac8b7638f08ac9a344045ce) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6ac8b6e68f084a13d13c8065#block-6ac8b6e68f084a13d13c8065) (Friday, October 9, 2026 at 05:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 6h ago   05.42 EDT    Here is Guardian video of Zack Polanski responding to the byelection result.           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