Zack Polanski has confirmed he will stand to be the Green candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. He told the Camden New Journal:
“I have lived and worked in this community over many years, I know it well and I love it. It represents so many of the things that make London so special. I am so excited by the prospect of representing this place in Parliament…
“It’s a clear fight between Labour and the Green Party. We know that people are struggling – that the things we used to afford are increasingly out of reach – and this is a chance to send a very clear message that we won’t sit by as we get poorer and extreme wealth is concentrated at the very top.
“What voters in Holborn and St Pancras will get with me as their MP is someone totally dedicated to standing up for them. Put simply I will use my place in Parliament to force the current Labour government into making life more affordable for the people who live here.”
He’s already facing some internal opposition from his own members, who may prefer a Palestinian or Gaza independent candidate. Guido went to Sir Keir’s old patch yesterday to ask voters what they think of the upcoming race. Click here to watch it…
Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked John Healey: “Just finally, I mean Andy Burnham has been very clear he wants Britain back in the European Union in his lifetime. Do you?”
The Chancellor replied: “I’m older than Andy Burnham. I don’t expect to see that.”