Green Party leader Polanski has been selected as the party’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras, a seat identified as Starmer’s former constituency.
Following the selection, Polanski acknowledged that the Greens face a difficult contest in the central London seat, describing the party as the “underdog”. However, he also said the party “can win”, setting out an ambitious position ahead of the campaign.
The selection places the Green Party leader directly into the contest for Holborn and St Pancras, giving the party a high-profile candidate in a constituency closely associated with Starmer.
No further details were provided in the supplied material about the timing of the selection, the election timetable, other candidates, or the party’s campaign plans.
The latest known position is that Polanski has been chosen to stand for the Green Party in Holborn and St Pancras and has publicly framed the contest as challenging but winnable for his party.
