Voices: Why this is the beginning of the end for Zack Polanski

Zack Polanski has lost the Holborn and St Pancras byelection to Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali. Although the Greens increased their vote share from 2024, Polanski was impacted by the ‘Zionism is racism’ row. Sean O’Grady describes him as a shrunken figure brought down by his own mistakes. Consequently, questions have emerged regarding his leadership and his ability to steer the party through the ongoing Zionism row, while analysts question if the Greens will remain a fringe party.