"Zack Polanski has stormed to victory in the Green Party leadership election on a platform promising bold communication and 'eco-populism'. The new leader said he would now 'take the fight to Labour', telling Sir Keir Starmer's party: 'We are here to replace you.' While he's made a name for himself as a feisty media performer among the party faithful, he's little known outside the London Assembly, where he is an elected member."
"Polanski has had an unconventional path to politics, previously working as an actor, hypnotherapist and mental health counsellor. Born in 1982, he grew up in Salford, heading to university in Aberystwyth, north Wales, before ending up in Hackney, east London. His political awakening started by joining the Liberal Democrats, a party he now criticises as being insufficiently left-wing, and standing unsuccessfully for Camden Council and the London Assembly."
Zack Polanski won the Green Party leadership on a platform of bold communication and 'eco-populism', pledging to challenge Labour and replace it. He is a 42-year-old London Assembly member known for strong media performances but has limited national recognition. Polanski defeated two of the party's four MPs to become leader. He followed an unconventional career path as an actor, hypnotherapist and mental health counsellor, grew up in Salford, studied in Aberystwyth and moved to Hackney. He joined the Greens in 2017, served as local party chairman, was elected to City Hall in 2021 and became deputy leader in 2022. He is gay and Jewish and changed his name from David Paulden at 18.
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