Green leader urges voters to back party to pull Labour left as internal Israel‑Palestine debate deepens

At the Green Party’s Brighton conference, leader Zack Polanski called on supporters to vote Green in order to push Labour further left on policies such as rent control, wealth tax and fossil‑fuel regulation under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Earlier, Polanski criticised a conference motion that called for the abolition of Israel and the creation of a single Palestinian state, describing it as a distraction and beyond the party’s remit.

At a Jewish‑organized hustings for the Holborn and St Pancras by‑election, Polanski announced he is anti‑Zionist, saying Zionism equates to displacement and genocide of Palestinians, a statement that drew boos from the audience. The episode highlights a split within the Greens over Israel‑Palestine policy while the party continues to campaign in the closely watched by‑election.