Green Party leader calls for rent freeze, wealth tax and de‑proscription of Palestine Action
At a conference in Brighton, Green Party leader Zack Polanski outlined a set of priority policies that include a rent freeze, a wealth tax on the richest and a request to lift the terror‑organisation ban on Palestine Action. He noted that a significant share of the Department for Work and Pensions’ housing‑benefit budget currently subsidises private landlords and suggested that this could be redirected to council housing and repairs.
Another outlet reports that the Greens are also putting forward a three‑year rent‑cap proposal linked to economic indicators. The proposals are being presented as part of the party’s broader agenda ahead of upcoming political contests.
How this was covered
- Right-leaning outlets covered this 4h later
Why it matters
The measures could affect renters’ costs, public funding for housing and the status of a protest group, impacting everyday citizens.
How this story developed
- Sep 29 Andy Burnham signals possible UK return to the EU after condemning Brexit
- Sep 29 Labour leader Andy Burnham delivered his first conference speech, unveiling policy proposals on public ownership, pensions, and electoral reform.
- Sep 30 The Prime Minister now says re‑joining the EU is among the options the government will consider.
- Sep 30 Burnham signaled that full EU membership is among the possible routes Labour could evaluate.
- Oct 2 Green party leader Zack Polanski will unveil a plan to limit private rent increases to the lowest of CPI inflation, wage growth or 2% for three years.
- Oct 3 A new poll shows half of British adults now support rejoining the EU.
- Oct 4 Kemi Badenoch opened the Conservative conference by framing the Tories as a common-sense party, unveiling pledges on tighter welfare, prison expansion and free childcare for high-earning families.
- Oct 5 Badenoch pushed to drop the £100,000 childcare tax cap at the conference.
- Oct 6 Announced a cut to employer National Insurance for 21‑ to 24‑year‑olds from 15% to 7.5%.
- Oct 7 Badenoch announced a defence spending target of 3% of GDP.
- Oct 8 Badenoch denounced Reform UK as ethnically exclusive at the conference.
- Oct 8 Burnham announced that the pension triple‑lock will be scrapped after the next general election and its savings will fund a National Care Service.
- Oct 11 Polanski added calls for a wealth tax and the de‑proscription of Palestine Action to the rent‑freeze proposal.
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