Zack Polanski announces his candidacy for the Holborn and St Pancras seat being vacated by former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Posted on September 3, 2026 September 3, 2026 The leader of the UK’s Green Party intends to stand in the election for a seat in parliament vacated by former Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer, local media reported. Zack Polanski told the Camden New Journal that he would be the Green candidate for Holborn and St Pancras, a left-leaning constituency that Starmer held comfortably in 2024, albeit with a very small vote share. List of Recommended Stories from 4 itemsend of list”I have lived and worked in this community for many years. I know it well and I love it,” said the left-wing party leader. “It represents many of the things that make London so special. I am very excited at the prospect of representing this place in Parliament.” Starmer said he would resign as a member of parliament, triggering a by-election. “Labor defends corporations.” Starmer said on Tuesday it was the “right time” to step down as MP for the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras after 11 years. The announcement comes six weeks after he resigned as UK Prime Minister, having lost the support of MPs in the ruling Labor Party. Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza took almost 19 per cent of the vote in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, while a Green candidate received more than 10 per cent. “Labor stands up for corporations and big money,” Polanski wrote in X. “I will stand up for the people and our communities.” Since Polanski became leader of the Greens a year ago, the party has achieved some success in gaining support from the Labor left, scoring a surprise by-election victory in Greater Manchester – where current Prime Minister Andy Burnham was long-time mayor – and polling nationally up to 20 per cent. However, Polanski’s personal popularity took a hit after he criticized police officers for the way they arrested a man who allegedly stabbed two Jews in north London in April, according to pollsters YouGov.
