Zack Polanski has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales following a national ballot of members.
Returning Officer Stewart Christie confirmed the London Assembly member received 20,411 votes in a national ballot, beating off a rival joint bid by Green MPs Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay ā who secured 3,705 votes.
Report by Covellm.
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Newly-elected Green Party leader Zack Polanski vows to āreplaceā Labour after using his victory speech to slam the governmentās stance on Gaza, the two-child benefit cap and cuts to disability payments. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Green Party members in England and Wales have until Saturday to decide who should be their next leader. Adrian Ramsay, who has co-led the party since 2021, is running on a joint ticket with North Herefordshire MP Ellie Chowns, after Carla Denyer announced she would be stepping down as co-leader. Ramsay and Chowns are up against London Assembly member Zack Polanski, a self-declared eco-populist who aims to connect with voters in a similar way to Reform UKās Nigel Farage. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A criminal who shot dead the prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum 45 years before parole. Elias Morgan, 35, gunned down father-of-three Lenny Scott, 33, who had found the phone which revealed Morgan was in a sexual relationship with a female prison officer, Preston Crown Court heard. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Armed robber Elias Morgan has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 45 years for murdering prison officer Lenny Scott in Skelmersdale. Det Ch Insp Lee Wilson called Scott āa big strong kind manā¦ who paid the ultimate priceā and described Morgan as āa small cowardly evil individualā who killed him in revenge for seizing a phone from his prison cell. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Cabinet ministers have gathered at Downing Street for their first meeting with Sir Keir Starmer since Parliament returned from its summer recess. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The new Green leader warned "we are here to replace you" in a message to the party of Government,... Cheddar Valley Gazette - Published Also reported by •Tamworth Herald
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