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Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after mayoral and council wins
UK NewsPolitics•May 8, 2026 at 7:27 PMNational

Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after mayoral and council wins

By Lisa O’Carroll, Alexandra Topping and Priya Bharadia•The Guardian - UK News

Greens leader celebrates his party’s first ever elected mayor, and winning four councils outrightFull results from England, Scotland and WalesZack Polanski has declared Britain’s two-party politics “dead and buried” as his Green party won its first two mayoral elections and gained councillors across England, winning four councils outright.As Labour losses piled up across the country and the Conservatives endured another disappointing set of results, Polanski sought to present his party as emerging from the results as the most viable option for opponents of Reform. Continue reading...

Greens leader celebrates his party’s first ever elected mayor, and winning four councils outright

Zack Polanski has declared Britain’s two-party politics “dead and buried” as his Green party won its first two mayoral elections and gained councillors across England, winning four councils outright.

As Labour losses piled up across the country and the Conservatives endured another disappointing set of results, Polanski sought to present his party as emerging from the results as the most viable option for opponents of Reform.

Continue reading...