The Guardian
Green Party members have thrown their weight behind Zack Polanski for a byelection in a Labour stronghold, because who doesn't love a good political gamble?
BBC Politics
The Green Party wants to pause data centre construction because our water is more important than AI's thirst. Government says that's a disaster. Meanwhile, servers are parched.
BBC Politics
Green Party leader says Labour's heatwave response is a 'dereliction of duty,' proposes cool spaces and renationalising water, while Labour points out the Greens keep blocking the very projects they demand.
The Guardian Europe
Green Party leader Zack Polanski's social media mishap has sparked internal calls for him to hand over the keys, as the party debates whether being 'terminally online' is a feature or a bug.
The Guardian Europe
Bev Craig, a Northern Irishwoman who moved to Manchester at 18, is poised to become the most powerful Labour woman outside Westminster - if she can fend off the Greens and Reform UK while soundtracking her campaign with Oasis.
The Guardian
London officials consider probing Green Party leader Zack Polanski over allegedly unpaid council tax on his houseboat, because nothing says "green living" like a potential tax evasion scandal.
BBC Politics
Green Party leader Zack Polanski may have forgotten that even houseboats require council tax, prompting a flurry of apologies and creative explanations from his party.
The Guardian
Birmingham voters can't decide if replacing Keir Starmer is a good idea, but they're pretty sure whoever's next better fix the potholes.
BBC Politics
The Green Party turns London's Labour strongholds into a veritable garden party, winning councils and mayors while declaring two-party politics dead and buried.
The Guardian Europe
Labour loses hundreds of council seats, Starmer 'takes responsibility' (i.e., says sorry without fixing anything), while Tories, Lib Dems, Greens, and Plaid Cymru all claim they're the real winners. Democracy: still a mess.
The Guardian
Campaign trail abuse hits new highs: death threats, homophobic slurs, and racial harassment make democracy a contact sport in the UK's May elections.
The Guardian
Green Party leader Zack Polanski admits he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson, but blames media scrutiny on the establishment's fear of wealth taxes and rising Green popularity.
The Guardian
Green candidate arrested for alleged antisemitism goes canvassing like nothing happened, because party discipline is apparently optional.
BBC Politics
Labour's London heartland is under siege from Greens on the left and Reform on the right, and the party's worst local election result in 50 years could signal trouble for Starmer nationally.
BBC Politics
Met Police chief tells Green Party leader to stop second-guessing officers who Tasered and kicked a knife-wielding suspect, because stopping a stabbing spree is apparently 'messy'.
The Guardian Europe
Labour faces its worst London council results in 50 years as the Greens gain ground on housing and Gaza, with the capital's red stronghold crumbling under its own policies.
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