Greens select Zack Polanski to run in Holborn and St Pancras byelection

<p>Leader says his party is underdog in race for Keir Starmer’s former seat but he is confident Labour can be beaten</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/11/assisted-dying-vote-uk-politics-latest-news-labour-andy-burnham">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, has been selected as its candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on 8 October.</p><p>The seat became vacant this month when the former prime minister Keir Starmer announced he was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/01/keir-starmer-to-stand-down-as-mp">leaving parliament</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/11/zack-polanski-selected-green-party-holborn-st-pancras-byelection">Continue reading...</a>