SCOUT· 60%38m·2026-10-09·News PoliticsPolanski's by-election crash out - is he finished?
For Polanski, this was supposed to be a defining moment. He chose to put his own leadership on the line in the seat vacated by Keir Starmer. Instead, Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali won with 45% of the vote. With questions over the Greens’ economic offer, internal divisions and the fallout from their controversial conference…
Scout bees are checking it out — divided opinions, the swarm hasn't committed.
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What people are saying
“Of course it isn’t a crash out. The Greens massively increased their vote share while labour’s share went down.”
“Of course Polanski isn’t finished, he did well against a Labour stronghold. I’m a Labour voter but object to your despatching of Polanski.”
“The Greens did brilliantly. Congrats to Zack for standing up to the establishment. And well done Zack for opposing the antisemitism against him by the media.”
“Zio media are desperate for Polanski’s downfall”
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