Green Party's Star Turn in Holborn and St Pancras by election: A Wake up Call for Labour?
The recent selection of Zack Polanski as the Green Party candidate in the upcoming byelection in Holborn and St Pancras has sent shockwaves through the political establishment.
The contest, pitting the Greens against Labour in a historically safe seat, poses an early test of Andy Burnham's popularity with the public. For decades, Holborn and St Pancras has been a Labour stronghold.