Overview

• Zack Polanski accused Keir Starmer and Labour of being the “handmaidens” to Reform UK and said the party is copying Nigel Farage’s agenda.
• He proposed a tax on the assets of the wealthiest 1% to reduce inequality, with funds earmarked for universal free childcare, SEND provision, rural bus routes and climate investment.
• He pledged public ownership of utilities and promised to end UK arms sales and intelligence sharing with Israel.
• Green Party membership has climbed past 80,000 since his landslide September victory, according to officials.
• He cast the Greens as the left-wing alternative to Reform’s rise and Labour’s approach, even as questions persist about policy costings and competition from Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party.