The new Green party leader, Zack Polanski, was elected on a mandate to turn the Greens into an ‘eco-populist’ party. Polls of Labour party members put him above Starmer as their preferred choice for prime minister. In the national polls, Labour currently sits at roughly 20 per cent, while Reform is at 30 per cent. Ironically, the return of Burnham to the top of Labour party politics could be beneficial for the Tories. Britain doesn’t need Burnham.