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Greens ‘on track’ to supplant Labour as favourite party in London, says Zack Polanski
['Peter Walker']
World news : Africa roundup | guardian.co.uk
The Greens are viewed more favourably than any other party in London and among younger voters, polling produced for the party has shown, with its leader, Zack Polanski, saying this showed they were “on track” to supplant Labour.
This compared with 27% for Reform, 16% for Labour, 15% for the Liberal Democrats, and the Conservatives’ total of 14%.
When answers from just London were taken, the Greens came top, with 27% of the first-preference choices, against 20% for Labour, 16% Reform, 15% Conservatives and 14% Lib Dems.
In a sign of how the Greens under Polanski could take support from former Labour voters, another breakdown of the polling showed nearly a quarter of people who voted for Keir Starmer last year now ranked the Greens as their favourite party.
“At local council elections, there was a stunning victory recently in Brighton, where the Labour vote completely collapsed and the Green vote rocketed.