Polanski’s final pitch in Holborn by-election: I’ll keep Burnham honest
Zack Polanski leverages ex-Labour voters — and his barber — in his bid to snatch a seat from the governing party in Thursday’s by-election.
Holborn and St. Pancras by-election sees Green Party leader Zack Polanski pitch himself as a way to keep Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham honest. Polanski's campaign in the seat, held by Labour since 1983, has focused on the idea that a Green victory would pressure Burnham to listen to the Greens instead of right-wing figures like Nigel Farage or Trump.
The party has spent nearly £5,000 on Meta ads promising a Green win would "keep the government in check," alongside £7,000 worth of graphics showcasing the party's influence over Burnham's government. Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, however, has spent more than £21,000 on Meta ads, emphasizing her local roots and experience as a councillor.
Meanwhile, far-right party Restore Britain has spent £30,000 on Meta ads, positioning itself as a "patriotic alternative" to Reform UK and promising to remove "millions of foreign nationals" and "reverse the Islamification of London."
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