He could not directly mention the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by-election, in which he is hoping to overturn a large Labour majority in the seat previously held by ex-prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, because of broadcasting rules.
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he → mention → rules
However, he repeatedly referred to issues impacting the north London constituency during his address in Brighton on Friday.
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he → refer → Friday
The London Assembly member claimed Green Party electoral victories push Labour towards a more progressive governing agenda.
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victories → claim → agenda
Emergency Rent Controls
The government should put in place a “three year emergency break on rising rents”, Mr Polanski said.
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Polanski → put → rents
“For too long, landlords have been able to hike prices way beyond wages,” he told delegates.
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he → hike → delegates
“It’s not just renters who lose out – it’s taxpayers too.
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it → ’ → ?
Over the next year, more than a third of the money that the DWP will spend on housing benefits will go to private landlords.
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DWP → spend → landlords
“That’s £13.4 billion pounds that could be spent building new council homes.
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that → ’ → homes
“That’s why today I’m calling on this government to put in place a three year emergency brake on private rents.
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“That emergency brake would give renters vital breathing space.”
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brake → read → space
Mr Polanski called for the Government to end the ban on Palestine Action, which was proscribed a terror organisation by Labour last year.
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which → call → Labour
Dozens of people were arrested at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Sunday when they protested outside in support of the organisation.
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they → arrest → organisation
Mr Polanski said: “Greens, we stand with one voice now as we say: Drop the charges.
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we → say → charges
So let me be plain about ours.
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me → let → ours
“If you’re at the sharp end of intimidation and violence - we’re with you.
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we → ’re → you
If you wake up in the morning praying for an economic miracle - we’ve got a plan to help you.
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we → wake → you
“And if you fight for justice and peace for everyone across the world – we have got your back.”
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we → fight → back
The Green Party would impose sweeping wealth taxes to end “rip off Britain”, Mr Polanski said.
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Polanski → impose → Britain
And end rip off Britain,” he told delegates.
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he → end → delegates
“That’s the message that helped us win record numbers of votes.
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us → ’ → votes
Because we are sure about who we stand up for.
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we → stand → who
“And crucially, we’re sure who we’re standing up against.
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we → ’re → who
“Even when there are rooms full of people who disagree with us, and often there are, we will go into the lion’s den and stand for our principles.
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we → be → principles
Or as the young people tell me, stand on business.”
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people → tell → business
‘Vote Green, watch Labour move’
The Green Party has “held the worst instincts of the Labour Government in check”, Mr Polanski claimed.
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Polanski → vote → check
He told his members “vote Green and watch Labour move”, as he argued that it was pressure from his party that had caused Labour to reconsider whether to approve new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea at Rosebank and Jackdaw.
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Labour → tell → Rosebank
Recent Green Party election wins had “changed this country” over the course of a “wild” year, Mr Polanski added.
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Polanski → change → year
The Green leader reflected on results, including “the first Green breakthrough on the Senedd” in Cardiff Bay, “and a little small matter of our first ever win at a Westminster by-election” in Gorton and Denton, which was won by Hannah Spencer.
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which → reflect → Spencer
Speaking at his party’s conference in Brighton, Zack Polanski said: “Through our sustained pressure and our historic wins, we have held the worst instincts of the Labour Government in check.
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we → speak → check
“And we have started to move them in the right direction but we can’t wait for them to get there on their own.”
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them → start → own
Clean Energy Revolution
The Green Party will continue to protest new British oil and gas fields after recent brutal heatwaves.
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Party → continue → heatwaves
“This summer's fires should have been the final nail in the coffin for new oil and gas,” Mr Polanski said.
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Polanski → say → oil
“We know that drilling for new fossil fuels won’t bring down bills.
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drilling → know → bills
We know it won’t make us more secure.
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us → know → ?
And we know that it locks us into a hotter, more dangerous climate.
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it → know → climate
“And we say no.
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we → say → ?
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