If the Greens really are to become the Reform-style populists of the left, Zack Polanski could be their man | Owen Jones

Zack Polanski , who is the party’s deputy leader and sits in the London assembly, has launched a bid for the top job.

The Greens jumped from one to four MPs at the last election, unseating a shadow cabinet minister in the process, and now boast a record 859 councillors across 181 councils.

But even as Keir Starmer's government imploded in office above all because of cuts in state support, the Greens have flatlined in the polls.

A vote for the Greens risks putting Farage into No 10, writes Owen Jones .

The Greens ’ dire social media strategy represents a lost opportunity, he says.

Polanski will have to prove himself: he’s not won a parliamentary election, and is a London assembly member because of the list system.