# Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat

https://mins.news/en/item/87827

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 11:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/pro-palestine-greens-challenge-labours-grip-on-starmers-former-seat?traffic_source=rss

> Green Party leader Zack Polanski is seeking to break Labour’s hold on Holborn and St Pancras in a closely watched by-election triggered by Keir Starmer’s resignation. Housing and Israel-Palestine are central issues, while Green campaigners attack Labour’s record on Palestinian solidarity and pension-fund divestment.

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