Exclusive: Greens Plan To 'Overtake Tories And Replace Labour' As Support Surges

Exclusive: Greens Plan To 'Overtake Tories And Replace Labour' As Support Surges

Green leader Zack Polanski delivers his speech at the party's conference in Bournemouth earlier this month. The Green Party has set out plans to “overtake the Tories and replace Labour ” after a surge in support. A new poll by YouGov put the Greens on 13%, the highest number it has recorded for the party and nearly double the 6.7% of the vote they received at last year’s general election. The party is just four points behind the Conservatives and within sight of Labour, who are on 20%. Reform UK are still out in front on 27%, with the Lib Dems on 16%. Meanwhile, the Greens have announced that their membership has topped 100,000 for the first time in its history – an increase of 50% since the election of left-winger Zack Polanski as party leader last month. Polanski told HuffPost UK: “The latest YouGov poll shows the Green Party with their highest ever poll rating. “It shows that the Greens were the only party to have emerged from conference season with increased support, showing that people are feeling hopeful again. “Combine this with our surging membership, which earlier this week passed a landmark 100,000, and this is a party on course to overtake the Tories, replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.” While Labour has moved further to the right in recent months as it tries to win back voters from Reform, polling suggests that the party is actually losing more support on its left to the Greens and Lib Dems. Polanski said: “When I was elected leader last month, I said that we’re not here to be disappointed with Labour but that we’re here to replace them. I was serious. “Because while Labour talks about change, people can see in their weekly shop, their utility bills and crumbling services, Labour are offering more of the same. “The Greens are the only real opposition left in British politics. Standing up for fair taxes, a liveable planet, and a future where compassion and courage matter more than corporate interests. “People are understandably disillusioned, but we are here to make hope normal again.” Related... Zack Polanski Is Emerging As A New Champion On The Left. But Is This Just The Honeymoon Period? Exclusive: Green Party Frontrunner Zack Polanski On Trying To Make It From Outside 'Dull' Westminster Revolt On The Left? Starmer's Strategy In Question As Support Grows For Lib Dems And Greens

New allegations of sexual and domestic abuse made against Jesus Army cult

New allegations of sexual and domestic abuse made against Jesus Army cult

Survivors fear closed church’s £25m in assets could end up in abusers’ hands About 60 former members of the Jesus Army, a cult described as one of the most abusive in British history, have come forward with new allegations against the group, according to a lawyer representing claimants. The cases range from allegations of sexual or domestic abuse to claims for unpaid work from women who served as “domestic sisters” in the cult, which at its peak in the mid-2000s had several thousand members, many of whom surrendered their assets to the leadership. Continue reading...