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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat

Hamza Chowdhury smiling in a seat in Camden town hall
Hamza Chowdhury announced his candidacy for Holborn and St Pancras MP, arguing the seat does not need ‘a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet’. Photograph: Green Party

Zack Polanski is facing unexpected opposition from his own party in his attempt to fight the Holborn and St Pancras byelection for the Greens, with a local councillor saying he is also seeking the nomination, and that the seat does not need “a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet”.

The intervention by Hamza Chowdhury, a Green representative on Camden council in north London, came as the date for the byelection was confirmed for 8 October, after Keir Starmer’s formal resignation as an MP.

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