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

‘We have to book bigger rooms’: Green membership surge causes novel problems

Zack Polanski makes a point on ITV's Peston show
Zack Polanski says he carried out 61 media interviews in the two days after being elected leader of the Greens. Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Shutterstock

A surge in membership levels is causing the Green party some novel problems. “Our local association went from 400 to over 1,000,” one activist said. “We had meetings booked in rooms with a capacity of 50, and loads of people were being turned away. We’ve had to start booking bigger rooms.”

The Greens have long been a party on the rise. But it is fair to say that in the near-seven weeks since Zack Polanski took over the leadership in England and Wales, things have gone to another level.

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