Burnham too influenced by ‘vested interests’ to offer change, Polanski says

Published July 16, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Exclusive: Green party launches pushback against idea that next PM will have more left-leaning agenda than Starmer

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Andy Burnham is “too in hock to vested interests” to offer real change, Zack Polanski has said as the Greens launched a pushback against the incoming prime minister, portraying him as cautious and weak on such areas as wealth taxes, Gaza and rent controls.

Details

Under Polanski’s leadership the Green party in England and Wales has more than tripled its membership, and is closely tracking Labour in opinion polls, with much of the new support coming from former Labour voters disenchanted with Keir Starmer’s approach.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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