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New Green Leader Slams Starmer, Proposes Wealth Tax

10/4/2025

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Zack Polanski, newly elected Green Party leader, labeled Sir Keir Starmer a 'handmaiden' to Reform UK.
He proposed a 1% wealth tax to fund essential services and reduce inequality.
He emphasized the cost of living crisis, homelessness, and austerity as priorities.
He condemned arms sales to Israel, criticized protest crackdowns, and noted the Green Party's membership rose 20% to 80,000.

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Zack Polanski, newly elected Green Party leader, labeled Sir Keir Starmer a 'handmaiden' to Reform UK.
He proposed a 1% wealth tax to fund essential services and reduce inequality.
He emphasized the cost of living crisis, homelessness, and austerity as priorities.
He condemned arms sales to Israel, criticized protest crackdowns, and noted the Green Party's membership rose 20% to 80,000.