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Green Party Faces Pressure to Revoke Maternity Policy

3/14/2026

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Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, faces pressure from over 50 Labour MPs to drop the maternity policy that reduces birth interventions such as caesarean sections.
The policy was deleted from the Green Party's website and excluded from the 2024 manifesto.
A motion to withdraw the policy is expected at the Green Party's spring conference.
Labour has launched a national investigation to improve maternity care.

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Story summary

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, faces pressure from over 50 Labour MPs to drop the maternity policy that reduces birth interventions such as caesarean sections.
The policy was deleted from the Green Party's website and excluded from the 2024 manifesto.
A motion to withdraw the policy is expected at the Green Party's spring conference.
Labour has launched a national investigation to improve maternity care.