Has Polanski blown it for the Greens?

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Labour has held on to Sir Keir Starmer’s old seat in Holborn and St Pancras, in a boost to Andy Burnham but a major setback for Green leader and by-election candidate Zack Polanski. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by deputy political editor Jim Pickard and columnist Stephen Bush, who weigh the impact of the Greens’ anti-Zionist position and round up the news from the Tory Party conference. Have pledges to cut taxes, boost the military and reform welfare put them back on the electoral map? Plus, we get the latest from the business community ahead of the Budget with UK chief business correspondent Ashley Armstrong. Follow Lucy on X or Bluesky @LOS_Fisher, @lucyfisher.ft.com ; Stephen @stephenkb and @stephenkb.bsky.social; Jim @PickardJE @pickardje.bsky.social; Ashley @AArmstrong_says Want more? Labour holds off Greens’ Polanski to win London by-election Six things we learnt from the Tory party conference Healey warns banks that UK faces ‘challenging’ fiscal picture but stays tight-lipped on tax Burnham pledges to end use of non-compete clauses Kemi Badenoch’s pitch goes some way to assuaging British business concerns Kemi Badenoch: ‘I refuse to play by Westminster rules’ Tory