Zack Polanski slumps to worst poll rating as Green Party leader

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-18 · by Michael Howie

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Zack Polanski's approval rating as Green Party leader has dropped to its lowest point since taking office, with 52% of respondents expressing an unfavorable view of him according to a recent Ipsos poll. The decline is attributed to criticism over the party’s controversial "Zionism is racism" policy and poor performance in a by-election. Polanski's net favorability score has fallen to minus 36, making it the lowest among all national party leaders.

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Zack Polanski's poll ratings have hit an all-time low since becoming leader of the Green Party, according to a recent Ipsos survey. The survey shows that 52% of the public now view him unfavorably, marking a six-point increase from September and making it the first time more than half of those surveyed express negative opinions about him. Polanski's overall rating has fallen to minus 36, the lowest for any national party leader in Britain. His support among younger voters and Labour Party supporters has notably decreased, with his net favorability score dropping from plus seven to minus 24 among those who voted Labour in 2024. This decline comes after criticism of the Green Party's controversial "Zionism is racism" policy adopted at their conference in Brighton.

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Green NORP · 4× Polanski PERSON · 4× Ipsos ORG · 3× Andy Burnham PERSON · 2× Labour ORG · 2× Commons ORG · 1× Holborn GPE · 1× London Assembly ORG · 1× St Pancras GPE · 1× Zack Polanski’s PERSON · 1×

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The Prime Minister enjoys a net favourability score of plus eight, while Kemi Badenoch’s score is minus 12 and Sir Ed Davey’s is minus 15. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s overall score is minus 31, with some 56% of people saying they have an unfavourable view of him.

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2026-10-18 · Evening Standard

Zack Polanski slumps to worst poll rating as Green Party leader · assertive framing

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Zack Polanski’s poll rating has slumped to its lowest level since he become Green leader, after a “bruising” month that saw him heavily criticised over his party’s “Zionism is racism” policy. asserted

Zionism → slump → policy

A survey by Ipsos in October found 52% of the public said they had an unfavourable view of the London Assembly member, who failed in his bid to get elected to the Commons at the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. asserted

who → find → election

That is up six points since September and the first time more than half the population had expressed a negative opinion of him. asserted

population → express → him

Just 16% said they had a positive view of Mr Polanski and his overall rating has fallen to minus 36, the lowest rating of any national party leader. Much of the opposition to Mr Polanski is concentrated among older groups, the poll suggested. uncertain

poll → say → groups

But he has also lost ground among under-35s, falling from a net score of plus 16 in April to just plus two. asserted

he → lose → two

His support among people who voted Labour in 2024 has also plummeted, from a net favourability of plus seven in April to minus 24 in October. asserted

who → vote → October

He has faced both internal and external criticism of his leadership after the Green Party conference in Brighton backed a motion describing Zionism as “racism” in a vote Mr Polanski did not take part in. asserted

Polanski → face → part

The decision has seen the leader of the Jewish Greens, Vivien Lichtenstein, call for Mr Polanski to resign and say she is considering leaving the party. asserted

she → see → party

Labour has also issued an ultimatum to local Green groups it is currently in coalition with, telling them to disown the motion or lose the party’s support. asserted

it → issue → support

The Ipsos poll, conducted in the immediate wake of that by-election, found Andy Burnham remained the only senior UK politician with an overall positive favourability score. asserted

Burnham → conduct → score

they → enjoy → him

Mr Pedley added: “Andy Burnham appears to be in the ascendancy for the battle for hearts and minds on the left, with 2024 Green voters almost as positive towards him as the leader of the Green Party itself.” asserted

voters → add → Party

The Ipsos poll surveyed 2,257 British adults online between October 9 and 13. asserted

poll → survey → October

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