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Morning Call: Labour has a Green problem

Zack Polanski is the biggest threat the party has faced from the left

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George Eaton
Oct 15, 2025
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Good morning.

Prepare for tax rises and spending cuts: that’s the message Rachel Reeves has sent in her first interview since the Treasury received the OBR’s draft forecast.

One of the challenges of the Budget – as well as filling a black hole of up to £30bn – will be trying to hold Labour’s electoral coalition together. Below I explore how the Greens ar…

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