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Keir Starmer

What's on Keir Starmer's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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polanski's run at his old seat 34% · newwho Labour picked for his old seat 18% · newthe by-election he just triggered 12% the gasfield ruling shoved past polling day 9% · neweverything else 27%
#1
Green leader Polanski confirmed for Holborn and St Pancras

Zack Polanski is standing in the seat Starmer vacated, and is already billing it as a two-horse race with Labour.

UK Green leader confirmed as candidate for parliament seat vacated by Starmer

Reuters · 2026-09-11
our translation

the seat was his for a decade and now a green leader is using it as a national stage; every vote cast against labour there gets read as a late verdict on him

new — Polanski confirmed as candidate Sept 11very sure · 3 sources
#2
Labour names Sagal Abdi-Wali to defend the Starmer seat
new — Two-horse race with Greens now setvery sure · 3 sources
#3
The by-election he triggered now has a full ballot
Candidate list published Sept 11pretty sure · 2 sources
#4
Jackdaw gasfield decision delayed until after the by-election
new — FT reported the delay Sept 11pretty sure · 2 sources
saturday, september 12
Skim the BBC candidate list for your old seat(reported)
Decline, warmly, to campaign in Holborn(safe bet)
Ask why the Jackdaw ruling slipped past polling day(reported)
Tell one friend you have no view on Polanski(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Who are the candidates in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?

news.google.com · 2026-09-12

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