Green Party leader Zack Polanski today ruled out making a deal with Labour under Sir Keir Starmer in order to defeat Reform UK.
The Greens’ recent rise in the polls under Mr Polanski has sparked speculation about Britain’s Left-wing parties co-operating to stop Nigel Farage entering Downing Street.
But Mr Polanski said he would not be willing to work with Labour while Sir Keir is leader of the party.
He even cast doubt on whether the Prime Minister would still be an MP in the House of Commons at the time of the next general election.
Asked about a potential deal between the Greens and Labour, Mr Polanski told Sky News: ‘I don’t think I’m alone in my disillusionment.
‘And in fact, a poll out yesterday showed the majority of the population have completely lost trust in Keir Starmer.
‘Now, this is a man who ran on the coattails of Jeremy Corbyn but ditched every single pledge before he was even in power.
‘We’ve got the two-child benefit cap, disability cuts, the genocide in Gaza. No, Keir Starmer is not a man I would be willing to work with.’
Green Party leader Zack Polanski ruled out making a deal with Labour under Sir Keir Starmer in order to defeat Reform UK
Mr Polanski did leave open the door to the Greens co-operating with Labour under a different leader as he suggested Sir Keir could soon be gone
But Mr Polanski did leave open the door to the Greens co-operating with Labour under a different leader as he suggested Sir Keir could soon be gone.
‘In a recent poll, just yesterday or the day before, Greens are actually outpolling the Labour Party; we’re three points ahead,’ he added.
‘So the real question you should be asking Keir Starmer is will he stand aside to make sure that Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister?
‘But more widely, I was answering about Keir Starmer. I don’t think Keir Starmer will be the prime minister at the next election.
‘I think it’s another question whether he’ll even be an MP and so will I work with a future Labour leader? Depends who the future Labour leader is.’
Wednesday’s Find Out Now survey, which interviewed 2,717 Britons on their voting intention, put Greens at 18 per cent and Labour at 15 per cent.
The poll placed Reform at 33 per cent and the Conservative Party at 16 per cent.
Mr Polanski wore a white poppy during his Sky News interview on Remembrance Sunday.
He said the white poppy movement began after the First World War ‘mainly from women’s groups who were talking about peace and anti-fascism’.
The Green leader added it symbolises ‘looking ahead to the future and saying, we want a world of peace’.
Mr Polanski suggested, if he won power, he would seek to ‘denuclearise’ the world – including getting Russian President Vladimir Putin to give up his nuclear arsenal.
When it was put to him ‘that would be in the realms of miracle’, he replied: ‘It’s always impossible until it’s done.
‘I don’t think it’s likely, that’s a different question, but I think the first question has to be, do you believe that we can work for peace and diplomacy in the world?
‘Do we believe that we can work with people, that we have mass disagreement with that have obviously created an illegal invasion of Ukraine.
‘These are really serious issues. And at the same time, I believe we should never leave the negotiating table.
‘Part of that is showing both the moral and courageous leadership to come on TV and say to you, even though this might be a position that’s ridiculed, I don’t think we should find peace and diplomacy ridiculous.
‘I think we actually, the most brave and courageous and authentic (thing) to do is say, ‘I believe we can have a world without war’.’
Asked if he would negotiate with Mr Putin, Mr Polanski said: ‘Undoubtedly.
‘I think it would be sociopathic behaviour to say you wouldn’t negotiate with the president or a prime minister of any country.’
