Polanski urges voters to back Greens to force Labour shift

Green leader Zack Polanski told the party's annual conference that sustained Green pressure can move Labour under Andy Burnham in "the right direction."

• Polanski called for a three-year "emergency brake" on private rents, limiting rises to the lowest of CPI inflation, wage growth, or 2%.
• He said his leadership does not depend on winning next week's Holborn and St Pancras byelection, describing the contest as "50/50 right now."
• He accused Labour of "slogans without action" on the cost of living and of failing to take on developers and big landlords on housing.
• He said the byelection is high stakes for the climate crisis, noting decisions on the Rosebank and Jackdaw drilling projects have been delayed until after the contest.