Labour has held the Holborn and St Pancras seat in a parliamentary by-election, defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski in the first major electoral test of Andy Burnham’s premiership. The contest, held on 8 October 2026, followed the resignation of former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, who had represented the north London constituency since 2015. Starmer stepped down as an MP on 1 September after leaving Downing Street earlier in the year; he was replaced as Labour lead

The Green Party of England and Wales has circulated an Inclusive Terminology Guidance document to members ahead of its conference, advising against a range of everyday terms on the grounds that they can create unwelcoming or exclusionary environments. The guidance, reported by outlets including The Spectator and LBC in late September and early October 2026, lists specific words and phrases as outdated or unacceptable and ties repeated deliberate misuse to the party’s code of