Caroline Lucas is a British Green Party politician and former MP for Brighton Pavilion, a leading voice in environmental and social justice policies since entering Parliament in 2010.
Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election with 12,292 votes to Green leader Zack Polanski's 8,928. The result will relieve Prime Minister Andy Burnham and intensify scrutiny of Polanski after the Green Party passed a motion describing Zionism as racism, which he did not vote on.
The Green Party faces renewed scrutiny as leader Zack Polanski is urged to address a controversial motion equating Zionism with racism. Senior Green voices are calling for accountability as by-elections test party unity. The debate centers on whether party policy should compel discipline for Zionist-linked organizations.
The UK debates overseas and domestic political donations after crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donate 27m to Reform UK. Government plans to cap donations by Britons living abroad backdated to March 25 and to tighten rules on foreign influence are being scrutinised as MPs warn of a potential Americanisation of UK politics.
The government has introduced a plan to cap donations from British expats at £100,000 per year, backdated to March 25, 2026, amid a high-stakes debate sparked by two crypto billionaires’ gifts to Reform UK. Critics warn the changes could reshape political finance; supporters say they will protect ordinary voters.