Zack Polanski: “I feel like the media has changed their technique towards me.”

A couple of weeks ago, Labour said they'd got it wrong on Gaza. Now they have banned books by Sally Rooney, one of the most celebrated and influential authors of recent times.

His win today against right-wing smears is a win not only for him, but for all global majority politicians, whatever party they serve, in their fight against racist abuse.

He did exactly what an excellent councillor would do, working to calm down and heal division, and was praised across party lines at the time for doing so.

I absolutely will stay on as leader and I of course have not questioned that.