Zack Polanski

I am in the unusual situation as a London Assembly member and leader of a party where I haven't fallen under either.

I am worried about it both for myself and for all party leaders.

We need to end oil and gas drilling in the North Sea for good.

Rent controls would keep money in people’s pockets, wealth taxes would move money from the multimillionaires into our schools and libraries.

Only bold action will lift this country from this slump.

The status quo is intolerable – and all the signs so far indicate that Andy Burnham will fail to challenge it.

Shocked to hear the news about the circumstances of Ann Widdecombe's death. My thoughts are with her loved ones at this distressing time.

But I do strongly believe that returning power back into people’s hands is a huge part of the role we should all be playing as elected public servants – and it’s how we rebuild trust again.

I do believe that people feel like politics is being done to them rather than with them – and actually councils play a huge, crucial part in reactivating your communities, in giving people power and a say in what happens in your local…

I don’t believe those people represent the British people and the people you are elected to represent.

Hatred is becoming normalised. Division is growing deeper.

I am rarely shocked by comments online but from Tommy Robinson to other online trolls it’s becoming really clear our country in many aspects is actually taking backward steps.

If we’re not willing to have conversations about peace and diplomacy – that part of those conversations look at everyone denuclearising – then what are we doing here?

The Green Party has always made a strong moral case for its positions on security and defence, but to win the trust of the public we need to reinforce these with strategic argument.

Nigel Farage is once again trying to con the public with this stunt – trying to duck the fact that his history of taking dodgy donations is finally catching up with him.

If you were going to work it out in terms of Waltham Forest, it's probably about between £3,000 and £4,000, if I were to owe something.

Ultimately the council are saying that it might look like I don't owe anything at all, because of the business rates.

I said to the council and I'll say again, if I am found to owe any money, then of course I will pay that.

End the so-called 'special relationship' and build bridges with our allies.

The Labour Government's craven attempt to suck up to Trump has devastating consequences.

Decades of inaction on the transition to clean energy has already put the UK way behind where we should be, with huge cost to the economy.

Half measures or backsliding on climate action would be a moral and political failure from Andy Burnham. He has the chance to be bold, and failing to do so will see our country get poorer and his party slip further into obscurity.

The time for half measures and sticking plasters is long gone - if he becomes the next PM, Burnham must be bold or he will be bust.

Sending huge solidarity to the Muslim community in Edinburgh and beyond.

Let's be very clear that vicious anti-Muslim hatred by politicians and their trillionaire mate Elon Musk create the conditions for this kind of vile attack.