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Zack Polanski admits he did not vote at recent local elections

The Independent·Maira Butt·18 days ago
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski has admitted that he did not vote in the recent local elections, despite earlier claims that he cast a postal vote. An aide to Mr Polanski had previously suggested the leader cast a postal ballot in Hackney for the Green Party’s mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett. However, the Party has now backtracked on that claim and said it was a miscommunication after inquiries by The Times. It has now been revealed that the politician was “unable to vote” due to being in the process of moving house and increased security concerns due to “antisemitic and homophobic abuse”. “Zack was unable to vote. He was in the process of moving and when that fell through, he moved in as a lodger in rented accommodation,” a spokesperson for the Green Party told The Independent on Thursday. “He fell short of time to register at new place, especially given the extra process he would need to go through to register anonymously.…

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