UK Greens' Leader Outpolls Everyone with Stunning Net Minus One
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Zack Polanski, Green Party leader, plans to announce councillor defections today, backed by a recent Opinium poll.
- ā¢The poll shows he is the most popular UK party leader with a net approval rating of minus one.
- ā¢No leader scored a positive net rating, with Keir Starmer at net -43 and Ā£19m allocated to violence prevention councils.
In an astonishing display of British political brand loyalty, Green Party leader Zack Polanski somehow clinched the title of 'most popular' UK party leader with a net approval rating of minus one, barely surviving the popularity battlefield plotted by polling wizards at Opinium. Defections are on the political buffet table today, courtesy of Polanskiās announcement, making local councils the new reality TV drama hotspot. In a land where Keir Starmer sinks to a net -43 but cheerily climbs +2, and Kemi Badenoch does a net -10 victory lap with a +4 boost, even Nigel Farage manages a tumbleweed-favored net -12, rocking a +2 swing. Meanwhile, Ā£19 million is being flung at violence prevention councils, as if money can just wave a magic wand over these popularity stats. Weāre all just drivers on this lost highway of political approval, desperately swerving to avoid the potholes of public opinion.
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Source: Theguardian | Published: 12/15/2025 | Author: Andrew Sparrow