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A promising future now looks perilous for election loser Zack Polanski. He sowed, now he reaps | John Harris

There was a real chance of a Green byelection win in Holborn and St Pancras.

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The Guardian reports: There was a real chance of a Green byelection win in Holborn and St Pancras.

He made bad decisions and cost his party dear As ever, among all the noise triggered by Labour holding the seat of Holborn and St Pancras, the most plain-spoken and undeniable analysis was provided by that sage and national treasure John Curtice, of Strathclyde University.

This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Zack Polanski, John Harris and Holborn.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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The Guardian
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Key names
Zack Polanski, John Harris, Holborn, St Pancras
Section
Politics

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