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The Green Party only has the support of around 10% of voters but it could still cause huge problems for Keir Starmer because it is attracting people who might previously have supported Labour.

And the danger to Labour becomes more severe if Greens join forces with a new left-wing party led by Jeremy Corbyn.

The Greens could look to “align” with the party being set up by former Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, new leader Zack Polanski has said.

In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Mr Polanski suggested he would be open to co-operating with the as-yet unnamed party, saying they have “a similar message” while acknowledging the new party’s programme is uncertain “because they don’t exist yet”.

He added: “But what I would say more widely is this is a moment to demonstrate a different and new kind of politics – in the old days, you’d expect me to come on and be criticising other politicians just because they’re from other parties.

“You won’t get any of that with me.”