Polanski earned a resounding mandate to take the Greens in England and Wales in a more explicitly leftwing direction on Tuesday, winning 85% of member votes, a crushing defeat for the joint ticket of Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns, two of the party's four MPs. Cheered by supporters at an event in London, the self-styled eco-populist promised to mimic the media-friendly tactics of Nigel Farage to tackle not just Reform UK but also Labour, saying the Greens under his leadership would not support a Keir Starmer government. Calling Farage a charlatan who pretended to care about ordinary people, Polanski added, to cheers: My message to Labour is very clear: we are not here to be disappointed by you. We are not here to be concerned by you. We are here to replace you.