Voting Opens in High-Stakes Holborn and St Pancras Byelection
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Voting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest widely seen as a key test of Labour's strength in London.
Zack Polanski, leader of the Greens in England and Wales, is running an energetic campaign for his party in the north London constituency.
Labour is hoping to hold the seat, previously held by Keir Starmer. Starmer stood down as an MP shortly after resigning as prime minister.
The result will signal whether Andy Burnham can energise voters and whether Polanski's Greens can still pull support from Labour's left.