{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221/6ac9035806ef6d935e5b40a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Zack Polanski on the brink","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1791558497330-c9d7d805-897e-4b08-8b3b-fdc5b9357ecc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zack Polanski&#39;s defeat in the Holborn &amp; St Pancras by-election puts him in a tough position. The Green leader lost the by-election by 3,300 votes to Sagal Abdi-Wali, the Labour candidate. He&#39;s also facing criticism after the Green Party voted to declare that Zionism is racism. Polanski did not vote and has been accused of failing to show leadership. How tenable is his position now?</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, parliament is back next week and the real business of government gets going. We look at what&#39;s in store and how the chancellor, John Healey, is preparing for a very, very difficult budget.</p><p><br></p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times</p><p>Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Harry Kitson</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture: Getty Images</p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:00</strong> - By-Election Result: Labour Wins Holborn &amp; St Pancras </p><p><strong>00:36</strong> - Is Zack Polanski’s Leadership in Trouble? </p><p><strong>01:56</strong> - Green Party Rifts &amp; The Palestine Motion Controversy </p><p><strong>07:34</strong> - Is This the Beginning of the End for Polanski? </p><p><strong>11:06</strong> - Andy Burnham’s Electoral Boost &amp; Labour’s Position </p><p><strong>11:44</strong> - Parliament Returns: Navigating the Autumn Budget </p><p><strong>13:18</strong> - John Healey, Treasury Trips, and Bank of England Warnings </p><p><strong>16:39</strong> - Defence Spending vs Public Services Dilemma </p><p><strong>20:39</strong> - Welfare Reviews, Jackdaw Gas Field &amp; Election Speculation </p>","author_name":"The Times"}