Salford-born hypnotherapist Zack Polanski becomes new Green Party leader He went to Stockport Grammar but 'got kicked out' The Green Party’s new leader Zack Polanski (Image: Lucy North/PA) Zack Polanski, the insurgent candidate with a radical new "eco-populist" agenda for the Greens, has swept to victory in the party's leadership race. The vegan London Assembly member - who was born in Salford and went to Stockport Grammar but 'got kicked out' - overwhelmingly beat joint candidates Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns, despite the two MPs' head start in terms of profile in the party. ? The 42-year-old has been praised...