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The Guardian UK Saturday 03 October 2026, 09:06 UTC By Frances Mao 1 min read
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Green conference enters its second day, while Tories prepare for theirs on SundayGreens’ deputy leaders are due to address members on Day 2 of their conference i. Brighton shortly, and we’ll have a live stream of those remarks in the top of our blog. But yesterday, party leader Zach Polanski used his conference speech to introduce a key new policy, calling for a “three-year emergency brake on private rents”.

Green conference enters its second day, while Tories prepare for theirs on Sunday

Greens’ deputy leaders are due to address members on Day 2 of their conference i. Brighton shortly, and we’ll have a live stream of those remarks in the top of our blog.

But yesterday, party leader Zach Polanski used his conference speech to introduce a key new policy, calling for a “three-year emergency brake on private rents”.

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