Cavendish report shines a backstage light on the reality of the Green Party

Oliver Dean | 22nd February 2026 | Lobbying, Politics
Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty
Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty

With the Green Party polling ahead of Labour in Gorton and Denton, PA agency Cavendish recommends a 'more nuanced' C-Suite approach to political risk

Public affairs agency Cavendish have published a political monitoring report, Green Gains, on the rise of the Green Party, subtitled: 'What the rise of eco-populism means for policy, politics and corporate reputation." With the Green Party narrowly polling ahead of Labour in Gorton and Denton, the insurgent party is now seen as an existential threat to the Labour Party. With the Green Party now having more members than Labour and the latest polls making local plumber and councillor Hannah Spencer a possible winner in the Gordon and Denton by-election on 26th February, the 15 page report is especially timely. Spencer in a close neck fight with Reform's Matt Godwin of GB News fame whilst Labour appear to be drifting. But how does Cavendish's monitoring analysis stack up? The elephant in the room is addressed first. The British left is fragmented. What Farage has succeeded in doing with Reform on the right, Polanski is emulating with the Greens on the left. The report details an importan...

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