{"id":127529,"date":"2023-02-02T16:50:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T16:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicscouk.wpengine.com\/?p=127529"},"modified":"2023-02-03T09:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T09:01:05","slug":"polanski-green-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/insight\/2023\/02\/02\/polanski-green-party\/","title":{"rendered":"The Green Party: &#8216;We are willing to stand with people. 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