GREEN Party leader Zack Polanski is due to join a TUC panel discussion on how to tax the super-rich tonight, as the union federation urged Labour to impose wealth taxes to show “whose side you’re on.” 

At the meeting in Brighton, Mr Polanski is expected to say: “The Green Party stands in solidarity with the TUC in saying there must be no watering down of workers’ rights, which are at the heart of economic, social and racial justice.

“Keir Starmer’s Labour have cut benefits, failed to invest properly in public services and refused to back a wealth tax.

“There will be no backsliding on your rights at work, on investing in public services and on fairer taxes from the Green Party. Workers can be sure to feel at home with us.”

Green MP Carla Denyer will also take part in a TUC panel discussion, urging the government to set a timeline for phasing out oil and gas production.