The Green Party’s moment is now – Polanskipublished at 14:24 BST
14:24 BST
Polanski is fired up as he reaches the conclusion of his speech. He says his party is “not messing around” and adds “we are here and we are ready to win”, which gains him a standing ovation.
He speaks about visiting a bakery in London that employs people who have recently left prison, and a story about a man stuck with him.
It was the man’s first day out of prison, Polanski says, and he came to work a little late, overwhelmed. He turned up to a cup of tea, a “simple act of kindness, from one strange to another,” Polanski explains.
“That’s what this country is, when it’s at its best, and that matters today of all days,” he adds.
“This May is huge. Hateful, divisive politics will be on the ballot paper. We can and we must reject that.”
“The Green Party’s moment is now. We are ready… let’s go,” he says, to another applause, ending his speech as music comes on.