Press Releases
11 July 2024 by Andrew Bell
In the wake of unfounded reports that Ed Miliband will announce a ban on new drilling in the North Sea [1], co-leader and MP for Bristol Central, Carla Denyer, has urged the energy secretary to do just that, and “send a clear signal to the fossil fuel industry that they have no future in the […]
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5 July 2024 / 5 July 2024 by Andrew Bell
The Green Party has made history by winning four seats in the general election. The party took Bristol Central off Labour, two seats in the former Conservative leaning Waveney Valley and North Herefordshire and retained Brighton Pavilion. The party says that the quadrupling of Green MPs is the result of solid and positive campaigning on […]
22 June 2024 / 22 June 2024 by Andrew Bell
Responding to today’s Restore Nature Now march in London, co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer said: “The march in London today, calling on politicians to prioritise nature and climate, gets our full backing. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Action is essential and needed urgently. “People from […]
20 June 2024 / 20 June 2024 by Andrew Bell
To mark Clean Air Day the Green Party has committed to introducing a Clean Air Act as part of their manifesto commitments, which would set new air quality standards for the UK and enshrine the right to breathe clean air in law. Greens point to a host of transport policies that would help rid cities […]
13 June 2024 by Andrew Bell
Responding to the launch of Labour’s manifesto, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “Keir Starmer has today promised a change in direction. But he’s bound a future Labour government in a fiscal straitjacket which means very little will change. And there’s a glaring hole in Labour’s budget. Their refusal to increase taxes on the super-rich […]