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11 December 2024 / 11 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood’s announcement that prisons may run out of space despite government plans to open 14,000 more prison places, Green Party MP Siân Berry said, “The justice secretary is facing the reality that however fast the Government builds prisons, at the current rates of offending and reoffending, the respite from […]
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10 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the news that Rachel Reeves is asking Ministers to identify efficiency savings worth 5% of their current budgets, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay said: “Labour call their 5% cuts across government departments “efficiency savings.” “We call it what it is: cuts to services. “This amounts to the continuation of the same damaging, unpopular and […]
5 December 2024 / 5 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to today’s “milestones” speech by the Prime Minister, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay, said, “These milestones aren’t a clear route to real change. Today’s listicle, while pointing in the right direction on a handful of issues, is missing the wholesale ambition and drive that a government elected on a change agenda needs. We have […]
4 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to this morning’s NAO report on the crisis in Britain’s prisons, Green Party MP Siân Berry said, “The National Audit Office has revealed in stark terms the futility of a society trying to imprison away crime. “However fast the Government builds prisons, at the current rates of offending and reoffending, the respite from the current […]
3 December 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Green Party
Former Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, has given her reaction to suggestions that plans for a Natural History GCSE have been shelved because it is “seen as a Conservative party initiative.” Caroline was one of the key drivers of the GCSE in the last parliament. She said: “I very much hope that Labour will look at this again, […]
2 December 2024 / 2 December 2024 by Green Party
Responding to news that local councils have told the government that its plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic”, Green MP Ellie Chowns said: “Labour’s housing strategy involves cosying up to big wealthy developers and falling for the myth that the private sector will build the housing […]
29 November 2024 / 2 December 2024 by Green Party
Green MP Sian Berry said: “Today’s decisive vote in Parliament represents how the public feels about this highly sensitive issue. “The debate was full of caring and compassion on both sides – with all MPs listening respectfully to one another. “Each Green MP came to their decision after listening closely to the debate without being […]
24 November 2024 / 25 November 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to the conclusion of COP29, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “This COP has tested the patience of everyone who wants to see the devastating climate crisis tackled. “The final agreement is simply not good enough for the world’s poorest nations with too little money to deal with devastating impact of climate change, […]
22 November 2024 / 2 December 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to the latest Ofgem price cap announcement, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “This is miserable news for those already struggling to make ends meet in the run up to Christmas and follows a 10 per cent rise in August. “The government’s own figures show that its unnecessary decision to end universal winter […]
21 November 2024 / 21 November 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s announcement that up to 300,000 homes will benefit from upgrades next year, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay said, “Today’s announcement left too many householders out in the cold. Household heating accounts for almost a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. And while making […]
