Press Releases
22 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the General Election as the chance for voters to choose hope and practical solutions to the crises facing the country. Co-leader and parliamentary candidate for Bristol Central Carla Denyer said: “At last. This is the moment the country has been waiting for – the chance to vote for a different vision […]
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20 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that it is seeking arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Green Party spokesperson for global solidarity, Carne Ross, said: “The ICC prosecutor’s announcement today sets out in horrifying detail […]
15 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Joint Statement from the Co-Leaders and Deputy Leader of The Green Party and Lord Mann, the Government’s Independent Advisor on Antisemitism: “Lord Mann and the leadership team at The Green Party of England and Wales met last week to discuss the important issue of antisemitism. Both parties have committed to continued dialogue and working together […]
13 May 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the prime minister’s ‘security’ speech at Policy Exchange [1], in which Rishi Sunak said “we must be prepared strategically, economically, with robust plans and greater national resilience, to meet this time of instability with strength, co-leader of the Green Party Adrian Ramsay said: “The prime minister’s speech on security failed to make a […]
10 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Responding to Labour Leader Keir Starmer’s speech in Dover, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “Labour is right to signal it will abandon the government’s inhumane Rwanda deportation plan, but it has failed to offer people seeking asylum the safe and legal routes that would offer a real alternative to people smugglers, or tackle the […]
9 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to a new report from the Office for Environmental Protection which says: “government will not meet its ambition that most water bodies will be on the road to good condition or else already in that state by 2027,” Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “The Green Party wants to see much greater protection of […]
8 May 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
The Green Party has called for mandatory solar PV panels to be fitted on all appropriate new buildings and for all new homes to be built to Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standards. The call comes as analysis (1) finds that the world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year and that the EU’s […]
4 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating an historic electoral victory after it emerged as the largest party on Bristol City Council and won every available seat in their target parliamentary constituency of Bristol Central. Across the city, the Green Party won 34 seats, becoming by far the largest party in the city and the largest group […]
3 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
In a historic electoral victory, amid a record-breaking local election campaign, the Green Party has this evening not only emerged as the largest party on Bristol City Council, but has also won every available seat in their target parliamentary constituency of Bristol Central. Across the city, the Green Party has won 34 seats in the […]
The Green Party has gone from the fourth largest party on Hastings Borough Council to the largest party. Greens won 8 seats and retained 1 of 16 seats up for election (38% of the vote), up from just 1 seat when the seats were contested in 2021. This leaves Greens with 12 councillors, Labour with […]
