Press Releases
9 September 2024 by Paul Corry
The Green Party has voted at its Manchester conference to recognise the Israeli government as an “apartheid” state, as defined by international treaties such as the International Convention on Apartheid (1973) and Rome Statute (1998). The conference also voted to recognise Israeli military operations in Gaza as a “genocide” as defined under the UN Genocide […]
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7 September 2024 by Paul Corry
The Green Party has adopted new policy at its Manchester Autumn conference calling for a clear regulatory framework that will drive the development and uses of AI in ways that put the interests of people and planet first. This includes the appointment of an Ombudsman to champion the rights of individuals and groups in the […]
Green Party conference in Manchester has voted for a new law to protect people from contaminated land. It has been coined ‘Zane’s Law’ after 7-year-old Zane Gbangbola who died when Hydrogen Cyanide was carried by floodwater from a contaminated landfill site into his home in 2014. The legislation would force all Local Authorities to keep […]
7 September 2024 / 7 September 2024 by Paul Corry
Green Party conference backed detailed policy that will see the party press the new government for much closer relations with the European Union. Green MP Ellie Chowns said: “The conference has made it very clear that people and planet would benefit from much closer relationships between our country and the European Union. “We will be […]
The Greens have voted at their party conference in Manchester for a range of measures to tackle ableism in areas such as housing, transport, education and economic empowerment. These include measures to: Deputy Leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski said: “All disabled people, including those with profound learning disabilities, deserve to have a healthy […]
6 September 2024 / 7 September 2024 by Paul Corry
Thank you so much. Wishing Carla well, it certainly does show yet again the benefits of having party co-leaders. What an exciting conference this is for the Green Party, what an amazing year it’s been so far. I am so happy to be standing here not just as a co-leader of this party, but also […]
6 September 2024 by Paul Corry
‘Things can get better if we invest to build a fairer, greener economy’ The Green Party will celebrate historic electoral gains at its first conference since the General Election with a call for the new government to be more ambitious in offering real hope and real change. Green Party co-leader and MP for Bristol Central, […]
23 August 2024 by Paul Corry
Responding to news that energy regulator Ofgem has raised the price cap by 9.5 per cent just before the onset of winter, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “Consumers are paying high prices for a crisis not of their making. This will be deeply worrying news for all those people already struggling to pay their […]
25 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party said: “This is an important day for our country. After 14 wasted years it is a relief that we now have an Energy Secretary who understands the climate crisis and is prepared to take the action we need. “But action on renewables will be pointless unless it goes […]
24 July 2024 / 24 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire said: “Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal who should be in front of a judge at the Hague, not being applauded by the US Congress. “Tragically, Prime Minister Netanyahu has strong, political incentives for the war to continue. If we are to bring about the ceasefire […]
19 July 2024 / 19 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Leeds Green councillor Mothin Ali appeals for calm after disturbances in Harehills: “I want to appeal for unity and calm after last night’s troubling scenes in Harehills, which took place when children from a local family were taken away by social services. As I have reiterated since yesterday, this is our community, and everything that […]
19 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Green Party MP for North Herefordshire, Ellie Chowns said: “The Green Party welcomes the International Court of Justice ruling. It confirms what we have been saying for a long time: the occupation of the Palestinian territories is illegal. “Now, attention must turn to what must be done to end the occupation. Clearly, ‘diplomatic pressure’ and […]
Green Party MP for North Herefordshire, Ellie Chowns said: “Lifting the ban on UK funding for the United Nations aid agency for Palestine (UNRWA) is welcome. It is vital that the UN is now allowed full access to Gaza and the Occupied Territories to carry out its humanitarian work. The UK government has an important […]
Responding to record sentences for environmental protests, Green MP Sian Berry said: “These sentences feel like a hangover from the last government’s obsession with punishing disruptive but non-violent, peaceful protests. They should be appealed as wholly out of line with the disruption caused. “There is, however, a wider challenge for the Labour government. […]
18 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire said: “Our thoughts today are with the families of the over 230,000 people who have died from Covid-19, the key workers who risked their lives to keep the country going and countless others who had to make terrible sacrifices when Covid-19 first struck. “As this report lays bare the awful […]
Reacting to the King’s Speech today, Adrian Ramsay MP said: “Labour promised change but today it has fallen short of the urgent transformative programme we need, and which the Government has the power to deliver. “Our four Green MPs, and the nearly two million people who voted Green in the election, want to see a […]
11 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Responding to the publication of OFWAT’s a draft verdict on water companies’ five-year spending plans and bill increases to 2030, Green Party MP, Sian Berry said: “We’re today calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to put all water companies into public hands. “The provision of such a basic human right should not be based on […]
8 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Responding to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech to investors and developers today, Green Party Co-leader, and Green MP for Waveney Valley, Adrian Ramsay, said: “Labour is right to identify the housing crisis and the need create the infrastructure needed to reach net zero as priorities for the new government. “We will support Labour when […]
5 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Sian’s message to voters: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone in Brighton who has put their trust in me and the Green Party. This is a very special city, and together we’ve made history again. “I promise to work hard as your new Green MP and make sure your voices are heard […]
New Green MP, and party co-leader, Adrian Ramsay said: “The voters of Waveney Valley have made a momentous and exciting decision today to vote for positive change, and I am profoundly humbled by the faith they have placed in me and the Green Party in electing me as their MP. “I promise each and every […]
5 July 2024 / 5 July 2024 by Paul Corry
Ellie Chowns of the Green Party has achieved one of the biggest electoral upsets in British political history, defeating Conservative Bill Wiggin to become MP for North Herefordshire. The constituency – long considered a ‘safe seat’ for the Conservatives, with Wiggin receiving almost 63% of votes in 2019 – was one of the Green Party’s […]
Today, Bristol has made history. The people of Bristol Central have voted for real hope and real change, electing the city’s first ever Green MP. Bristol Central has said that it has had enough of the political status quo, and has instead chosen the politics of hope. Carla will be a strong, independent voice in […]
2 July 2024 / 1 July 2024 by Paul Corry
*lnvestment: * Abolish Ofsted and replace high-stakes formal SATs testing with system of continuous assessment * Free daily school meal for all children * Scrap tuition fees and restore maintenance grants for undergraduates * Provide students at all state-funded schools and colleges access to a qualified counsellor. The Green Party has announced a package of […]
29 June 2024 / 28 June 2024 by Paul Corry
Green Party Communities spokesperson Ellie Chowns today launched a Green Charter for Small Business designed to help them and our High Streets thrive in the green economy of the future. Chowns, who is the party’s parliamentary candidate in North Herefordshire, said: “Small and medium-sized businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and our communities. “There […]
