8 September 2024 / 8 September 2024 by Green Party
At its party conference in Manchester, the Greens have voted to support United Nations experts’ calls for the Taliban’s treatment of women to be recognised as a gender apartheid under international law and as a crime against humanity. The party endorsed Amnesty International’s demands of the UK government to: Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: […]
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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 […]
7 September 2024 by Andrew Bell
Prynhawn da cynhadledd. Good afternoon conference. Greetings from Wales. Greetings and congratulations on a truly transformative General Election result that has changed the political landscape. The election of our fantastic four for twenty-four and record-breaking results for Greens across England and Wales shows that the old two-party system is finished. Voters are tired of stale […]
7 September 2024 / 7 September 2024 by Andrew Bell
Wales leader Anthony Slaughter told the Green Party Autumn conference in Manchester that “the old two-party system is finished.” He said: “Voters are tired of stale ‘business as usual’ politics, tired of endless austerity and ever-increasing inequality, tired of the lack of meaningful action to tackle the climate and nature crises. They know that it […]
Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski told the party’s Autumn conference in Manchester that “communicating the truth is always central to what we do.” Polanski told 1,000 members gathered in Manchester that telling the truth about “the future of our NHS, a fairer taxation system or indeed the climate crisis” is essential to encourage people […]
I want to talk about telling the truth. And as we know the truth can be in short supply in politics. But as a party – communicating the truth is always central to what we do. Whether that’s on protecting the future of our NHS, a fairer taxation system or indeed the climate crisis. And […]
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 […]