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27 March 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to Environment Agency figures showing water companies increasing sewage discharges into rivers, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “Water companies continue to be allowed to dump ever more sewage into our rivers, waterways and coastal waters while splashing funds at shareholder dividends and fat cat salaries for water bosses. “The £57bn in payouts from the […]
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26 March 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to news that the UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, without the US using its veto to block the resolution, co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer, said: “The Green Party has been calling for a ceasefire since last October, so this vote is hugely welcome if long overdue. With […]
25 March 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Responding to Labour’s announcement in Anglesey about Great British Energy, the new energy company the Party plans to set up if they become the government, co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, said: “The announcement today of £8 billion for Great British Energy over the course of the whole parliament, which would prioritise investment in floating offshore […]
14 March 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to Michael Gove’s statement on a new definition of extremism, deputy leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, said: “Is this government seriously asking us to trust them to define extremism? In a week when they failed to condemn blatant racism and a death threat from a major Conservative Party donor? In a month […]
12 March 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
The Green Party has accused the Conservative Party of being funded by racists and have challenged them to donate the £10m received from Frank Hester to anti-racism and domestic violence charities [1]. Green Party spokesperson for Policing and Domestic Safety, Amanda Onwuemene, said: “It’s clear that racists are funding the Tory Party to the tune of […]
6 March 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
“People can see through these pre-election tax bribes that will have to be paid for by cuts to our NHS and other vital public services,” says Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer. Denyer said: “People are crying out for investment in social care, in our NHS and in dentistry. We needed a ‘care full’ Budget but […]
3 March 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
* Raise over £50 billion through taxing wealth fairly * A large-scale green investment programme to transform our economy * Billions more for health and social care; * Funds for local authorities to invest in warm, affordable to heat homes * VAT exemption for hospitality and cultural businesses The Green Party is proposing to raise […]
27 February 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
The Green Party has repeated calls for water companies to be brought into public ownership in response to the latest State of Our Rivers report [1]. This has found not a single waterway in England is in good overall health. The Rivers Trust study reveals that the impact of pollution from treated and untreated sewage […]
26 February 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
As Lee Anderson doubles down on his controversial comments made over the weekend [1], when he claimed “Islamists” had got “control” over London and that the mayor, Sadiq Khan had “given our capital city away to his mates”, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay, said: “It is deeply concerning that neither Rishi Sunak nor his […]
Green votes at the coming General Election will transform the UK, party leaders from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland declared today. Meeting in London, the leaders pointed to how Green votes have already transformed people’s lives, from local councils and Westminster to the Scottish government. Although each are an independent party, all agreed a […]