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 […]
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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 […]
24 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
On the second anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “This second anniversary is a reminder of the high costs of war and the continuing need to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine, whose land has been invaded and homes attacked by the Putin regime. “The Russian invasion was […]
13 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
In response to government proposals announced today, where Councils would be required to approve new development on brownfield land even if it fails to meet standards for decent quality homes; be encouraged to repurpose former commercial buildings into flats; and remove restrictions on how big a building can be before a developer has to apply […]
12 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
As Israel appears to be on the brink of an all out assault on Rafah, despite warnings against such action by the UN, Red Crescent and others, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer is demanding the UK scale up actions against the Israeli government until the killing stops. Greens are calling for an end to all […]
9 February 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
The Chair of the Green Party executive, Jon Nott, said: “We are pleased that the court has recognised that a democratic political party has the right to select those who speak for it on the basis that they can and will communicate and support party policy publicly. “We welcome the findings in the judgment that […]
8 February 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the Home Office’s new plans to clampdown further on protests, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “This is another worrying step towards an authoritarian state, which too many in the government seem intent on creating. “This government is reaching the stage where it views any disagreement with its plans as practically an offence […]
7 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party
Reacting to news that Labour is ditching its policy of spending £28bn a year on its green investment plan [1], Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, said: “This is a massive backward step – for the climate, for the economy and for good quality jobs. Both the security of our planet for future generations and […]
The co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, has dismissed today’s announcement of a ‘dental recovery plan’ by the government saying it will ‘fail to fill the giant hole in NHS dentistry provision.’ Greens are calling for dentists to be paid the full costs of NHS dental treatment. Ramsay is standing as parliamentary candidate […]