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15 November 2024 / 15 November 2024 by Paul Corry
Reacting to calls for the COP process to be reformed (1), Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP said: “This is a timely call for reform of an international forum that has achieved a great deal but now needs to drive action in the face of the dire climate crisis the world faces. “COP has brought […]
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14 November 2024 by Paul Corry
The four Green MPs yesterday wrote to the Foreign Secretary to clarify the Government’s position on the risk of genocide in Gaza. Ellie Chowns said: “The UK has an obligation to prevent genocide under international law. We know the Government has not described the Israeli government’s assault on Palestinians in Gaza as a genocide – […]
Responding to briefings on Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech on pension funds reform, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to quickly set out the details of her headline-grabbing plans to create mega-pension funds to ensure that they provide the investment we need to urgently transition our economy beyond fossil […]
12 November 2024 / 12 November 2024 by Andrew Bell
Reacting to Keir Starmer’s public address at COP29 where he announced a new climate target for the UK to reduce the country’s emissions by 81% by 2035 against 1990 levels, Green MP Ellie Chowns said: “The announcement of an 81% cut in emissions by 2035 is welcome – we need to remove fossil fuels from […]
8 November 2024 by Paul Corry
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP urged world leaders to attend COP29 next week to underline its critical importance: “COP29 has set itself the goal of “deep, rapid and sustained emission reductions now to keep temperatures under control and stay below 1.5˚C, while leaving no one behind’. “But it won’t achieve that without the international […]
6 November 2024 / 6 November 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the US elections, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer, said, “A dangerous bigot, bully, and liar is once again set to become the leader of the most powerful country in the world. A climate change denier, a proud racist and misogynist, and a man who has sought to subvert elections and incite insurrection. On […]
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30 October 2024 / 30 October 2024 by Green Party
Greens call on chancellor to: Ahead of today’s Budget, co-leader Carla Denyer said: “We need to see Labour use this opportunity to make some bold decisions. “Fourteen years of Tory underinvestment in our NHS, our schools, care for our elderly loved ones have left our public services crumbling around us and in a state of […]
29 October 2024 by Andrew Bell
Ahead of the Labour government’s first Budget on Wednesday, Green Party Council leaders are warning of the urgent need for proper funding for local councils and services, after many years of damaging austerity. Local Government Association analysis shows that service spending in 2022/23 was 42.1% lower than it would have been had service spend moved […]
23 October 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the news (BBC) that a new independent commission will soon launch the largest review of the water industry since privatisation in the 1980s, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer said, “Water is a basic human need. It should be in public hands run for people, not profit. I don’t know why Labour won’t even […]
17 October 2024 / 17 October 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the news that Labour is planning to build HS2 from London to Crewe (LBC), Green Party Transport Spokesperson, Matt Edwards, said, “A high-speed rail line connecting only the suburbs of London to Birmingham was the worst of all worlds. The Green Party welcomes the investment in our railways, but this is just one part […]