Press Releases
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 […]
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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 […]
7 September 2024 by Andrew Bell
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 […]
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, […]
2 September 2024 by Andrew Bell
Responding to David Lammy’s statement to the Commons in which he said that the UK is to suspend 30 arms export licences to Israel after a review found a “clear risk” that UK arms may be used in serious violation of humanitarian law, Ellie Chowns MP said: “Green MPs have long called for a suspension […]
27 August 2024 / 27 August 2024 by Andrew Bell
Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech in which he said that the Labour government has inherited a £22bn black hole in the nation’s finances, as well as a “societal black hole”, co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer MP said: “Enduring more economic pain and hardship isn’t what people voted for. They were told they were voting for change. […]
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 […]
20 August 2024 / 20 August 2024 by Andrew Bell
Reacting to news that the government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of London City airport, deputy leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, said: “This decision flies in the face of action to cut emissions. A government that fails to tackle emissions from transport fails to take serious climate action. “Expanding London City airport […]
12 August 2024 / 12 August 2024 by Andrew Bell
Reacting to a new Natural England report that found nature-friendly farming schemes have boosted biodiversity, co-leader of the Green Party Adrian Ramsay MP said: “The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and we urgently need to address the enormous risk that habitat and biodiversity loss poses to our future. […]
6 August 2024 / 6 August 2024 by Andrew Bell
Commenting on the street violence affecting communities across England, Green MP Siân Berry said: “What we are witnessing on our streets is fascist violence fueled by racism and Islamophobia. Only by naming it and understanding clearly what it is can we work to defeat it. “The rise of the far right and fascism has […]
31 July 2024 / 31 July 2024 by Green Party
Amanda Onwuemene, Green Party Spokesperson for Policing and Domestic Safety said: “The far right is using disinformation around the horrific murders of children in Southport to do what it always does: spread hatred and fear. “The attacks on a mosque and police by fascist thugs yesterday are an appalling violation of a community that has […]
30 July 2024 / 31 July 2024 by Green Party
Responding to Labour’s plans to build more homes, Adrian Ramsay, Co-Leader of the Green Party, said: “We are in a housing crisis that leaves many without the basic security of a safe and warm home”. “This crisis though is an affordability crisis. “There are a million empty homes, and a million homes that planners have […]
Following the release of images Manchester Airport that showed a Greater Manchester Police firearms officer striking a man twice as he lay on the ground, Green Party spokesperson on police and domestic safety, Amanda Onwuemene, said, ‘We’re horrified by the video of a man being kicked and stamped on the head whilst lying on the […]
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 […]
23 July 2024 / 23 July 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the news that Labour plan to close the Bibby Stockholm, Green Party Refugee and Migration Spokesperson, Benali Hamdache, said, “Today’s announcement to close the Bibby Stokholm is very welcome. “The conditions there are as cruel as they are ineffective. “It’s entirely inappropriate for people to be held in such vile conditions. “Seeking asylum […]
21 July 2024 by Green Party
Responding to the news that President Biden is stepping down and will not run in November’s Presidential elections, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer, said, “We wish President Biden well and thank him for his many years of public service. “This cannot have been an easy decision for him. “But to take a decision that is […]
21 July 2024 / 21 July 2024 by Green Party
A Green Party spokesperson said: “We’d like to pay tribute to the brilliant work done by our councillor for Gipton and Harehills ward, Mothin Ali, in bringing calm and unity after the unrest on Thursday night. Mothin risked putting himself in harm’s way to keep the peace and worked tirelessly throughout the night to reduce […]
Green Party councillor Mothin Ali responded to Nigel Farage’s claim that the disorder in Harehills in Leeds on Thursday was the ‘politics of the sub-continent’ saying: “Farage is in America commenting about a community he knows nothing about. “As he has done time and time again he seeks to use tensions to further societal division […]
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. […]