3 February 2025 / 26 February 2025 by Green Party
Responding to the news that Ofsted is considering a new approach to inspecting education providers and introducing ‘report cards’ for schools, Green Party Education Spokesperson, Vix Lowthion, said: “Ofsted isn’t working. For teachers or parents. We’ve seen the toxic impact it can have on teachers and we know it doesn’t serve children. These reforms are too close to […]
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31 January 2025 / 31 January 2025 by Paul Corry
Adrian Ramsay, Co-Leader of The Green Party of England and Wales, MP for Waveney Valley, welcomes the start of the consultation process for the Land Use Framework. “Food security and nature restoration are essential for our very survival. They must not be seen as in competition – the government must step up its efforts on […]
31 January 2025 / 30 January 2025 by Paul Corry
On the fifth anniversary of the UK’s exit from the European Union, Green MP Ellie Chowns said: “These five years have seen the economic, social and political costs of leaving the European Union become ever clearer. “Far from ‘taking back control’, we have all lost out. “Young people have been deprived of the chance to […]
30 January 2025 by Paul Corry
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP has welcomed a Scottish court ruling that government approval of the giant new Rosebank and Jackdaw developments was unlawful because it did not account for the significant emissions that would be caused by burning the fields’ oil and gas. Carla Denyer said: “This is a victory not just for […]
29 January 2025 / 26 February 2025 by Green Party
Responding to Rachel Reeves’ speech on economic growth, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay MP, said “The idea that we have to choose between economic prosperity and safeguarding our children’s future is absolute nonsense – in fact it’s quite the opposite. “Expanding airport capacity would wipe out all the benefits of the Government’s clean power plan, […]
Responding to the news that Rachel Reeves is backing the expansion of Heathrow Airport, Green Party MP, Sian Berry MP said, “The Chancellor talked about the ‘costs of irresponsibility’ but expanding Heathrow in the face of a climate emergency is the definition of irresponsible.”
21 January 2025 / 26 February 2025 by Green Party
Responding to the news that Rachel Reeves is expected to give the go-ahead to a series of airport expansions across the UK, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, Sian Berry, said: “We must ask who these decisions would be made for and why. Whose advice is the Government listening to, when record-high wealth inequality is […]
20 January 2025 by Green Party
Responding to President Trump’s inauguration speech, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay said: “Trump’s inauguration speech showed us that the peace many take for granted, and indeed the very foundations of our democracy, are under threat. “His obsessive isolationism risks leaving fatal cracks in the international co-operation that we need to build a fairer and […]
Green Party Co-Leaders, Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer released a joint statement ahead of President Trump’s inauguration saying: “We must stand up for peace and democracy in what will be a dangerous turn toward right-wing populism in the wake of Donald Trump taking office. “The antidote to Trump in the US, and the likes of […]
15 January 2025 by Paul Corry
Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire and Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson, said: “I welcome the news of a ceasefire agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas. This is a vital step to halt the devastating violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and caused unimaginable suffering, particularly for the people of Gaza. […]