Caroline Lucas responds to suggestion Labour set to shelve Natural History GCSE 3 December 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Green Party Former Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, has given her reaction to suggestions that plans for a Natural History GCSE have been shelved because it is “seen as a Conservative party initiative.” Caroline was one of the key drivers of the GCSE in the last parliament. She said: “I very much hope that Labour will look at this again, […] Read more » Caroline Lucas education environment Green Party
Green Party response to “unrealistic” housing targets 2 December 2024 / 2 December 2024 by Green Party Responding to news that local councils have told the government that its plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic”, Green MP Ellie Chowns said: “Labour’s housing strategy involves cosying up to big wealthy developers and falling for the myth that the private sector will build the housing […] Read more » Ellie Chowns Green Party Housing
Greens respond to parliamentary vote on assisted dying Bill 29 November 2024 / 2 December 2024 by Green Party Green MP Sian Berry said: “Today’s decisive vote in Parliament represents how the public feels about this highly sensitive issue. “The debate was full of caring and compassion on both sides – with all MPs listening respectfully to one another. “Each Green MP came to their decision after listening closely to the debate without being […] Read more »
Green Party responds to conclusion of COP29 24 November 2024 / 25 November 2024 by Green Party Reacting to the conclusion of COP29, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “This COP has tested the patience of everyone who wants to see the devastating climate crisis tackled. “The final agreement is simply not good enough for the world’s poorest nations with too little money to deal with devastating impact of climate change, […] Read more »
Green response to latest Ofgem price cap 22 November 2024 / 2 December 2024 by Green Party Reacting to the latest Ofgem price cap announcement, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “This is miserable news for those already struggling to make ends meet in the run up to Christmas and follows a 10 per cent rise in August. “The government’s own figures show that its unnecessary decision to end universal winter […] Read more »
Warm homes announcement “left too many householders out in the cold” say Greens 21 November 2024 / 21 November 2024 by Green Party Responding to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s announcement that up to 300,000 homes will benefit from upgrades next year, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay said, “Today’s announcement left too many householders out in the cold. Household heating accounts for almost a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. And while making […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay Green Party Heat Pumps Housing Retrofit Warm Homes
Arrest warrants make clear selling arms to Israel ‘abets war crimes’ 21 November 2024 / 21 November 2024 by Green Party Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party said: “The ICC arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Deif shows that to continue selling arms to Israel is to aid and abet war crimes. It is utterly indefensible. “The Government must recognise that their approach to the war in Gaza has failed. They must […] Read more » Arms Sales Arrest Warrant Carla Denyer Green Party Israel Palestine
Greens welcome £1bn in funding for buses but challenge scrapping £2 fare cap and call for bus priority measures 18 November 2024 / 19 November 2024 by Green Party Responding to £1bn in funding which the government says will deliver a London-style bus service across England [1], co-leader of the Green Party, Carla Denyer MP, said: “It is encouraging to hear that councils will be empowered to take control of bus services. Tory deregulation of services was a green light for axing routes, running […] Read more »
Farmers are feeling abandoned, but taxing wealth is right, say Greens 18 November 2024 / 19 November 2024 by Green Party Reacting to planned protests this week by farmers over changes to Inheritance tax [1], Green Party Food, Agriculture & Rural Welfare spokesperson, Emily O’Brien, said: “Farmers are feeling abandoned. They have suffered badly from Brexit, both via detrimental trade conditions and reduced subsidies. And tax breaks for agricultural land have inflated land values, making it […] Read more »
Greens back call for COP reform 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 […] Read more »