Green Party

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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.   […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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30 July 2024 / 31 July 2024 by Green Party

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 […]

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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 […]

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