“The claim that wealth taxes would lead to large numbers of people leaving the UK isn’t credible” say Greens 9 October 2024 / 9 October 2024 by Green Party Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party said: “The claim that wealth taxes would lead to large numbers of people leaving the UK isn’t credible. This didn’t happen when changes were made to non-dom status in 2017, and research by Patriotic Millionaires has shown that 68% of those with over £1 million to invest support […] Read more » Carla Denyer Green Party Wealth Tax
Green Party reaction to fossil fuel lobbying for carbon capture and storage 7 October 2024 by Andrew Bell Commenting on reports that the £22bn in subsidies awarded to carbon capture and storage projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, co-leader of the Green Party, Adiran Ramsay MP said: “Revelations that this £22 billion bung to carbon capture and storage followed extensive lobbying reveals that it is the government that […] Read more »
Greens respond to carbon capture plans 4 October 2024 / 4 October 2024 by Paul Corry Reacting to the government announcement of investment in carbon capture and storage projects, Green MP and party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “Labour has spent too long listening to the pleadings of energy companies for major public investment in unproven technological solutions like carbon capture that simply won’t deliver the immediate real change we need. […] Read more »
Green Party demand de-escalation of dangerous and mounting conflict in Middle East 2 October 2024 / 2 October 2024 by Andrew Bell Responding to the increasingly dangerous situation in the Middle East, Sian Berry MP said: “We are deeply alarmed at last night’s attacks on Israel and the invasion of Lebanon, all of which show a growing escalation of the conflict. We express our solidarity with civilians under attack everywhere, whether in Israel, Lebanon, Gaza or elsewhere […] Read more »
Green Party demands permanent bilateral ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon 1 October 2024 / 1 October 2024 by Andrew Bell Commenting on the escalating situation in the Middle East and on the invasion of Lebanon by Israeli defence forces, Sian Berry, MP for Brighton Pavilion, said: “The invasion and attacks on Lebanon by Israel, causing the deaths of over a thousand people and displacement of a million others, are horrific and devastating. The Green Party […] Read more »
Closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station a vital test for government’s green transformation say Green Party 30 September 2024 by Andrew Bell Commenting on the closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station today, Green MP Carla Denyer said: “The end of coal-fired energy generation is an important step on the long road to tackling the climate crisis. “Thousands of people have been employed at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station over the half-century it has been working. It has […] Read more »
Green Party reaction to vote on winter fuel payments at Labour conference 25 September 2024 / 25 September 2024 by Andrew Bell Reacting to a motion on winter fuel payments put forward by the Unite union and supported by a majority of delegates at Labour Party conference, co-leader of the Green Party, Carla Denyer, said: “Today’s vote at Labour Party conference leaves Labour ministers out in the cold. There is a groundswell of support – from opposition […] Read more »
Green Party reaction to Labour response to Darzi review of NHS 12 September 2024 by Andrew Bell Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech on Lord Darzi’s review of the state of the NHS, co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay MP, said: “The Darzi review pulls no punches: the NHS has been harmed by austerity, capital starvation, the disastrous 2012 Health and Social Care Act and the dire state of social care. “It […] Read more »
Greens blast Labour on steel, calling for public ownership to secure green steel, jobs, and communities 11 September 2024 by Andrew Bell Reacting to the announcement by the UK government that it will grant Tata Steel £500m towards the cost of building a greener electric furnace in Port Talbot, but that around 2,800 workers are set to be made redundant, Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter said: “This is the first test of the new Labour government’s commitment […] Read more »
Greens become first political party in England and Wales to recognise Israeli government conduct as ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Genocide’ 9 September 2024 by Paul Corry The Green Party has voted at its Manchester conference to recognise the Israeli government as an “apartheid” state, as defined by international treaties such as the International Convention on Apartheid (1973) and Rome Statute (1998). The conference also voted to recognise Israeli military operations in Gaza as a “genocide” as defined under the UN Genocide […] Read more »