Green MPs write to David Lammy to clarify Government position on risk of genocide in Gaza 14 November 2024 by Paul Corry The four Green MPs yesterday wrote to the Foreign Secretary to clarify the Government’s position on the risk of genocide in Gaza. Ellie Chowns said: “The UK has an obligation to prevent genocide under international law. We know the Government has not described the Israeli government’s assault on Palestinians in Gaza as a genocide – […] Read more »
Green Party responds to Reeves’ mega pension plans 14 November 2024 by Paul Corry Responding to briefings on Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech on pension funds reform, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay MP said: “Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to quickly set out the details of her headline-grabbing plans to create mega-pension funds to ensure that they provide the investment we need to urgently transition our economy beyond fossil […] Read more »
Green reaction to government’s 81% emissions reduction target 12 November 2024 / 12 November 2024 by Andrew Bell Reacting to Keir Starmer’s public address at COP29 where he announced a new climate target for the UK to reduce the country’s emissions by 81% by 2035 against 1990 levels, Green MP Ellie Chowns said: “The announcement of an 81% cut in emissions by 2035 is welcome – we need to remove fossil fuels from […] Read more »
Greens call on Starmer to lead international action at COP29 8 November 2024 by Paul Corry Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP urged world leaders to attend COP29 next week to underline its critical importance: “COP29 has set itself the goal of “deep, rapid and sustained emission reductions now to keep temperatures under control and stay below 1.5˚C, while leaving no one behind’. “But it won’t achieve that without the international […] Read more »
US Elections: Trump is a “climate change denier, a proud racist and misogynist” 6 November 2024 / 6 November 2024 by Green Party Responding to the US elections, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer, said, “A dangerous bigot, bully, and liar is once again set to become the leader of the most powerful country in the world. A climate change denier, a proud racist and misogynist, and a man who has sought to subvert elections and incite insurrection. On […] Read more » Carla Denyer Donald Trump Green Party President US Election
Greens urge Rachel Reeves to deliver real change 30 October 2024 / 30 October 2024 by Green Party Greens call on chancellor to: Ahead of today’s Budget, co-leader Carla Denyer said: “We need to see Labour use this opportunity to make some bold decisions. “Fourteen years of Tory underinvestment in our NHS, our schools, care for our elderly loved ones have left our public services crumbling around us and in a state of […] Read more »
Green Council leaders call for funding boost in Budget 29 October 2024 by Andrew Bell Ahead of the Labour government’s first Budget on Wednesday, Green Party Council leaders are warning of the urgent need for proper funding for local councils and services, after many years of damaging austerity. Local Government Association analysis shows that service spending in 2022/23 was 42.1% lower than it would have been had service spend moved […] Read more »
Why won’t Labour even consider putting water companies back into public hands ask Greens 23 October 2024 by Green Party Responding to the news (BBC) that a new independent commission will soon launch the largest review of the water industry since privatisation in the 1980s, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer said, “Water is a basic human need. It should be in public hands run for people, not profit. I don’t know why Labour won’t even […] Read more » Carla Denyer Green Party OFWAT Public ownership Sewage Water companies
Labour must “ramp up investment in better rail connections across the North of England” say Greens 17 October 2024 / 17 October 2024 by Green Party Responding to the news that Labour is planning to build HS2 from London to Crewe (LBC), Green Party Transport Spokesperson, Matt Edwards, said, “A high-speed rail line connecting only the suburbs of London to Birmingham was the worst of all worlds. The Green Party welcomes the investment in our railways, but this is just one part […] Read more »
Greens say “no more incineration” of waste 15 October 2024 by Steve Hynd Responding to the news that putting household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power (BBC), Green Party Peer Baroness Jenny Jones said, “I highlighted the issue of incineration stopping councils from recycling back in 2010 when I was on the London Assembly. This became a national issue about […] Read more »