Four MPs: Green Party makes history 5 July 2024 / 5 July 2024 by Andrew Bell The Green Party has made history by winning four seats in the general election. The party took Bristol Central off Labour, two seats in the former Conservative leaning Waveney Valley and North Herefordshire and retained Brighton Pavilion. The party says that the quadrupling of Green MPs is the result of solid and positive campaigning on […] Read more »
Sian Berry has WON Brighton Pavilion for the Greens 5 July 2024 by Paul Corry Sian’s message to voters: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone in Brighton who has put their trust in me and the Green Party. This is a very special city, and together we’ve made history again. “I promise to work hard as your new Green MP and make sure your voices are heard […] Read more »
Greens take Waveney Valley from Conservatives 5 July 2024 by Paul Corry New Green MP, and party co-leader, Adrian Ramsay said: “The voters of Waveney Valley have made a momentous and exciting decision today to vote for positive change, and I am profoundly humbled by the faith they have placed in me and the Green Party in electing me as their MP. “I promise each and every […] Read more »
Greens makes history in North Herefordshire as Ellie Chowns defeats Conservatives 5 July 2024 / 5 July 2024 by Paul Corry Ellie Chowns of the Green Party has achieved one of the biggest electoral upsets in British political history, defeating Conservative Bill Wiggin to become MP for North Herefordshire. The constituency – long considered a ‘safe seat’ for the Conservatives, with Wiggin receiving almost 63% of votes in 2019 – was one of the Green Party’s […] Read more »
Bristol elects Carla Denyer as its first Green MP 5 July 2024 by Paul Corry Today, Bristol has made history. The people of Bristol Central have voted for real hope and real change, electing the city’s first ever Green MP. Bristol Central has said that it has had enough of the political status quo, and has instead chosen the politics of hope. Carla will be a strong, independent voice in […] Read more »
Greens look forward to tectonic plates of British politics shifting 4 July 2024 / 4 July 2024 by Green Party As the polls close, Green Party Co-leader Adrian Ramsay, who is standing in Waveney Valley, said: “Tonight, Greens are on the brink of new breakthroughs. The Greens offered real hope and real change at this election and voters have been responding. “In Conservative-inclined places like Waveney Valley and North Herefordshire, and in cities like Bristol […] Read more »
Greens target key seats on final day of campaigning 3 July 2024 / 2 July 2024 by Green Party Green party co-leaders Carla Denyer (Bristol Central) and Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley) will spend the final full day of campaigning in their tight marginals before a massive get out the vote action on Thursday led by hundreds of volunteers. Denyer said: “Our aim is to win at least four Green MPs and are within touching […] Read more »
Green Party calls for public ownership of water companies following landmark Supreme Court ruling 2 July 2024 / 2 July 2024 by Green Party The Green Party of England and Wales has reiterated their call to bring water companies back into public ownership, following the landmark Supreme Court judgment published on Tuesday. The Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Appeal had been wrong in concluding that the legislation that privatised the water companies prevented legal claims being brought […] Read more »
Greens pledge A* education offer 2 July 2024 / 1 July 2024 by Paul Corry *lnvestment: * Abolish Ofsted and replace high-stakes formal SATs testing with system of continuous assessment * Free daily school meal for all children * Scrap tuition fees and restore maintenance grants for undergraduates * Provide students at all state-funded schools and colleges access to a qualified counsellor. The Green Party has announced a package of […] Read more »
Greens pledge £22bn to rebuild crumbling NHS buildings 1 July 2024 / 30 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party is today calling for an additional £22bn capital investment to bring crumbling NHS hospitals, primary care buildings and outdated equipment up to modern standards. This comes as the King’s Fund warns that without action, we will inevitably continue to have a ‘deteriorating NHS estate increasingly unfit for purpose’. Green Party co-leader, Carla […] Read more »