Green Party respond to new government brownfield development consultation 13 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party In response to government proposals announced today, where Councils would be required to approve new development on brownfield land even if it fails to meet standards for decent quality homes; be encouraged to repurpose former commercial buildings into flats; and remove restrictions on how big a building can be before a developer has to apply […] Read more »
Greens call for scaling up actions against Israel, accusing UK government of complicity in killing 12 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party As Israel appears to be on the brink of an all out assault on Rafah, despite warnings against such action by the UN, Red Crescent and others, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer is demanding the UK scale up actions against the Israeli government until the killing stops. Greens are calling for an end to all […] Read more »
Shahrar Ali case response 9 February 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party The Chair of the Green Party executive, Jon Nott, said: “We are pleased that the court has recognised that a democratic political party has the right to select those who speak for it on the basis that they can and will communicate and support party policy publicly. “We welcome the findings in the judgment that […] Read more »
Greens respond to new plans to clampdown further on protests 8 February 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to the Home Office’s new plans to clampdown further on protests, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “This is another worrying step towards an authoritarian state, which too many in the government seem intent on creating. “This government is reaching the stage where it views any disagreement with its plans as practically an offence […] Read more »
Labour ditch £28 billion green investment plan – a massive backward step for climate and economy 7 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party Reacting to news that Labour is ditching its policy of spending £28bn a year on its green investment plan [1], Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, said: “This is a massive backward step – for the climate, for the economy and for good quality jobs. Both the security of our planet for future generations and […] Read more »
Greens dismiss dental recovery plan and call for full costs of dental treatment to be covered 7 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party The co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, has dismissed today’s announcement of a ‘dental recovery plan’ by the government saying it will ‘fail to fill the giant hole in NHS dentistry provision.’ Greens are calling for dentists to be paid the full costs of NHS dental treatment. Ramsay is standing as parliamentary candidate […] Read more »
Reaction to Labour ditching national care service 5 February 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party Reacting to news that Labour will not seek to legislate on the creation of a new national care service in its first King’s Speech [1], Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “Labour are dropping policy commitments like confetti. Next in line it’s social care, with the Party planning to ditch a previous pledge to create […] Read more »
Government has blown pretence of climate leadership with ‘max out’ fossil fuels pledge say Greens 30 January 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party A report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has accused the UK government of giving ‘mixed messages’ at the COP28 climate summit held in Dubai in December [1]. The CCC said: “The international perception of the UK’s climate ambition suffered from mixed messages following announcements on new fossil fuel developments and the prime minister’s speech […] Read more »
Green Party reacts to International Court of Justice ruling 26 January 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said the International Court of Justice interim ruling underscored the need for a renewed political initiative to secure an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and a long-term peace. Ramsay said: “The International Court of Justice is right to insist that Israel must ‘take all measures within its power’ to […] Read more »
Poverty is a political choice: Carla Denyer reacts to Joseph Rowntree Foundation report 23 January 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to this year’s poverty report from the Joeseph Rowntree Foundation, which says that it is now 20 years and six prime ministers since there was a sustained fall in poverty [1], co-leader of the Green Party, Carla Denyer, said: “This latest report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation makes for grim reading. Over one in five […] Read more »