Greens respond to Sunak plans to end ‘sick-note culture’ 19 April 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to stop GPs issuing sick notes to people too ill to work, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “How cold hearted do you have to be, and how lacking in empathy, to see this crisis of ill health as anything other than caused by decades of austerity and […] Read more »
Green Party backs charities calls to restore nature 15 April 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party Green Party co-leader, Adrian Ramsay, has announced the Party’s plans for an Independent Commission for Nature that would protect nature and ensure the restoration of wildlife habitats. The new watchdog would be created as part of a new “Rights of Nature” Act that would enshrine in law the intrinsic value of nature while also recognising […] Read more »
Green Party response to the Iranian attack on Israel 14 April 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Following news of the Iranian attack on Israel and the involvement of UK aircraft in Israel’s defence, Green Party co-leader, Carla Denyer, has urged the UK not to be dragged into a Middle East war. She said: “The Green Party condemns Iran’s attacks against Israel, which were targeted on civilian as well as military targets. […] Read more »
Reaction to Wes Streeting comments on NHS reform and private sector involvement 8 April 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to comments by the Shadow Heath Secretary saying that under a Labour government investment in the NHS would be dependent on reform and that there would be an increased role for the private sector [1], co-leader of the Green Party, Carla Denyer, said: “Wes Streeting says that if the NHS doesn’t change, it will die. But […] Read more »
Greens call for end to violence in Gaza six months since October 7th attack 7 April 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party has repeated its call for a full bilateral ceasefire, the release of all hostages, the suspension of arms exports to Israel, and for key players in the Netanyahu government to be held accountable for possible war crimes, six months on from the 7 October attacks by Hamas. Co-leader of the Green Party, […] Read more »
Green Party local election launch: time to unlock policies that will create hundreds of thousands of affordable homes 4 April 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party of England and Wales launches its local election campaign in Bristol today with a pledge to support councils to massively increase their supply of affordable housing. Co-leader Carla Denyer, who is standing as MP candidate in Bristol Central, said: “This country faces an acute housing crisis. There are over a million households […] Read more »
Greens Repeat Call for Ending Arms Sales to Israel 3 April 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party In the wake of the attack on the World Central Kitchen convoy, which killed seven aid workers, the Green Party have repeated their call for the UK government to cancel all arms export licences to Israel. The Party’s Global Solidarity spokesperson and former Middle East diplomat, Carne Ross, said: “The death of compassionate humanitarian volunteers […] Read more »
Green Party response to Attitude survey on the NHS 27 March 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to a British Social Attitudes survey which finds public satisfaction with the NHS is at its lowest ever level [1], co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, said: The high levels of dissatisfaction with the NHS are a direct result of the Conservatives deliberately running down health services and using this as grounds for […] Read more »
Water companies increase sewage discharges – reaction 27 March 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Reacting to Environment Agency figures showing water companies increasing sewage discharges into rivers, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “Water companies continue to be allowed to dump ever more sewage into our rivers, waterways and coastal waters while splashing funds at shareholder dividends and fat cat salaries for water bosses. “The £57bn in payouts from the […] Read more »
Greens call for end to arms exports alongside boycotts, divestment and sanctions in wake of Security Council vote 26 March 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Reacting to news that the UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, without the US using its veto to block the resolution, co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer, said: “The Green Party has been calling for a ceasefire since last October, so this vote is hugely welcome if long overdue. With […] Read more »