NHS needs increased funding, not Labour’s ‘reform and efficiency’ savings say Greens 23 January 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party Responding to comments by the shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting that the NHS needs reform and efficiency savings, not extra money [1], Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, said: “Labour’s fiscal rules are clearly bad for your health. Blaming the Health Service’s ills on inefficiencies rather than on chronic underfunding is an insult to […] Read more »
Steel jobs cull underscores need for a just move to greening industry 19 January 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party has called for a green industrial strategy offering a clear road map toward creating sustainable, green jobs following confirmation that Tata is slashing 2,800 jobs at its steelworks in Port Talbot. Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter said: “This is devastating news for the local community and beyond. Wales knows only too […] Read more »
Greens challenge Labour on wealth tax 16 January 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party As shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves arrives at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Green Party is challenging Labour to commit to a wealth tax. Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “When she attends the World Economic Forum in Davos today, Rachel Reeves will be rubbing shoulders with the super-rich who are seeing their wealth […] Read more »
Green Party call on government and Labour to use Davos super-rich summit to back wealth tax 15 January 2024 / 10 June 2024 by Green Party As the World Economic Forum begins in Davos, the Green Party has repeated calls for a wealth tax. To coincide with the Davos summit, Oxfam has released a report raising the alarm on growing global inequality, saying the world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes since 2020, while the world’s poorest 60% […] Read more »
Greens call for urgent Parliamentary debate on dangerous escalation 12 January 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay urged Parliament to force an urgent debate on the “dangerous escalation” in the Middle East that has seen the UK attack Yemen. Ramsay said: “It is important for the international community to work together to defend shipping in the Red Sea from attack, but there is a significant distinction between internationally […] Read more »
Greens call for urgent government peace initiative to end Israel-Gaza war 11 January 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party has urged the government to launch an urgent international peace effort to end the Israel Gaza war. Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “The horrific loss of Israeli civilian lives on October 7 has been compounded by months of devastation for the people of Gaza and the Occupied West Bank, leading to […] Read more »
Greens respond to Sunak legislation on Post Office scandal 10 January 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Reacting to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s statement that new primary legislation will be introduced to exonerate convicted postmasters, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “It is incredible how long it has taken successive governments to address the clear injustice faced by hundreds of honest, hard-working people at the Post Office. “It shouldn’t take a TV […] Read more »
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer reacts to the resignation of Tory environment champion Chris Skidmore: 5 January 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer reacts to the resignation of Tory environment champion Chris Skidmore: “As the world burns, the Tories turn in on themselves. The government’s green credentials are truly in tatters. “The climate crisis is here and now and being experienced by people across the country, but the Prime Minister can’t hold on […] Read more »
Green Party co-leader sets out party’s plan to achieve a fairer, greener country 4 January 2024 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Green Party co-leader today set out plans for the year ahead. Denyer said: “As politicians go back to work in Westminster next week, most of the population have already been hard at work, dealing with the cost-of-living crisis and, perhaps, thinking – ‘Surely things could be a lot better than this?’ “With so much violence and […] Read more »
New Year message for 2024 30 December 2023 / 9 June 2024 by Green Party Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “I am really looking forward to the year ahead. There is a General Election on the horizon and with it a chance to create a fairer, greener country – and get more Green MPs elected to Parliament. “2023 was a big year for the Green Party. Thanks to another set […] Read more »