Green Party calls for ban on private jets, “the ultimate symbol of ‘climate inequality’” 28 November 2023 / 14 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party has called for a ban on all private jets taking off or landing at UK airports. They say this form of transportation, favoured by a super-rich elite, is the ultimate symbol of ‘climate inequality’ where the richest 1% of the population produce as much planet warming pollution each year as 5 billion […] Read more »
Ending fossil fuels and fast tracking the energy transition: how do we get there? 24 November 2023 / 6 August 2024 by Green Party How do we fast track the energy transition? As Greens we know that to create a safe and liveable future for all, we have to end the use of fossil fuels, fast track the energy transition and slash emissions. But how do we get there? With the backdrop of COP28, deputy leader Zack Polanski hosted […] Read more » Elected Greens Systems Change
Greens reject Home Secretary’s ‘dangerous’ comments and call for massive turn out for ceasefire in Gaza 10 November 2023 / 7 January 2025 by Green Party Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer urged a massive turnout on tomorrow’s pro-ceasefire march, as “the strongest way to send a clear message that people want a ceasefire and have no time for Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s toxic rhetoric.” Denyer added: “This is a march to call for a ceasefire – an Armistice – that is […] Read more »
“Silence is complicity”: Green Party urges UK government and opposition to call for ceasefire in Israel-Gaza conflict 1 November 2023 / 29 October 2024 by Green Party The co-leaders of the Green Party have written to the UK government and the official opposition urging them to “listen to the people” and join international calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. In a letter to both the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly [1], and his Labour counterpart, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy [2], […] Read more »
Green Party calls for immediate ceasefire to end civilian deaths in Israel-Gaza conflict 17 October 2023 / 7 January 2025 by Green Party The Green Party has called on the UK government to push for an immediate ceasefire to stop the mass killing of civilians in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Carne Ross, Green Party spokesperson for Global Solidarity and former UK diplomat [1], said: “As more details emerge, we are appalled by the brutality of Hamas’s attacks and its […] Read more »
Green Party calls on international community to urge restraint in Israel-Palestine conflict 13 October 2023 / 7 January 2025 by Green Party Responding to the latest developments in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “The Green Party remains horrified by Hamas’s attacks on civilians in Israel. Nothing can justify such brutal violence. Hostages must be released immediately. “These attacks cannot be used to justify disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Gaza. It is […] Read more »
Statement from the Green Party on the Israel-Gaza conflict 9 October 2023 / 7 January 2025 by Green Party Responding to the unfolding horror in Israel and Gaza, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “Our first thoughts are with the hundreds of innocent victims who are faced with the devastating and escalating violence. Most civilians caught up in the conflict have an overriding desire to live in peace. “The Green Party calls for an […] Read more »
Greens call for end to all shareholder payouts until water companies sort their sewage out 11 March 2023 / 14 June 2024 by Green Party The Green Party has called for a halt to all further dividends to water company shareholders until the privatised monopolies end dumping sewage into the UK’s waterways and coasts. Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay will make the announcement during an address to members at the Green Party’s Spring Conference in Birmingham today (Saturday 11 March). […] Read more »
Green peers demand Trade Bill includes parliamentary scrutiny and environmental protections 6 December 2020 / 17 June 2024 by Green Party Green Party peers have said parliament must be allowed scrutiny of post-Brexit trade deals as the government’s Trade Bill returns to the House of Lords for debate tomorrow.[1] The Greens have also set out how the bill must include the existing strong protections for the environment, workers’ rights and food safety. Green peer Jenny Jones […] Read more »
