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 »
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 »