Tag: Adrian Ramsay

Greens call on PM to “take tax cuts for billionaires” off the negotiating table

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I’m calling on the Prime Minister to take this morally reprehensible suggestion off the negotiating table. The very idea that he would cut tax obligations for some of the biggest companies in the world, controlled by some of the very richest people in the world, in an effort to appease President Trump is an insult to each and every person struggling to get by at the moment.

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Spring statement targeting ill and disabled is “morally repugnant”

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“The Chancellor had a choice today. To rebalance our economy by asking the very wealthiest to contribute more, or to remove vital support from ill and disabled people. That she chose to take from the most vulnerable to balance her books is a damning reflection of how out of touch this government is. It is morally repugnant.”  

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Greens urge government to ‘rebalance the economy’ ahead of Spring Statement

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Ahead of the Spring Statement the Green Party is urging the government to ‘rebalance the economy’, by reversing the planned cuts to welfare spending and instead taxing the wealth of multi-millionaires and billionaires.  The party’s MPs say it is deeply unfair that those already struggling to get by will be pushed further into hardship because […]

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Greens call for water companies to be taken into public hands as Environment secretary visits polluted Windemere

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Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay MP has poured cold water on today’s visit by Environment Secretary Steve Reed to Lake Windemere and the announcement that United Utilities will invest £200m into upgrading 10 wastewater treatment works at Windermere [1]. He said: “The government is today trumpeting its “Things Can Only Get Cleaner” tour. But the […]

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Green Party demands ambitious action in wake of Climate Change Committee report

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As the Climate Change Committee publishes its 7th carbon budget [1], the co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay MP, has demanded the Government ensure ambitious climate action isn’t delayed any further – and for polluters to pay the highest price, not the poorest in our communities.  Adrian Ramsay MP said: “Today’s advice from the Climate […]

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Strong bonds with European neighbours is the only tonic to toxic Trump

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In response to Starmer joining the EU 27 this evening, Greens are urging him to put European unity at the top of his agenda to provide a united front against the toxic impact of Trump’s trade wars. Commenting, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay MP, said:  “Tonight represents a historic opportunity for the UK. Starmer will […]

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“The idea that we have to choose between economic prosperity and safeguarding our children’s future is absolute nonsense”

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Responding to Rachel Reeves’ speech on economic growth, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay MP, said “The idea that we have to choose between economic prosperity and safeguarding our children’s future is absolute nonsense – in fact it’s quite the opposite. “Expanding airport capacity would wipe out all the benefits of the Government’s clean power plan, […]

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Inauguration response: Trump will put us all in danger unless we unite

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Responding to President Trump’s inauguration speech, Green Party Co-Leader, Adrian Ramsay said: “Trump’s inauguration speech showed us that the peace many take for granted, and indeed the very foundations of our democracy, are under threat.   “His obsessive isolationism risks leaving fatal cracks in the international co-operation that we need to build a fairer and […]

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