Greens call for end to Right to Buy which has ‘hollowed out’ council housing stock 5 August 2025 by Green Party Responding to a report by the Common Wealth thinktank which says that the sale of millions of council homes to tenants at steep discounts since 1980 has fuelled vast shortages in social housing and turbocharged inequality, Green MP Ellie Chowns said: “This report lays bare the devastation Right to Buy has wrought on communities up […] Read more » Ellie Chowns social housing
Heathrow expansion is a “flightmare on Downing Street” say Greens 31 July 2025 by Green Party On one hand, this government is saying they’re taking the climate crisis seriously, and on the other, they’re backing a project that will release a reported 4.4m tonnes of CO2 a year. These expansion plans would see the number of flights at Heathrow Airport go up to 720,000 from their current capped number of 480,000 a year. Read more » Climate Crisis Ellie Chowns Expansion Green Party Heathrow
Green reaction to Starmer’s ‘bargaining chip’ on Palestinian statehood 29 July 2025 / 29 July 2025 by Green Party Reacting to today’s emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza and Keir Stamer’s statement, Green Party MP, Ellie Chowns, who is the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said: “What Starmer has said today suggests Palestinian statehood is a bargaining chip, only to be awarded if the Israeli government fails to end the genocide in Gaza and agrees to a […] Read more » Ellie Chowns Gaza Green Party
Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue step towards a stronger, more inclusive democracy say Greens 17 July 2025 by Green Party On this one, Labour have got it right. Giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue step towards a stronger, more inclusive democracy. Young people have powerful voices and a vital stake in decisions about their future — it’s only right that they have a say at the ballot box. Read more » Ellie Chowns Green Party Votes at 16
Afghans Data breach ‘shocking and horrifying’ say Greens 15 July 2025 / 15 July 2025 by Green Party Reacting to news that thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently leaked their data, Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire and Green Party spokesperson for foreign affairs, said: “It is nothing short of horrifying that a British security breach exposed the […] Read more » Ellie Chowns
Nine years since the UK voted by a narrow margin to leave the EU: we need to begin the process of returning, say Greens 23 June 2025 / 23 June 2025 by Green Party On the ninth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Ellie Chowns MP, Green Party spokesperson on foreign affairs, said: “Today marks nine years since the UK voted to leave the EU, a decision for which the costs have been painfully real for families, businesses and our planet. Over nearly a decade we have seen our economy […] Read more » Brexit Ellie Chowns EU
Green Party MPs Back Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 20 June 2025 / 25 June 2025 by Green Party Today Green MPs backed the continued passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons. All four Green MPs voted yes at the Bill’s third reading. Although broad support for assisted dying is Green Party policy, on this issue of conscience there was no party line and every MP […] Read more » Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns Green Party Sian Berry
“These actions confirm that Israel is a rogue state” say Greens after overnight bombing of Iran 13 June 2025 / 13 June 2025 by Steve Hynd "The targeted assassinations and widespread bombing of Iran by Israel represent a deeply alarming escalation. "These actions confirm that Israel is a rogue state operating outside international law. Israel can no longer continue to enjoy the diplomatic and trade privileges they have as part of the international community. Read more » Bombing Ellie Chowns Iran Israel Response
As Israeli defence forces “wreak carnage” it’s time for UK government to act, say Greens 3 June 2025 / 3 June 2025 by Green Party Reacting to the third consecutive day in which Palestinians in Gaza have been gunned down by Israeli defence forces as they tried to access food aid, Ellie Chowns MP, Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson, said: “Having bombed people in their homes or tents as they sleep; shelled hospitals where people are being treated or schools […] Read more » Ellie Chowns Gaza Green Party
Green Party Amendment Blasts £100bn Brexit Bill 13 May 2025 / 13 May 2025 by Green Party Today, Green Party MPs tabled an amendment to the Conservative Party’s Opposition Day motion on the upcoming UK/EU summit. The Greens called on the government to confront the ongoing damage of Brexit and to use the summit on the 19th of May as a key step towards practical re-engagement with the EU. Ellie Chowns, Green […] Read more » Brexit Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns Green Party