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Is the Prime Minister brave enough to allow common-sense prison reforms ask Greens

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Responding to this morning’s NAO report on the crisis in Britain’s prisons, Green Party MP Siân Berry said, “The National Audit Office has revealed in stark terms the futility of a society trying to imprison away crime. “However fast the Government builds prisons, at the current rates of offending and reoffending, the respite from the current […]

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Caroline Lucas responds to suggestion Labour set to shelve Natural History GCSE

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Former Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, has given her reaction to suggestions that plans for a Natural History GCSE have been shelved because it is “seen as a Conservative party initiative.” Caroline was one of the key drivers of the GCSE in the last parliament. She said: “I very much hope that Labour will look at this again, […]

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Green Party response to “unrealistic” housing targets 

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Responding to news that local councils have told the government that its plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic”, Green MP Ellie Chowns said:  “Labour’s housing strategy involves cosying up to big wealthy developers and falling for the myth that the private sector will build the housing […]

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Warm homes announcement “left too many householders out in the cold” say Greens

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Responding to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s announcement that up to 300,000 homes will benefit from upgrades next year, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay said,    “Today’s announcement left too many householders out in the cold. Household heating accounts for almost a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. And while making […]

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Arrest warrants make clear selling arms to Israel ‘abets war crimes’

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Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party said: “The ICC arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Deif shows that to continue selling arms to Israel is to aid and abet war crimes. It is utterly indefensible. “The Government must recognise that their approach to the war in Gaza has failed. They must […]

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US Elections: Trump is a “climate change denier, a proud racist and misogynist”

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Responding to the US elections, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer, said, “A dangerous bigot, bully, and liar is once again set to become the leader of the most powerful country in the world. A climate change denier, a proud racist and misogynist, and a man who has sought to subvert elections and incite insurrection. On […]

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Why won’t Labour even consider putting water companies back into public hands ask Greens

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Responding to the news (BBC) that a new independent commission will soon launch the largest review of the water industry since privatisation in the 1980s, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer said, “Water is a basic human need. It should be in public hands run for people, not profit. I don’t know why Labour won’t even […]

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“The claim that wealth taxes would lead to large numbers of people leaving the UK isn’t credible” say Greens

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Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party said: “The claim that wealth taxes would lead to large numbers of people leaving the UK isn’t credible. This didn’t happen when changes were made to non-dom status in 2017, and research by Patriotic Millionaires has shown that 68% of those with over £1 million to invest support […]

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The north must benefit from HS2 say Greens

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Delegates at Green Party conference in Manchester have voted for HS2 to be funded and completed in full, including the entire Eastern leg and an underground through station at Manchester Piccadilly. The policy development comes as phase one of HS2 between London and Birmingham is well under construction. Commenting on the revised Green Party policy, […]

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