Greens set for record number of councillors after first breakthroughs
3 May 2024
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer responded to the first council elections results:
“I’m delighted to see the first ever Green Party councillors elected to Newcastle City Council which show that voters are increasingly putting their trust in Greens to deliver a fairer, greener country.
“In Byker ward in Newcastle,...Read More »
Greens set for record number of councillors as polls close
2 May 2024
As polls closed across England in the local elections, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“It has been a wonderful experience to be out on the doorstep listening to voters and understanding why their concerns over the cost of living, cuts to local services and...Read More »
Greens pledge to support repeal of new Rwanda deportation law
23 April 2024
Responding to the Rwanda Bill completing its parliamentary stages, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“I don’t want people risking their lives crossing the channel in small boats. But the way to stop that isn’t this punitive, inhumane approach. It’s providing safe and legal routes for people to apply...Read More »
Greens respond to Sunak plans to end 'sick-note culture'
19 April 2024
Responding to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to stop GPs issuing sick notes to people too ill to work, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“How cold hearted do you have to be, and how lacking in empathy, to see this crisis of ill health as anything other than...Read More »
Green Party backs charities calls to restore nature
15 April 2024
Green Party co-leader, Adrian Ramsay, has announced the Party’s plans for an Independent Commission for Nature that would protect nature and ensure the restoration of wildlife habitats. The new watchdog would be created as part of a new “Rights of Nature” Act that would enshrine in law the...Read More »