Green Party urges government to block Gatwick expansion bid
3 July 2023
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer urged the government to deny Gatwick Airport a Development Consent Order, which it says it is applying for [1] and would allow the airport to create a second runway in a major expansion of its capacity.
Carla said:
“This is an...Read More »
Greens call for release of independent review into treatment of LGBTIQA+ veterans
27 June 2023
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Deputy leader Zack Polanski: “The ban on LGBTIQA+ people serving in the military was wrong 20 years ago, and it is unacceptable that it has taken over 20 years to address the harm done to people serving before that.”
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Cade Hatton, Co-Chair...Read More »
Greens call for tax on super-rich to support most vulnerable after latest interest rate rise
22 June 2023
Responding to the news that the Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.5% to 5% [1], Molly Scott Cato, Green Party finance and economy spokesperson, said:
“Today’s decision from the Bank of England will have a devastating impact on people across the country and shows...Read More »
Labour’s green light to Rosebank oil field “simply unforgivable”, say Greens
19 June 2023
The Green Party has criticised the Labour Party’s announcement that it will not rule out the new Rosebank oil field if it is given the go ahead before the next election. [1]
Ahead of a speech by Keir Starmer in Edinburgh today, the Greens have urged the...Read More »
Greens accuse Shell of “climate vandalism”
14 June 2023
The Green Party has accused Shell of betraying people and planet after it announced it was abandoning its plans to cut oil production each year for the rest of the decade [1].
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“Shell’s abandonment of its plans to cut oil production...Read More »