Green Party condemns Labour’s u-turn on climate investment pledge
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9 June 2023
The Green Party has accused the Labour Party of failing the climate and the people of the UK after watering down its pledge to invest £28bn a year in green industries if it wins power at the next general election [1].
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Greens call for tighter windfall tax on oil and gas companies
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9 June 2023
Responding to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to weaken the windfall tax on oil and gas producers, Green Co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“It is beyond comprehension that the government seems happy to allow these huge corporations to not only wreck the climate but to profit off the...Read More »
Caroline Lucas will not re-stand in next General Election – Green Party statement
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8 June 2023
Caroline Lucas announced this morning that she does not intend to re-stand as a candidate for parliament in the next General Election [1].
Lucas has held the seat in Brighton Pavilion since being elected in 2010 and has increased her majority at every subsequent election.
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Green Party calls for inflation proof pay rise for nurses and reintroduction of bursaries to help stop undermining African health systems
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6 June 2023
Responding to reports that the recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations such as Ghana is “out of control” and leaving health systems struggling due to a “brain-drain” [1], Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party said:
“The recruitment of nurses from Ghana and other...Read More »
Greens respond to Chancellor’s statement on recession being a price worth paying
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26 May 2023
Green Party Finance and Economy spokesperson Molly Scott Cato reacted to Chancellor Jermey Hunt’s claim that a recession would be a price worth paying to bring down inflation [1]:
“It’s easy for a millionaire Chancellor to advocate pushing people into losing their jobs and homes because failed...Read More »