Green Party response to Keir Starmer's speech on the future of the NHS
22 May 2023
Responding to Labour leader Keir Starmer’s speech on the NHS [1], co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer said:
“Starmer claims that it’s not all about the money, but years of underfunding is the key challenge facing the NHS. More reorganisation and target setting will simply be rearranging the...Read More »
Greens urge radical railway rethink as Transpennine Express enters last week of contract
22 May 2023
The Green Party has said the privatised rail industry has reached the end of the line as FirstGroup’s contract to run Transpennine Express comes to an end following months of cancellations and delays on the main intercity rail line in the North of England.
Earlier this month, Transport Secretary,...Read More »
“Saying sorry is not enough”: Greens call for water companies to be brought into public ownership
18 May 2023
The Green Party has reiterated its call for water companies to be brought into public ownership after Water UK apologised for presiding over a rising tide of sewage discharges.
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“Rivers and coastlines up and down the country have faced years of...Read More »
Greens call for halt to all new fossil fuel projects after 1.5C warning
17 May 2023
The Green Party has urged the UK government to halt all new fossil fuel projects with immediate effect after the World Meteorological Organisation said there was a 66% chance we will pass the 1.5C global warming threshold between now and 2027.
Green Party co–leader Carla Denyer said:
Greens call for Renters’ Reform Bill to go further and end spiralling rents
17 May 2023
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has welcomed the government’s plans to end no fault evictions in a bill to be introduced to Parliament today [1], but urged it to go much further to protect those facing unaffordable rent increases in the middle of a cost of living...Read More »