Greens challenge Conservative leadership candidates on Earth Overshoot Day
28 July 2022
The Green Party has called on the Conservative leadership candidates to commit to ensuring that the UK lives within its environmental means in the next ten years.
As Earth Overshoot Day [1], the date when humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth regenerates in a...Read More »
Greens call for urgent action on air pollution in response to government report
27 July 2022
Responding to a report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, which has found that air pollution is likely to increase the risk of developing dementia [1], Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“The true extent of just how damaging air pollution is to...Read More »
Greens criticise Labour for abandoning support for public ownership of public services
25 July 2022
Responding to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing this morning that Labour will not support bringing public services back into public ownership [1], Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay:
“It is depressing to see Labour abandoning their traditional support for public ownership of essential services at a time when...Read More »
Response from Green Party to final two candidates in Tory leadership contest
20 July 2022
Reacting to the last knock-out round in the Tory leadership contest, resulting in Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss going forward to a vote by Conservative members, co-leader of the Green Party Adrian Ramsay said:
“Finally we are left with two candidates, after seemingly endless hours given...Read More »
Sizewell C: outdated, unproven technology and a drain on bill payers
20 July 2022
Responding to the announcement that the government has granted development consent for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk [1], Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay, who is parliamentary candidate for Suffolk, said:
“The country needs investment in renewable energy and insulation at scale to address...Read More »