Green Party conference condemns invasion of Ukraine and calls for tougher sanctions
4 March 2022
- Members at Spring Conference vote overwhelmingly to support emergency motion deploring Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
- Motion wants to see extension of sanctions to include oil and gas
- Leader: “People across the world have been shocked to see such horrific images emerge from a country where millions of innocent civilians...Read More »
Government energy loans will increase household fuel debt to £7.2bn, Green co-leaders warn
4 March 2022
- Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay reveal cost of government scheme to households as part of keynote speech to Spring Conference 2022
- Green Party would use fossil fuel profits to ease energy crisis for all by restoring £20 uplift and doubling it £40, as well as Winter Fuel...Read More »
Local councils prevented by government from helping Ukrainian refugees, warn Greens
2 March 2022
Local councils who want to help Ukrainian refugees are being prevented from doing so by the Government’s failure to adequately fund support services, the Green Party has warned.
Green Party councillors in Brighton and Hove and in Lewes District Council say they are desperate to provide...Read More »
Greens call for UK to follow EU leadership on asylum for Ukrainians
28 February 2022
The Green Party has called for the UK to follow the lead taken by European leaders in response to Ukrainians seeking sanctuary from war and Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression. Greens are calling for all Ukrainians to be granted asylum and for the establishment of safe routes...Read More »
Eliminating dependence on gas must be top national security priority, Greens advise
28 February 2022
The Green Party has urged the government to make it a key national security objective to focus on eliminating our dependence on gas following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“The latest IPCC report makes clear how humanity’s use of fossil fuels has...Read More »