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15 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Caroline Lucas: “What action the UK takes on climate and biodiversity this year matters more than ever” The Green Party has reiterated a call for a ‘State of Nature’ clause being included in the delayed Environment Bill which would require the government to set a legally-binding target of 2030 to halt and reverse the decline […]
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14 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
The Green Party has condemned the harmful and shocking Metropolitan police action on Clapham Common this weekend. Responding to policing at the vigil, Green Party co-leader and candidate for Mayor of London Sian Berry said: “I can’t think of a more shameful way for an organisation to have handled this whole situation. “There was literally no […]
8 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Jonathan Bartley: “Increasing road capacity discourages the use of public transport and puts thousands of acres of countryside under threat” The Green Party has reiterated its call for the government to scrap its £27bn road building programme and all airport expansion, which severely undermines efforts to cut air pollution and carbon emissions. Green Party co-leader […]
6 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Party members vote for emergency motion at Spring Conference The Green Party has backed calls for a 15% pay rise for NHS workers following the Government’s derisory proposal for a miserly 1% increase. The emergency motion, brought to the party’s Spring Conference today [Saturday], sets out how the 1% pay rise, which would mean a […]
1 March 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Greens demand VAT for retrofit is cut to ensure warmer homes for communities Molly Scott Cato: “The government has the ability to decide now if it wants to benefit all of society, or if it wants to continue prioritising big business at the expense of everybody else” The Green Party is calling on the government […]
26 January 2021 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Jonathan Bartley: “For any election to be free and fair then it is vital political parties have the ability to campaign so the public can engage with the choices on offer” The Green Party has warned of the threat to democracy as a result of the Government’s advice that on the ground campaigns for this […]
18 December 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
The Green Party is accusing the government today of shirking its responsibilities by pushing Covid Christmas decisions onto individuals. Rather than be clear and science-led, the government is ploughing on with Christmas rules that risk a further spate of infections in January, leaving people with impossible choices to make. Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said: […]
12 October 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Co-leader Jonathan Bartley calls on Education Secretary to act on evidence that schools and universities are key routes of spread of virus Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley has called on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to act on the evidence that schools and universities are the most significant source of new coronavirus cases.1 Ahead of the […]
18 March 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
Fighting the Virus Together Needs an Economy that Works for Everybody It is clear that the normal functioning of the market economy will have to be suspended until we have successfully suppressed Covid-19 or we have a functioning vaccine. The Prime Minister yesterday said that this is like entering a war, and so we are […]
13 March 2020 / 19 March 2021 by North East Green Party
The Green Party has reacted to the news today that the local council and elections for Mayors scheduled for May, will be postponed for a year. Co-leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley said: “The health and welfare of our members, activists and the wider community absolutely must be top priority. So despite being on […]