Responding to the speech by Kemi Badenoch at Conservative Party conference today, Green MP Carla Denyer said: “Today Kemi Badenoch once again defined the Conservative Party as pro-billionaires, pro-inequality and pro-damaging the environment. “However much money you throw at it, you cannot have national security without action on the climate crisis. You cannot make this […] The post Greens slam Conservatives as “pro-billionaires, pro-inequality and pro-damaging the environment” appeared first on Green Party.

Dr Ellie Chowns MP, Green Party Westminster Leader, responding to reports that the Chancellor is planning budget measures to cut energy bills, said: “It should not take ‘forecasts’ to tell the government that families cannot cope with spiralling energy costs; speak to anyone and they will tell you we’re all being ripped off. “Small tweaks […] The post “Small tweaks won’t cut it” on energy bills, say Greens appeared first on Green Party.

Commenting on Conservative plans to spend £10bn on a British defence system, inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system, Green Party spokesperson on defence, Ellie Chowns MP, said: “The Conservatives’ announcement of £10bn over 10 years on a “Britannia Shield” is political posturing and picking round numbers out of a hat to make conference […] The post Green Party reaction to ‘Britannia Shield’ defence system proposal appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski said: “Antisemitism and criticism of the Israeli state are, and must always be, completely distinct – blurring the line between the two is not only wrong but antisemitic, and makes Jewish people less safe. It’s our role as a movement for justice to protect both the rights of Palestinians and […] The post Zack Polanski reaction to Zionism is racism motion appeared first on Green Party.

Responding to Conservative proposals to scrap a tranche of regulations to protect the environment, Dr Ellie Chowns MP, the leader of the Green group in parliament, said: “Following the devastating wildfires of the summer, that were a direct result of climate breakdown, the Tories have chosen this moment to make a bonfire of environmental standards, […] The post Green reaction to Conservatives “bonfire of environmental standards” appeared first on Green Party.

Members at Green Party conference in Brighton have backed a bold set of economic policies which would replace rigid fiscal rules with a system of fiscal referees and end the focus on growth-led policymaking – a clear contrast to the approach endorsed by chancellor John Healey at Labour conference. Greens say the framework centres on […] The post Greens agree bold new economic framework to put people and planet ahead of fiscal rules  appeared first on Green Party.

As Green Party leaders and MPs, we will always uphold universal human rights. We will never tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. We will continue to stand in opposition to genocide, ethnic cleansing, apartheid and the illegal occupation. We will continue to call out the heinous crimes of the Netanyahu government. And we will continue to work to ensure that the Green Party is an anti-racist party in every way. We know there is no conflict between supporting the rights of Palestinians and the rights of Jewish people. The post Joint statement from the Greens’ 5 MPs, Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders appeared first on Green Party.

The Green Party has adopted a motion formally establishing it as an anti-Zionist party at its 2026 conference, following a vote by party members The post Green Party adopts anti-Zionist policy appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party Conference passed a landmark motion today to shift media away from corporate control towards public participation, including mutualising the BBC. Under this policy, the BBC would be mutualised, with the BBC’s audience to have a direct say in how our nation’s public broadcaster is run. These measures would insulate the BBC from both state and private […] The post Greens adopt policy of mutualising the BBC  appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party members at party conference in Brighton have backed a broad set of measures that aim to deliver the “real National Health Service we deserve” alongside a set of wider health targets including ending health inequality, preventing avoidable illness, putting health before profit and rooting health in all other policies. The measures include a […] The post Greens promise “the real National Health Service we deserve” appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali’s full speech from Autumn conference at the Brighton Centre, at 10:30am on Saturday 3 October 2026. Check against delivery. What a phenomenal year it’s been. Over 400 new councillors elected in May. Taking us to 1,300 across the country. Two elected mayors. Two members of the Senedd. And not […] The post Mothin Ali’s speech to conference in full appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward’s full speech from Autumn conference at the Brighton Centre, at 10:15am on Saturday 3 October 2026. Check against delivery. Good morning conference! And thank you so much Caroline – what an honour! Legend doesn’t cover it… It’s so good to be together with all of you wonderful people! Here […] The post Rachel Millward’s speech to conference in full appeared first on Green Party.

The Green Party has voted to back a package of measures to tackle rising food prices, strengthen UK food security and build a more resilient food system in the face of climate change and global instability. Families are increasingly struggling with the price of their weekly shop and farmers are struggling with worsening extreme weather, […] The post Green Party conference backs action to make food more affordable and strengthen UK food security appeared first on Green Party.

The Green Party of England and Wales says today that nature loss and biodiversity decline should be treated as seriously as other national security threats. Delegates to the Party’s conference in Brighton have backed a motion – proposed by Green Party Environment Lead Adrian Ramsay – for a new law to require Ministers to treat […] The post No national security without nature security, say Green Party appeared first on Green Party.

Below is a message read out on behalf of Anthony Slaughter - leader of the Welsh Green Party - at this year's conference. The message was read out by John Dane, Cardiff Vale and Valleys, and Wales officer for the Trans Greens. Earlier this year Anthony was diagnosed with cancer and talked publicly about this. The message reads: The post Welsh Green Party leader, Anthony Slaughter, gives heartfelt message to Green Party Conference appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party leader Zack Polanksi’s full speech from the Autumn conference at the Brighton Centre, at 13:30 on Friday 2 October 2026. Check against delivery. What a year. More members than ever. Record numbers of councillors – now well over a thousand. The first Green breakthrough on the Sennedd. And I don’t think anyone’s […] The post Zack Polanski’s speech to conference in full appeared first on Green Party.

Three year emergency brake would prevent rents rising above CPI, wage growth or 2% – whichever is lowest Zack Polanski will today [2 Oct] unveil the Green Party’s plan for an emergency brake on private rents to put an end to the ‘fear and uncertainty’ plaguing renters and tackle the runaway rents which have outstripped […] The post Greens announce plan for three-year emergency brake on private rents to give renters ‘breathing space’   appeared first on Green Party.

As the Green Party gears up for its biggest ever party conference, their leader Zack Polanski says the past year has shown the party transforming the political landscape. “This will be our biggest and most exciting Green Party conference ever, coming on the back of a year of unprecedented membership growth and extraordinary electoral success. […] The post Greens enter their biggest ever conference celebrating a year of historic success and primed for the upcoming by-election appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has today written to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to ask him whether the hundreds of millions of pounds that are flowing from North Sea oil and gas production to the UN blacklisted Delek Group will be covered by his proposed sanctions regime. Since 2000 the Aberdeen-based Ithaca Energy has already […] The post Zack Polanski sets out North Sea Oil test for Foreign Secretary’s illegal settlements sanctions regime  appeared first on Green Party.

Green MP, Adrian Ramsay, has responded to Ed Miliband’s speech at Labour conference, where he said that parties that deny the dangers posed by the climate crisis are a threat to national security. The foreign secretary went on to ask: “Let us therefore ask each and every party, where do you stand on tackling the […] The post Greens turn tables on Labour, asking where they stand on climate action appeared first on Green Party.

Responding to a pledge made by Andy Burnham that there will be access to free social care services for everyone in England, and that the plans will be put before voters at the next general election, Green Party leader in parliament, Dr Ellie Chowns MP, said: “For too long successive governments have kicked social care […] The post Work needs to begin now on fixing our social care system, Not kicked down the road again, say Greens appeared first on Green Party.

Anthony Slaughter, Leader of Welsh Greens and Member of Senedd for Caerdydd Penarth, has announced that he underwent surgery over the Senedd recess, as part of his treatment for a cancer diagnosis. The post Anthony Slaughter health update appeared first on Green Party.

With the summer behind us, what can the saga of events off the pitch and in closed boardrooms tell us about the state of the beautiful game? The post Has football lost its soul? appeared first on Green Party.

In recent years, the conversation around the UK economy has shifted. As the gap between stagnant wages and soaring asset values continues to grow, economists and policymakers are looking at ways to make tax fairer - to ensure that our tax system reflects how wealth is actually generated in the 21st century. The post The Wealth Tax: Creating a Fairer, Greener Economy  appeared first on Green Party.

Responding to the news that Christopher Harbone has matched Ben Delo’s record-breaking £36m donation to Reform, Rachel Millward, deputy Green Party leader said: “Reform is a vessel for the super wealthy. They will always act in the interests of the super wealthy. Labour could have stopped this years ago by capping donations. Burnham promised to […] The post Labour could have stopped Reform donations – Burnham promised a donation cap then backtracked appeared first on Green Party.

The Green Party Leader was chosen by local Green Party members in Camden on Thursday evening. Zack’s message to those in the room was crystal clear: “Greens might be the underdogs in this election – but we have the momentum and we can win.” The post Zack Polanski selected as Green Party candidate for Holborn and St Pancras byelection: “I love this place… I’ll fight for you” appeared first on Green Party.

Green leader: “I love this place… I’ll fight for you.” Zack Polanski was selected at a local party hustings last night (10 September). He will contest the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on the 8th October. The announcement was made by the Green Party this morning (11 September) at Kings Place in Camden. Commenting on his selection, Zack Polanski said: […] The post Zack Polanski selected as Green Party candidate in Holborn and St Pancras byelection  appeared first on Green Party.

The Green Party has set out proposals to curb the power of Silicon Valley tech giants and make AI companies accountable to the public. The announcement comes after UN human rights chief Volker Türk said he shared industry insiders’ concerns that advanced AI could pose an existential risk to humanity, and urged international safeguards. The post Greens call for AI companies to be made accountable to the public after warnings of catastrophic risks appeared first on Green Party.

This morning the Green Party leadership, Green MPs and Green peers co-signed a letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Miatta Fahnbulleh, to urge her not to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, citing the fact that it will not reduce energy prices, protect jobs, or give […] The post Greens warn government: Greenlighting Jackdaw would be act of climate vandalism appeared first on Green Party.

Polanski sounds the alarm over national security threat from nature collapse In a speech to the Wild Summit today, Zack Polanski will sound the alarm over the threats to the UK’s economy and national security from the collapse of nature and ecosystems. He will call for the Prime Minister to ‘tell the truth’ starting by […] The post Polanski sounds the alarm over national security threat from nature collapse appeared first on Green Party.

The Green Party has welcomed restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements as an overdue first step, but says the measures must be strengthened and followed by wider action to end British complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Greens have long campaigned for a settlement trade ban and are calling […] The post Settlement trade restrictions are a welcome first step – Miliband must go further to end UK complicity in genocide and occupation appeared first on Green Party.

Responding to the announcement that Local Government Reorganisation is to be reviewed in light of new legal advice, Green Party MP Adrian Ramsay said: “Many councils have engaged with Local Government Reorganisation in good faith. However, this latest chapter of chaos will leave them and the communities they represent angry at the huge drain on […] The post Green Party responds to government review of Local Government Reorganisation appeared first on Green Party.

In a previously unreleased Freedom of Information reply the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said it does not hold information about which companies, organisations or bodies are using the UK’s largest data centres nor the purposes for which they are used. The government plans to massively expand data centres across the UK using powers […] The post The UK government is preparing to greenlight a new generation of hyperscale data centres but they have no idea what they are being used for appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski says the Holborn and St Pancras by election will be “a referendum on ending Rip-off Britain”, as he marks the start of his second year of leadership. On the anniversary of his election on 2 September 2025, and as Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as an MP, Polanski […] The post Polanski: ‘Holborn and St Pancras will be ‘referendum on ending Rip-off Britain’ appeared first on Green Party.

The Green Party is calling on the government to immediately end the blanket designation of new data centres as ‘critical infrastructure’ and tighten planning rules to prevent a rash of new data centres taking precedence over households for water and energy usage. Currently, data centres are automatically classed as ‘critical infrastructure’ — along with vital sectors like energy, water […] The post Green Party calls for govt to ‘slam the brakes’ on new data centre approval after water shortage fears   appeared first on Green Party.

Responding to the hike in energy prices to the highest level for three years, under the regulator Ofgem’s latest price cap, Green MP Hannah Spencer said: “It’s a repeat story for millions of households – energy bills up just in time for winter, and now to their highest level in three years. Meanwhile, oil and […] The post Government choosing not to cut energy bills, say Greens in response to latest energy price cap appeared first on Green Party.

Green MP and leader of the Parliamentary Green Party Dr Ellie Chowns has written to newly appointed Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband urging the UK Government to take genuine action over the Israeli Government’s “grave and ongoing human rights abuses” in Palestine and end UK complicity in genocide and other war crimes. Writing ahead of Parliament’s […] The post Green MP Ellie Chowns urges Foreign Secretary to end UK complicity in war crimes appeared first on Green Party.

Responding to news that mayors across England are to be given new powers to overrule local councils on some planning decisions, leader of the Green Group at the Local Government Association (LGA), Councillor Emily O’Brien, said: “Green-run Councils and Green Party councillors will be appalled by this centralisation of power. This Labour Government likes to […] The post Increased mayoral powers “the very opposite of devolution” say Greens appeared first on Green Party.

Video release comes as Greens call for windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses Zack Polanski on X: “A windfall tax on the big banks. Support our small businesses. https://t.co/EsXqVG5Aib” / X The call was trailed this morning reported this morning by the BBC […] The post newly released video accuses big banks and Labour government of ‘robbing your favourite local businesses’ appeared first on Green Party.

In a drive to end rip-off Britain, the Green Party has announced it would levy a 38% windfall tax on domestic profits above £800m for the UK’s biggest banks, to raise at least £19 billion for small businesses. This money would be used to double the Employment Allowance for SMEs, taking up to £10,500 off […] The post Greens announce windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party Deputy Leader Mothin Ali called for measures to mitigate climate collapse as he visited victims of the Stourbridge wildfire. The post Green Party Deputy Leader Mothin Ali visits Stourbridge wildfire victims and calls for measures to mitigate climate collapse appeared first on Green Party.

The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has finally listened to the call by Green Party leader Zack Polanski to hold a meeting of the government’s emergency COBR committee to discuss the UK’s response to the extreme heat. Responding to the announcement of today’s COBR meeting, Zack said: “When the country is burning and people are dying, […] The post Burnham hears Polanski call for COBR meeting: now we need concrete action appeared first on Green Party.

As the consultation on Jackdaw, a major North sea oil and gas project ends, the Green Party leader calls out Prime Minister Burnham’s ‘weasel words’ on approval of more North Sea drilling and says it is a clear breach of Labour’s manifesto pledge. Last week, the Green leader called an emergency press conference to urge […] The post Zack Polanski accuses Labour of ‘gross negligence’ for its failure to act over the heatwave crisis as the Government rejects his call to convene Cobra appeared first on Green Party.

At a press conference today, Zack Polanski delivered a ‘reality check’ to the Prime Minister as he sounded the alarm on the emergency of extreme heat and outlined three immediate actions he would take to tackle the crisis. The post Zack Polanski’s ‘reality check’ to the Prime Minister: act now on extreme heat emergency appeared first on Green Party.

Commenting on government plans to overhaul procurement rules by replacing requirements for companies to demonstrate their environmental and social value with a stronger focus on creating jobs, apprenticeships and training, Green Party environment spokesperson Adrian Ramsay MP said: “The government is creating a false choice here. Creating jobs and apprenticeships is crucial, but it should […] The post Government creating a ‘false choice’ on procurement, say Greens appeared first on Green Party.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has delivered a ‘reality check’ to the Prime Minister as he ‘sounded the alarm’ about the impacts of extreme heat and wildfires in the UK. Speaking at the end of yet another heat health alert, Polanski warned that ‘what we’re living through right now are likely some of the least […] The post Zack Polanski delivers ‘reality check’ to Burnham over ‘biggest crisis since WWII’ after summer of extreme heat appeared first on Green Party.

Responding to the government’s early prisoner release policy, Green Party peer Jenny Jones said: “Early release cannot solve the overcrowding crisis in our prisons. We need whole system change. “That means investing in crime prevention through better youth services, mental health support and anti-poverty measures. “For those convicted we need alternatives to incarceration especially for […] The post Early release can’t solve prison overcrowding, we need system change, say Greens appeared first on Green Party.

Green Council Leaders have today written to Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner to set out their key demands to tackle "the crisis facing local government". The post Greens set out key demands to tackle the “the crisis facing local government” appeared first on Green Party.

Commenting on the decision to exclude the Green Party from today’s cross-party meeting on adult social care, Dr Ellie Chowns MP, leader of the Parliamentary Green Party and Spokesperson for social care, said: “Successive governments have neglected social care and treated it as a political football. If Andy Burnham is serious about doing things differently […] The post Burnham must work with Greens to fix social care appeared first on Green Party.

As the campaign for the Greater Manchester mayoralty draws to a close, Green candidate Geraldine Coggins has said that if she wins on Thursday, she will campaign tirelessly as mayor for full powers on rent controls, affordable housing and to end the scourge of land banking. A Green mayor will call on Prime Minister Andy […] The post Greens: We need full fat, not semi skimmed devolution to solve the housing and cost of living crisis appeared first on Green Party.