Manchester Green Party calls for £1 bus fares in local elections launch
Manchester Green Party has called for single fares on all local bus routes to be set at £1 as it launched its campaign for the 2023 local elections. Alongside this,…
Green Party to stand record number of candidates in local elections
Nominations have closed for this year's local elections in England, and the Green Party of England and Wales is standing 3,322 candidates across the country. That means the party has…
NUS launches ‘biggest youth and student voter registration campaign ever’
The National Union of Students (NUS) has today launched its 'Turn Up' campaign to encourage students to register to vote in advance of May's local elections. NUS has said the…
Green Party calls government water plan “too little too late” and reiterates demand for public ownership
The government has today caved under the pressure of public demands for more action on private water companies after public outcry over the ongoing sewage pollution scandal. Announcing its 'Plan…
University of Portsmouth divests from all fossil fuels
The University of Portsmouth has announced it is set to divest from fossil fuels, having updated its ethical investment policy to exclude all fossil fuel industry investments. Portsmouth becomes the…
Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie re-appointed as Scottish Government ministers
The Scottish Greens’ co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater have been re-appointed to ministerial positions in the Scottish Government. The announcement comes as the new First Minister of Scotland Humza…
Carla Denyer explains exactly why we need to end Right to Buy
The Green Party's co-leader Carla Denyer has branded the 'Right to Buy' scheme a "slum landlord's charter". She made the comments during an appearance on the BBC's flagship political discussion…
Labour NEC votes to block Corbyn from standing as parliamentary candidate
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) has voted to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the next general election. The vote to block Corbyn's candidacy passed…
Scottish Greens will back Humza Yousaf as First Minister
The Scottish Greens have confirmed they will be supporting the new SNP leader Humza Yousaf as First Minister. The news follows the SNP leadership contest in which Yousaf defeated other…
Lorna Slater: Mission of Scottish Greens is to “shatter the status quo”
Lorna Slater has said the "mission" of the Scottish Greens is to "shatter the status quo that is killing our planet". The Scottish Green Party's co-leader made the comments at…