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News from Around the Region and some National Stories featuring Co-Leader Adrian Ramsey

Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay at an action day in Eye and Yaxley

The BBC reports on a proposed wet wipes ban that is part of a broader strategy the government is calling Plan for Water, which DEFRA will launch today aimed at improving England’s water quality. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay is quoted noting that the government plans “leave the water industry in private hands able to profit from […]

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Positive responses from supporters and public as top Greens visit Mid Suffolk

Hosts and visitors alike enjoyed a two-day visit to Suffolk on 9th and 10th February, by Caroline Lucas MP and Green Party Co-leader Adrian Ramsay. Starting with a packed meeting at the John Peel Centre on the Thursday evening, Adrian and Caroline tackled the urgent climate, biodiversity and cost of living issues of the day […]

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Labour and Tories ignoring disaster of Brexit out of own self-interest, Greens warn

Responding to the news that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to use a speech today to vow to “make Brexit work”, while ruling out taking the UK back into the customs union or restoring freedom of movement [1], Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “At a time when the economic devastation caused by Brexit […]

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New Green Party spokesperson adds to ‘rich tapestry of talent’

Photo Pallavi Devulapalli Health and wellbeing spokesperson

The Green Party of England and Wales has unveiled five new spokespeople for the Party, making a 14-strong speaker team who will stand alongside the party’s leadership as experts in their areas of advocacy. The new positions include spokespeople for Transport and Healthy Streets; Peace and Global Justice; Equalities and Diversity; Housing and Communities; and […]

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Green Party calls for lawyer MPs who break rule of law to be suspended from professional bodies

The Green Party has called for legally trained politicians who vote for legislation which disregards the rule of law to be suspended from the Law Society and the Bar Council. Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay have written to the two legal professional bodies asking them to consider whether voting for legislation that breaks international […]

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Not a Food Strategy at all – it’s junk, says Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay

Commenting on the government’s Food Strategy for England [1], which is launched today, co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, responded: “This is not really a strategy at all – it’s junk. The failure to expand free and nutritional school meals or intervene to challenge fast and highly processed food will leave millions of children […]

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Greens call on government to allow councils to help Ukrainian refugees

Greens warn councils who want to help refugees are being prevented by lack of government funds Catherine Rowett: “Councils and their constituents all over the region are ready to step up for Ukrainian refugees, just like they were for Afghan refugees. But the biggest barrier is this Conservative government”   The Eastern Green Party and […]

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“Unite to remain” opportunities represent a game-changing solution to the stalemate created by the outdated British electoral system says Catherine Rowett

“Unite to remain” opportunities represent a game-changing solution to the stalemate created by the outdated British electoral system Catherine Rowett, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Norwich South, has said that the arrangements announced between the Greens, Lib Democrats, and Plaid Cymru should be seen as an opportunity to change UK politics and help people to […]

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Small Business Saturday: Green Party Councillors and Campaigners in the East calls for measures to help the ‘backbone of our local economies’ green their operations and improve employee welfare

Small Business Saturday: Green Party Councillors in East of England calls for measures to help the ‘backbone of our local economies’ green their operations and improve employee welfare Small Business Saturday: Green Party Councillors and Campaigners calls for measures to help the ‘backbone of our local economies’, green their operations and improve employee welfare  This […]

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Green MEPs call to end to the detention of asylum seekers and refugees on International Refugee Day.

Greens in the European Parliament are using International Refugee Day to call for an end to the detention of asylum seekers and refugees, a camapign led by organisations such as These Walls Must Fall. In a joint statement, Green Party MEPs stated: “There have been continuous revelations about the bullying, racism and violence asylum seekers […]

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