Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett joins Mayoral Candidate Chris Smith to launch ‘Give Green a Go’, the Greens’ manifesto for Tower Hamlets.
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, was on hand to help Chris Smith, Tower Hamlets’ Mayoral Candidate, unveil his manifesto on Brick Lane today.
Smith’s manifesto covers three key areas – economy, equality and environment. Policies are designed to address urgent problems in the troubled borough including housing, air pollution and asylum seekers.
Smith said:
“In light of continued allegations against the current Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfer Rahman and his administration it is clear that Greens are seriously needed on Tower Hamlets council to improve transparency, introduce innovative ideas and change the course of the debate on behalf of residents in the borough”
“Tower Hamlets council is one of the most bitterly divided in the UK. These divisions hold back progress in our borough. We desperately need 21st Century solutions to resolve the many challenges we face. Across the country people are seeing the Green Party as the only true alternative to the Neanderthal mainstream parties.”
Chris Smith has a long association with the Greens and came third in the London Assembly elections, City & Easy constituency, in 2012. Policies such as the London Living Wage, Civil Partnerships and Cycle Hire scheme originated with Greens on the London Assembly. Greens actively pushed for the Low Emission Zone in London to reduce pollution and helped to bring in the 20mph speed limit in borough’s across London.