17 March 2025 by Colin Boyle
Councillor Hau-Yu Tam 譚巧瑜 was joined by Green Party Deputy-Leader Zack Polanski today at the Catford Civic Suite to announce that she has now joined the Green Party. Councillor Tam represents Evelyn Ward on Lewisham Council and has sat as an independent Councillor since leaving the Labour Party in July 2024. She left the Labour […]
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3 July 2024 / 3 July 2024 by Colin Boyle
Cllr Areeq Chowdhury, who has represented Canning Town North ward since May 2022, has left Labour to join the Green Party. Cllr Chowdhury said his decision to leave Labour for the Green Party is “due to three key reasons – Palestine, anti-racism, and integrity”. Cllr Chowdhury said: “I believe strongly in the need to oppose […]
8 June 2024 / 13 June 2024 by Colin Boyle
The London Green Party is proud to announce that we are confirmed as standing candidates in all 75 London constituencies for the General Election on 4th July. This comprehensive participation underscores our commitment to offering real hope and real change for the future of London. By fielding candidates across the city, we aim to provide […]
18 May 2024 / 18 May 2024 by Colin Boyle
At the Tower Hamlets Council Annual General Meeting on 15-May, Green Party Councillor Nathalie Bienfait was voted in as the lead on the Environment & Climate Emergency Scrutiny Committee. Councillor Bienfait’s appointment reflects her strong commitment to environmental issues and to the Green Party’s principle of seeking to work constructively with other parties.
2 March 2024 / 16 March 2024 by Colin Boyle
LGBT+ history month is a time to celebrate the past, and to apply its lessons to our present. My politics and my career in the public sector have been inspired by LGBT+ activists throughout history, particularly the impact of the ACT UP movement and the strength and solidarity shown by LGSM in the 1980s. However, […]
9 December 2023 by Colin Boyle
Mona Adam is the first Green Party councillor in Kensington and Chelsea following her defection from the Labour Party. She was welcomed to the Green Party by deputy leader Zack Polanski and our Green Mayor of London candidate Zoë Garbett. Mona feels her values and convictions are more in line with those of the Green […]
2 December 2023 / 2 December 2023 by Colin Boyle
Welcome London’s newest Green councillor, Cllr Lorna Jane Russell! On Thursday 30th November, she won the Highgate by-election in Camden with a huge 59% of the vote, after Siân Berry stepped down in September to focus on becoming Brighton Pavillion’s next Green MP. She polled more than twice as many votes as Labour, a truly fantastic […]
11 September 2023 / 16 March 2024 by Colin Boyle
The London Assembly last week unanimously supported a call from Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell for the Mayor to invest in new toilets on the tube, a vitally important move for so many in London. This comes after a report released by Caroline Russell AM showed that less than a quarter of TfL stations in […]
10 February 2023 / 21 March 2023 by Colin Boyle
The Green Party has announced Zoë Garbett will be its candidate for the Mayor of London next year as she set out her vision for a Green London in 2024. In a speech today [Friday 10 February] outside City Hall (Newham), Zoë spoke of her plans to make London a Greener, fairer city with measures […]
22 June 2022 / 21 March 2023 by Colin Boyle
Following the opening of the Elizabeth Line, London Green Party has reiterated its call for London City Airport to be closed. Green London Assembly member Siân Berry said: “Closing City Airport is possible and long overdue and now Crossrail is open, this is not only realistic, it’s necessary. People living around the airport in Newham, […]
