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2 January 2020 by sianberry
Fares on London transport have risen by up to more than £300 since current Mayor Sadiq Khan came to power pledging a freeze. New fare increases today mean passengers are paying up to £317 more a year compared with 2016. Despite Mr Khan’s election pledge that “Londoners won’t pay a penny more for their travel” […]
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18 December 2019 by sianberry
Thank you London for your brave Green votes for the environment and for social justice. In Dulwich and West Norwood we gained second place receiving 16% of the vote, up from 2% previously, and we saved our deposits in Camberwell and Peckham, Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Lewisham Deptford laying strong foundations to win […]
10 November 2019 by sianberry
The Green Party has shown it really does do politics differently by coming to an arrangement with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats to field one candidate from a Remain party in selected seats in England and Wales for the upcoming election. Co-Leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley said: “This is about recognising how […]
16 October 2019 by sianberry
MEPs from across Europe were given a warm welcome by the Greens when they arrived in London on 14 October to show solidarity with their British colleagues at this chaotic time of Brexit uncertainty. But following a Stronger Together 4 Climate event they saw for themselves the UK’s democratic deficit when MEP for West Midlands […]
9 October 2019 by sianberry
The Green Party has proposed a raft of original and striking initiatives at their annual conference. Members came together for three days in Newport to shape policy and develop campaigns. Abolish the Home Office; In his opening speech Jonathan Bartley proposed the complete abolition of the Home Office in light of the Windrush scandal. […]
3 October 2019 by sianberry
Residents in Southall are preparing a legal challenge after becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of an ex-gasworks redevelopment. Managed by Berkeley Group, the site is known to contain dangerous compounds including asbestos, cyanide, naphthalene and benzene, a known carcinogenic. Constant petrol-like smells, respiratory ailments, headaches and eye irritation have been reported since work […]
24 September 2019 by sianberry
When your house is burning you don’t call 999 and ask for a fire engine in 30 years time. London’s children became climate leaders, as the school climate strikes saw 100,000 people take to the streets to demand immediate action to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown. Greens stood side by side with them. Young Green and […]
16 September 2019 by sianberry
September has seen the Met police confirm they will roll out use of controversial spit hoods on London’s streets despite concerns from Green Assembly Member, Sian Berry and various human rights groups. This follows ‘a review’ but no details of any public consultation have been given. Sian Berry criticised the initial three-month trial of the […]
31 August 2019 by sianberry
Sian Berry, Green Party Co-Leader and London Assembly Member, addressed thousands of demonstrators outside Downing Street on 31 August protesting against the suspension of Parliament. Speaking to Green Party members later, Sian said: “Greens and people from other parties are all here to defend our MPs’ right to sit in Parliament and decide what happens […]
23 August 2019 by sianberry
For the second time this year Conservative councillors have blocked much needed plans to make London’s roads safer. Kensington and Chelsea’s Conservative administration, with the support of the local Labour party, have vetoed a TfL proposal to provide a safe walking and cycling route from Shepherdís Bush to Holland Park. This follows Conservative Westminster council […]
14 August 2019 by sianberry
Heathrow Airport is consulting on expansion plans that will result in increased carbon emissions, more traffic, more air pollution and busier, noisier flight paths all over London. Caroline Russell says “People living under these new flight paths will hear noisy planes overhead from the early hours of the morning to last thing at night. This […]
7 August 2019 by sianberry
In a time when politics is so chaotic, London needs hope. Siân Berry is standing for Mayor with a promise to deliver the bold action needed to address the chronic problems Londoners face. Siân came third in the last election for Mayor, ahead of the Liberal Democrats. With your support she can deliver the radical policies London […]
3 June 2019 by sianberry
The UK joined the ’Green Wave’ when the results of the European Parliament elections were announced on Sunday 26th May, after the whole of the EU had finished voting. Shortly after cheering the election of Eastern Region’s Catherine Rowett, London was celebrating the election of Scott Ainslie as we held on to the seat I had […]
25 May 2019 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell and Assembly candidate Benali Hamdache have helped win a campaign to ban adverts on the underground from regimes that threaten LGBT+ lives. Adverts promoting Brunei were removed from the underground after the Sultan of Brunei threatened to make being gay punishable by death, causing Green Assembly Members and activists to […]
23 May 2019 by sianberry
Caroline Lucas joined Londoners in Southwark and Lambeth on the eve of the EU elections to underline our key message in the important last push on the doorstep. After taking a well earned break at our temporary campaign headquarters in Gipsy Hill, Caroline addressed Green campaigners saying ” If you want to stay in Europe […]
17 May 2019 by sianberry
The latest YouGov poll shows Greens almost doubling their vote share for the EU elections as awareness of the importance of real action on climate change grows. As polling day approaches Greens and their supporters across London are hitting the streets to get the Green vote out to say YES to Europe and NO to […]
10 May 2019 by sianberry
The Greens launched their European Election campaign on Wednesday 8 May just one week after the tremendous success of the recent Local Elections where we more than doubled our number of councillors. At the launch, Co-leader Sian Berry told a packed press conference: “Our message to the people is very simple: It’s time to say […]
4 May 2019 by sianberry
May 2019 has seen the best ever local election results in the 46 year history of the Green Party. In total we saw a net gain of 194 council seats and we now have a record number of 362 councillors on a record 122 councils. Our three biggest council winners were Brighton, who now have […]
22 April 2019 by sianberry
London Green Party welcomes the news that European Union elections will be held on May 23 and we are putting forward a full slate of diverse and experienced candidates to represent us. We will use these democratic and proportional elections to stand up for free movement, for gold standard climate action and for the rights […]
14 February 2019 by sianberry
Sian Berry has been confirmed as the Green Party’s candidate to run for Mayor of London. She will be standing alongside a strong and diverse team of people ready to represent Londoners on the Assembly and cement our status as London’s third party in the 2020 elections. You can donate to our Mayoral and Assembly election […]
25 January 2019 by sianberry
Greens declare a climate emergency and bring borough’s CO2 emissions target forward to 2030 23 January 2019 A Green party motion calling on the Leader of Lambeth Council to declare a climate emergency and bring the borough’s carbon neutrality target forward to 2030 passed in a Full Council meeting this evening (Wednesday 23rd January). The […]
3 June 2018 by sianberry
A month in and the new Council administration falls in to chaos under scrutiny. Lambeth Labour faces serious questions over mistruths, misrepresentation and mismanagement A call from the Green Party for Lambeth Councillors to cut 56% from additional allowances has been rejected by Lambeth’s Labour councillors. It would have provided over £200,000 a year […]
12 May 2018 by sianberry
While the Conservatives won 11pc of the overall vote, the Greens won 17pc and yet have no councillors because of the first-past-the-post voting system. Labour has 52 seats and the Tories have five. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems lost all three of their seats and the Greens failed to win any either. In Dalston, the […]
8 May 2018 by sianberry
Lambeth Green Party are celebrating their local election results in Lambeth on 4th May, which saw them finish second in the borough with five seats to become the official opposition to the Labour-run council [1]. In St Leonard’s ward in Streatham, where the Greens saw their candidate Scott Ainslie elected in 2014, a 9 point […]