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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 […]
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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 March 2019 / 20 September 2019 by Green Party Admin
16 September 2019 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, Siân Berry and various human rights groups. This follows ‘a review’ but no details of any public consultation have been given. Siân Berry criticised the initial three-month […]
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 […]