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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
The results are in, and Green Councillor Caroline Russell has been decisively re-elected to serve Highbury East for another four years. From an 8-vote lead in 2014 to a 666 vote majority in 2018, Caroline’s win is testimony to her years of hard work and dedication to the local residents of Highbury. Islington Greens celebrating […]
7 May 2018 by sianberry
Lewisham Green Party local election results 7 May 2018 Lewisham Green Party expresses its thanks to all those who voted for our candidates in Thursday’s elections. We took roughly 12% of the votes cast and came second in terms of average votes per candidate. In a third of Lewisham’s wards we are the second party. […]
25 April 2018 by sianberry
We urge voters in Brockley ward to re-elect John Coughlin and elect Clare Lorraine Phipps and Harvir Sangha to form an official opposition on Lewisham Council.
22 April 2018 by sianberry
Lewisham Council has looked like this for the last four years. Our councillor John Coughlin has held the only seat, one of the three for Brockley ward, not taken by Labour. John has worked hard to be a constructively critical voice, holding Labour to account on issues ranging from the Council budget to the Millwall […]
20 April 2018 by sianberry
Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance has said publically he will be voting for the Green Party in Lambeth in the local council elections on May 3rd. Pointing to the need for a stronger opposition to balance the current huge majority of the Labour Party in Lambeth, he said he would be giving all three of his […]
Last weekend, Caroline Lucas came to Highbury East to support Caroline Russell, Benali Hamdache and Ernestas Jegorovas, our Islington Green Party candidates for the local council elections. The Islington Greens gathered in Highbury Fields and greeted Lucas with big grins upon her arrival. After commenting on the great turn-out and energy of the campaign, Lucas […]
19 April 2018 by sianberry
Greens have pledged they will continue to hold the council to account if they achieve their goal of electing more Green Party councillors in Camden on 3 May. Green co-leader Caroline Lucas today joined current Camden Councillor Sian Berry and other Green candidates to launch their manifesto for the next four years. The launch took […]
18 April 2018 by sianberry
Community organiser Michael Groce, whose training and advice centre Green Man Skills in Brixton, has been successfully helping members of the ‘Windrush Generation’ fight deportation, is calling on the community to come together at Friday’s Brixton Respect solidarity event 5-7pm in Windrush Square in Brixton Friday 20th April. Michael Groce said: “Join us in the […]
16 April 2018 by sianberry
Camden Green Party has announced its candidates for the 2018 council election. Aiming to hold Sian Berry’s seat in Highgate and gain more Green councillors to hold the council to account. The party’s manifesto will be published soon, and will see candidates pledging to be a principled opposition on Camden Council, ensuring fairness and transparency, […]
9 April 2018 by sianberry
In Islington and beyond, First Past The Post distorts electoral outcomes and thwarts aspirations. We campaign for PR in the House of Commons, but First Past the Post distorts elections wherever it’s used! In One party councils, voters go unrepresented and decisions go unchallenged. This serves no-one well; not even those who voted for the […]
Visiting home and Granddad needed to go to the hospital. Came in with him and mum. Theres literally queues of sick people up and down every corridoor and around every corner. The staff seem used to this, it’s clearly a normal night for them. I wish I could tell you that despite all that, everything […]
Join Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, our great candidate for Mayor of Hackney, at the North London Muslim Community Centre hustings on Wednesday 11 April 6.30pm. To watch the hustings please follow the link to YouTube Channel OccupyNewsNetwork below. Hackney Mayoral Hustings and Debate Green Party’s Alistair Binnie-Lubbock would ‘give power back’ to residents […]
5 April 2018 by sianberry
* Greens promise to repair social homes, give residents a say in their future and stand up against unwanted demolition of estates * Jonathan Bartley, co-leader, calls on Government to “treat social housing with the value it deserves” and end Right to Buy * Bartley: “Greens value social housing and will fight to protect it” […]