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Green Party of England and Wales

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Green Party of England and Wales co-leaders, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay
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Green Party of England and Wales party logo

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. The party's policies promote environmentalism and progressive social reform. It wants to create a system of proportional representation for British elections.

The party has 4 out of 573 English and Welsh seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, three members of the London Assembly and hundreds of elected members of local government. The party is close to the Scottish Green Party and the Green Party of Northern Ireland. The party's first leader was Caroline Lucas from 2008 until 2012. Its current leaders are Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, who were elected as co-leaders on 1 October 2021.[1]

The Green Party includes several regional parties.[2] The Cornish Green Party supports autonomy for Cornwall.[3]

Policies

Sources: [4][5][6]

  • Investment in the National Health Service (NHS)
  • £15 an hour minimum wage
  • Give rights to those renting a property
  • More renewable energy
  • End university tuition fees
  • Bring the railways, water companies and the largest five energy companies into public ownership to lower the cost of train tickets, water bills and fuel bills
  • Tax the assets of those with over ten million pounds
  • Increase tax on those earning over £50,270 a year
  • Make large industries - such as airlines - pay £120 for every tonne of carbon they put out
  • Introduce free school meals for all children
  • End government subsidies to oil and gas companies

Green Party Of England And Wales Media

  • Caroline Lucas speech 20080906.ogg

    Lucas speaking as the first Leader of the Green Party at its autumn conference in 2008.

  • Green Party protestors 2011.jpg

    Green Party protestors marching against government cuts in 2011.

  • Natalie Bennett Take Back Our World.jpg

    Natalie Bennett - Take Back Our World! - Global Justice Now

  • Lucas and bartley co-leaders.png

    Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley in 2017

  • Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley, 2018 (cropped 2).jpg

    Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley in 2018

  • Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, October 2022.jpg

    Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay in October 2022

  • New Member group photograph - 2024 Parliament 09.07.2024 (Green MPs cropped).jpg

    The four new Green Party MPs, cropped from the 2024 new Member group photograph

  • Welfare Not Warfare.jpg

    "Welfare not Warfare" sign, indicating the Green Party's policy towards social justice and non-violence

  • Air Quality schoolchildren (43918921584).jpg

    Caroline Lucas campaigning on air quality in 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Green Party elects co-leaders: Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay". BBC News. 1 October 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/58761481. Retrieved 5 October 2021. 
  2. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ Triggle, Nick (12 June 2024). "Green Party manifesto: 11 key policies analysed". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czddq40z2zno. Retrieved 18 January 2025. 
  5. ↑ Jarvis, Chris (12 June 2024). "10 game-changing policies in the Green Party’s manifesto". Bight Green. https://bright-green.org/2024/06/12/10-game-changing-policies-in-the-green-partys-manifesto/. Retrieved 18 March 2025. 
  6. ↑ Jarvis, Chris (24 June 2024). "10 more game-changing policies in the Green Party’s general election manifesto". Bright Green. https://bright-green.org/2024/06/24/10-more-game-changing-policies-in-the-green-partys-general-election-manifesto/. Retrieved 18 March 2025. 

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