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[[File:Green Party Autumn Conference 2016 19.jpg|thumb|right|Green Party Autumn Conference 2016]]
[[File:Green Party Group Shot 10 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Green Party of England and Wales co-leaders, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay]]
[[File:Green Fair Oxford 2008.JPG|thumb|right|Oxfordshire Green Party hosting a "Green Fair"]]
[[File:GPLogoStackGreenForWeb.jpg|thumb|right|Green Party of England and Wales party logo]]
The '''Green Party of England and Wales''' is a [[Green politics|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. It has progressive policies on [[animal rights]], [[LGBT]] rights and believes in drug policy reform. The party also supports a universal [[basic income]] (UBI).
The '''Green Party of England and Wales''' is a [[Green politics|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.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 October 2021 |title= Green Party elects co-leaders: Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/58761481 |work= BBC News |access-date= 5 October 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 October 2021 |title= Green Party elects co-leaders: Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/58761481 |work= BBC News |access-date= 5 October 2021}}</ref>
The Green Party includes several regional parties.<ref name=Constitution>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenparty.org.uk |title=Green Party Constitution (only available to party members from the Members' Website or the Policy Coordinator) |publisher=Greenparty.org.uk |accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref> The Cornish Green Party supports [[autonomy]] for [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornish Green Party website |url=http://www.cornishgreenparty.org.uk/ |access-date=2013-07-30 |archive-date=2013-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520142828/http://cornishgreenparty.org.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Green Party includes several regional parties.<ref name=Constitution>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenparty.org.uk |title=Green Party Constitution (only available to party members from the Members' Website or the Policy Coordinator) |publisher=Greenparty.org.uk |accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref> The Cornish Green Party supports [[autonomy]] for [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornish Green Party website |url=http://www.cornishgreenparty.org.uk/ |access-date=2013-07-30 |archive-date=2013-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520142828/http://cornishgreenparty.org.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Policies ==
Sources: <ref>{{cite news |last= Triggle |first= Nick |date= 12 June 2024 |title= Green Party manifesto: 11 key policies analysed |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czddq40z2zno |work= BBC News |access-date= 18 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 12 June 2024 |title= 10 game-changing policies in the Green Party’s manifesto |url= https://bright-green.org/2024/06/12/10-game-changing-policies-in-the-green-partys-manifesto/ |work= Bight Green |access-date= 18 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 24 June 2024 |title= 10 more game-changing policies in the Green Party’s general election manifesto |url= https://bright-green.org/2024/06/24/10-more-game-changing-policies-in-the-green-partys-general-election-manifesto/ |work= Bright Green |access-date= 18 March 2025}}</ref>
* 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 [[asset]]s 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 [[Subsidy|subsidies]] to oil and gas companies
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