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Green Manchester candidate vows review of police role in raids, if elected

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Green Manchester candidate vows review of police role in raids, if elected

Greater Manchester Green mayoral candidate Geraldine Coggins has announced that she would join Green-led London councils in Lambeth and Lewisham in commissioning a review of policing in immigration raids. Coggins announced the plans at a cost-of-living themed hustings organised by GM Coalition of Disabled People, Acorn Tenants Union, GM Living Income Campaign, and GM Immigration Aid Unit. As mayor, she would also be the Police and Crime Commissioner for the city-region. (Her full manifesto is here.) Lewisham became the first council to pass a motion pledging not to use council resources or public money to assist with any raids “where legally…

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Green mayoral candidate says wildfires require AI data centre rethink

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Green mayoral candidate says wildfires require AI data centre rethink

The rapid expansion of generative AI technology has been tremendously worrying for many. There are good reasons for this too, whether it be the threat to jobs, the environmental impact of data centres, or the fact that AI barons keep suggesting their technology may one day kill us all. In response to this, the Greens’ Greater Manchester mayor candidate Geraldine Coggins is calling for “an end to the folly of rushing headlong into AI development without public debate and environmental protections”. Environmental impacts Coggins said: The world is on fire. A quarter of a million people have been evacuated from the paths…

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Ditching donor dinners for dancefloors and putting the party into Green Party

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Ditching donor dinners for dancefloors and putting the party into Green Party

Showing that political fundraising doesn’t have to be all fancy dinners and shady crypto-related windfalls, the Green Party is instead heading for the dancefloor. Green Space is taking its “party with purpose” model to Bristol this month, as the community and culture project builds what organisers describe as a repeatable, transparent and people-powered fundraising model for Green politics. The Bristol event, taking place at Sawmills on Sunday 26 July 2026, will be the fourth Green Space party in the series, following two events in London and one in Leeds. Putting the party into Green Party Together, the first three events have…

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Green Party now leads with voters under 50

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Green Party now leads with voters under 50

Polling from YouGov has shown that the Green Party has a decent lead with voters under 50: POLL | Greens lead amongst under 50s { 18-49 }Grn: 25% ( +14 )Lab: 20% ( -23 )Ref: 16% ( +5 )Con: 15% ( +2 )Lib: 14% ( – ) { 50+ }Ref: 32% ( +14 )Con: 23% ( -11 )Lab: 16% ( -11 )Lib: 12% ( +1 )Grn: 8% ( +4 ) Via YouGov, 22 June (+/- vs '24) pic.twitter.com/O6lFoxTnvR — Stats for Lefties (@LeftieStats) July 9, 2026 It’s a further sign that people in Britain are chiefly divided by the ‘have mortgages’…

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Leaked WhatsApps expose attempts to silence anti-Zionist voices by senior Green Party committee member

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Leaked WhatsApps expose attempts to silence anti-Zionist voices by senior Green Party committee member

Leaked messages have exposed a senior member at the heart of the Green Party’s Disciplinary Committee using a Zionist WhatsApp group to potentially target anti-Zionist members. Green Party ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion At the centre of this is Rachel Collinson, a long-term Green Party member who just so happens to sit on the Disciplinary Committee. This is the same committee that dealt with the suspensions of anti-Zionist local election candidates like Mark Adderley and the expulsion of Jewish anti-Zionist scholar Tony Greenstein. The leaked WhatsApp messages appear to show Collinson organising against the motion Zionism Is Racism before the Green Party…

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Geraldine Coggins from the Green Party comes out on top in mayoral hustings

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Geraldine Coggins from the Green Party comes out on top in mayoral hustings

The Manchester Evening News (MEN) hosted a hustings debate for the mayoral candidates in Greater Manchester, scoring the candidates on how well they commanded the room, how comfortable they were facing questions, and who presented strong arguments for their political parties. It also graded people on their ability to save face answering the toughest questions and exposed how some of the candidates are just not up to the task of being a political leader. With the Green Party’s Geraldine Coggins coming out on top, and the Reform candidate just behind her, it really does seem that the race will be between…

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Green Party lays out its manifesto for Greater Manchester

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Green Party lays out its manifesto for Greater Manchester

The Green Party has announced its manifesto ahead of the upcoming mayoral election for Greater Manchester after Labour’s Andy Burnham stepped down to run for MP in Makerfield and will likely be the next PM. The party’s bold new manifesto aims to break from Burnham’s model, arguing it rewarded developers, priced ordinary people out of local homes, and funnelled investment into the city centre while leaving surrounding communities underfunded and chronically overlooked. Coggins announced her new plan for change in Hulme alongside party leader Zack Polanski, co-deputy Mothin Ali and Gorton and Denton MP Hannah Spencer, powerfully stating: We need real…

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First Green on South Gloucestershire Council as Labour cabinet member defects

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First Green on South Gloucestershire Council as Labour cabinet member defects

Sean Rhodes, who has represented Kingswood since 2023, is now South Gloucestershire Council’s first Green Party councillor. Rhodes explained: As part of the South Glos Council administration, we have worked hard to improve the lives of residents in ever more difficult economic circumstances but the Labour government have absolutely failed in their promise to bring positive change to our country. The decisions made by this Labour government are making things worse for working people, and now we see them going through the same political soap opera that the Conservatives did in their end days. The Green Party has a clear focus…

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Green Party deputy explains ’36 days for workers who menstruate’ proposal

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Green Party deputy explains ’36 days for workers who menstruate’ proposal

The Green Party attracted a good deal of attention last week over a proposal to give workers who menstruate an extra 36 days of holiday a year. Now, deputy leader Rachel Millward has expanded on what’s actually going on. Does the Green Party really want to give 36 days of paid holiday to 'workers who menstruate'? @lewis_goodall asks deputy leader Rachel Millward to confirm. pic.twitter.com/HFV0nuJvBm — LBC (@LBC) June 28, 2026 Green Party suggestion met with controversy The proposal attracted controversy for two reasons: Right-wing commentators are immediately hostile to any policy which benefits workers, women, or trans people. Right-wing commentators…

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Four new by-election wins boost Green Party momentum in London

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Four new by-election wins boost Green Party momentum in London

The Green Party continued its winning streak in London on 25 June with four by-election wins. Green party candidates won in Dalston, Hackney Central, North Acton, and Woodside. Although the party had already taken many of these seats in May, the new by-election wins show its momentum in parts of the capital remains strong. Green party performance in Dalston and Hackney Central Hackney saw perhaps the biggest Green wave in the 2026 local elections. There had been strong collaboration between Greens and local independent socialists. And there was a massive swing away from Labour, particularly in working-class areas. The Hackney ward…

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Green mayor hopeful to save Manchester from ‘Reform disaster’

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Green mayor hopeful to save Manchester from ‘Reform disaster’

The Green Party has announced that its candidate in the Greater Manchester mayor by-election will be Geraldine Coggins: At the @TheGreenParty launch of their campaign for the Greater Manchester mayoral election, our reporter @cjmbaillie was one of the first to speak to their candidate Geraldine Coggins – and she's immediately showing why she's the right choice to vote for on 30 July pic.twitter.com/ldMYYJs7Ou — Canary (@TheCanaryUK) June 20, 2026 In the clip above, Coggins says that she wants to address the inequality between Manchester city centre and the outer boroughs. And in her announcement speech, she also discussed her fears about…

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Labour MP boosts right-wing Green Party misinfo

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Labour MP boosts right-wing Green Party misinfo

On 17 June, the right-wing news account GB Politics claimed the following: NEW: Green party-led Bristol city council has banned residents from flying the England flag during the World Cup because its “making migrants feel uncomfortable” As it turned out, this wasn’t true. But that didn’t stop a Labour MP from spreading the misinformation to his followers: This is silly and offensive. Been proudly wearing #England’s flag today https://t.co/leFEAgm5Im pic.twitter.com/xGKfRYkDMV — Adam Jogee MP (@AJogee) June 17, 2026 Oh, and the guy has turned off his replies too, because of course he has. Labour England pin w*nker GB Politics is reporting on…

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Only the Green Party commits to Makerfield public ownership pledges

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Only the Green Party commits to Makerfield public ownership pledges

Only the Green Party has responded to a Makerfield public ownership pledge launched today, explaining which local public services they would take back if elected. Andy Burnham has not clarified his position, despite his critique of privatisation in recent weeks. Campaign group We Own It asked the six main Makerfield candidates for their positions on public ownership of water, energy and buses, as well as a local BlackRock deal with Greater Manchester Pension Fund to buy up GP surgeries. Nearly 10,000 emails have been sent to the candidates over the weekend to put pressure on them to reveal their policies. This…

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Green Party calls out Streeting’s ‘illiterate’ energy plan

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Green Party calls out Streeting’s ‘illiterate’ energy plan

The Labour politicians looking to replace Keir Starmer have been talking about expanding drilling in the North Sea: among said politicians is Wes Streeting. In response, Green Party deputy Rachel Millward has described his plan as “environmentally reckless and economically illiterate”. Reckless Streeting As we reported, Streeting said the following about drilling in the North Sea: Yes. I think that’s probably where Ed [Miliband] will get to. When he makes a decision, I’d be surprised if that wasn’t the case. The granting of those licences will not necessarily translate into cheaper bills, but it will translate into higher tax receipts The…

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Mothin Ali condemns firebomb attack on Muslim Green party activists

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Mothin Ali condemns firebomb attack on Muslim Green party activists

Green party deputy leader Mothin Ali has condemned a firebomb attack targeting two Muslim Greens who were working to make the UK a better place for all its people. The West Midlands couple, identified as Farrukh and Salma, saw their car reduced to smoking wreckage by the attack. Ali called for West Midlands Police to treat the matter seriously. He condemned the anti-Muslim speech of Reform and other politicians and for everyone to work together to create an “island of belonging” instead of inciting hate and division: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Green Party of England &…

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Lambeth elects first ever Green leader and moves to ‘cabinet committee’ model

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Lambeth elects first ever Green leader and moves to ‘cabinet committee’ model

Lambeth has elected its first ever Green leader at a reconvened annual council meeting at the Town Hall in Brixton. Martin Abrams, councillor for Streatham Hill East, was elected to lead the council, and Ciara Alleyne and Natalie Kane were elected co-deputy leaders. Abrams has named his cabinet, with ten councillors covering nine remits between them: Natalie Kane. Ciara Alleyne. Pete Elliott. Scott Ainslie. Zvikomborero Chihoro. Michael Chessum. Jeremy Isaacs. Sam Dorney-Smith. Alice Weavers. Jonathan Bartley. The Greens had been moving to implement a committee system of governance. This would have scrapped the executive model in favour of cross-party committees which…

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Gatwick Blairport

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Gatwick Blairport

The transport secretary Heidi Alexander tells the annual dinner of trade body, Airlines UK in London." I love flying, I always have". Meanwhile Kier Stammer (sic) bubbles with pride at the UK's progress on carbon emissions .......... oh well, thats politics. Or as the transport secretary and Margaret Thatcher would call it, "growth".

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