Greens lead successful opposition to government attempt to worsen the sewage crisis It’s been an exciting couple of weeks in Parliament. Last week, Campaigns Committee was able to support efforts by our Green peers Jenny Jones and Natalie Bennett to defeat the government’s attempts to tear up water pollution (nutrient neutrality) rules for property developers.
The government aimed to do this by slipping new clauses into the Levelling Up & Housing Bill at a late stage and without proper parliamentary scrutiny. Labour refused to say that it would oppose this move in the House of Lords. We encouraged Greens to write to Labour MPs and shadow Levelling Up Secretary Angela Rayner to demand that they oppose this move, and Jenny and Natalie put personal pressure on Labour Lords. And, at the very last minute, Labour found a spine and voted with our Green peers to defeat the government!
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 This Saturday (23 September) many Greens will be at the national March for Rejoin in London, where Green speakers will include the German Green MEP Terry Rientke.
We’ve produced an information sheet to help you link up with fellow Green Party members at this event, and a placard design you can print off – these are here. The Green Party is the only party calling for the UK to rejoin the European family of nations, and we’d like to make sure that Greens are highly visible on the march. Hope to see you there! |
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