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Green Party launches manifesto to unleash green
economic revolution and secure a People’s Vote
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Party proposes 10 Parliamentary Bills to tackle
the climate emergency with policies to reach net zero UK carbon
emissions by 2030
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Co-leader : “Today, we’re proud to
put forward a manifesto which moves towards making our whole
country carbon neutral by 2030, while delivering social justice
across Britain”
The Green Party will announce 10 key pieces of legislation
to kickstart the transformation of the country at the launch of
its manifesto in south west London today [Tuesday 19 November]
[1].
The party will set out the Bills Green MPs will push for in
the first two years of a new Parliament to tackle the climate
emergency, secure the future of the country as part of the
European Union and create an economy that is fair for all.
The centrepiece of the manifesto is the Green New Deal, a
plan to transform the economic, political and social system to
tackle the climate emergency and create a fair and equal society
[2].
The full list of Bills the Greens will pledge to put
forward in the next Parliament are:
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Green New Deal Bill
- to get the UK on track to reducing
climate emissions to net zero by 2030
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People’s Vote Bill
- to give people a chance to vote on
the future of our relationship with the European
Union
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NHS Reinstatement Bill
- to increase funding for the NHS by
at least £6 billion per year each year, until 2030, and a
further £1 billion a year in nursing higher education
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Further Education Bill
- to fund tuition for every higher
education student and scrap undergraduate tuition fees
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Sustainable Economy Bill
- to set new binding targets to
ensure our economy functions within environmental limits
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Future Generations Bill
- to require public bodies,
including the UK government, to balance the needs of the
present with the needs of the future.
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Universal Basic Income
Bill - to transform our social
welfare system with a phased-in unconditional payment to
everyone at a level above their subsistence needs.
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New Homes Bill - to
end the housing crisis by creating the legislative framework to
build 100,000 new zero carbon homes for social rent each
year.
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Renters’ Rights Bill
- to transform the lives of renters
across the country, making housing more secure and bringing
rent levels down, especially in places where they currently far
outstrip incomes
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Voting Reform
Bill - to
replace the archaic first past the post voting system with
proportional representation, create a fully elected House of
Lords, and extend the vote to those aged 16 and 17.
, co-leader of the Green
Party of England and Wales, will say:
“Today, we’re proud to put forward a manifesto which puts
us on track to remain in the European Union and make the whole
country carbon neutral by 2030, while delivering social justice
across Britain.
“And it’s the most ambitious Green New Deal proposed
anywhere in the world.
“While the other parties are trying to catch up, we’re
still racing ahead, reaching new horizons.”
, co-leader of The Green Party,
will say:
“The Greens are clear about which path we must take as a
country. And that’s why each and every Green MP elected this
December will have in their in-tray a legislative agenda ready to
go.
“Ten Bills ready for the next Parliament to hit the ground
running. Because the future won’t give us another chance to get
these next two years right.”
ENDS
NOTES
1. PHOTOCALL
WHAT: Green Party
Co-Leaders and , alongside Deputy Leader
, will be speaking at the
manifesto launch
Location: The
Observatory, London Wetlands Centre, Queen Elizabeth’s Walk,
London, SW13 9WT
Time: 10 am
Date: Tuesday 19
November
2. The Green Party
pledges to invest £100 billion a year for the next decade in
climate action as part of the most ambitious Green New Deal of
any political party. We propose to borrow £91.2 billion a year,
to pay for capital expenditure. A further £9 billion a year of
operational spending will be met from tax changes, including
increasing Corporation Tax to 24%
We feel that this borrowing to invest is justified, in the
face of the looming climate emergency, and prudent, given how
Green New Deal investment will kick start an economic and social
regeneration.
The cost of Government borrowing is at its lowest for
decades, creating an unparalleled opportunity for public
investment
The costs of servicing the extra borrowing will be met by
the surplus left over from our tax changes and savings revenue,
to be detailed in the forthcoming Manifesto.
We envision that Green New Deal public sector investment
will be a catalyst for private sector investment, as private
investors seek to share in the financial rewards of a transition
to a low carbon future. We have budgeted for the administration
of a fund to encourage and help direct this private sector
investment.
