Our current first-past-the-post voting system is hugely undemocratic, allowing a political party to secure a massive majority of seats on a minority vote. We need to introduce proportional representation now to ensure every voice is heard and every vote counts.

Despite it being obvious that the time of two-party politics is over, the govt laid out no plans to introduce a fairer voting system in the King's Speech. That's why Green MPs tabled an amendment on the need to bring in proportional representation and make every voice heard.

Climate-wrecking airports, intrusive digital ID and more social security cuts. This is Labour’s unshifting agenda. Our Green amendment to the King’s Speech demands strong climate and nature action, rent controls, water nationalisation, and wealth taxes. We are listening to what people really need.

One of the things turned up to 11 during the pandemic was the idea that being an utterly selfish and dangerous scumbag, willing to risk other people's lives for the slightest reason was acceptable.

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Please complete the Electoral Commission's voter survey (England) eu.research.net/r/DL5YMZD Mention: 🔹️Voter ID barriers (due to masking) 🔹️Outdoor ID checks 🔹️"See a mask, wear a mask" policy (did it work?) 🔹️Ventilation standards (open doors / windows) 1/

Thank God! There's literally no chance the current administration would handle any outbreak with pandemic potential responsibly.

Transparency, accountability... and above all, the right measures for airborne HCIDs!

📢 MEDIA RELEASE Cruise passengers exposed to hantavirus are about to leave hospital and isolate at home. Where is the plan, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social ? Families, NHS staff and delivery drivers deserve to see it.

At least we’ll get some good use out of this gif.

The next Labour leader must move decisively away from the status quo to beat Reform. That means giving power and wealth to working class people. It means a democratic revolution, rent controls and public ownership of water. It means someone who isn't Wes Streeting.

It’s Foster Care Fortnight! Could you foster? I've been asked to shine a light on some amazing local authority foster carers here in the east of England. They make such a difference to children's lives.

"Knowing some of the brightest minds in the world are looking for solutions will hopefully help you sleep better at night" Knowing some of the stupidest minds in the world are in charge of American public health is not really helping tbh.

Unbearably sad news this morning. My thoughts are with the families and friends of these three women. Huge appreciation for all the work the emergency services are doing in a hearbreaking situatiion. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2610170...

Only one mention of climate in the #KingsSpeech is typical of this Government's approach, treating it as a tick-the-box exercise rather than the seriousness it deserves. Addressing climate breakdown is a health, resilience and security issue

Nothing meaningful in this King’s Speech about nature loss, which is not just an environmental issue, but is a threat to our water supply, food, health and national security. #KingsSpeech

Renting in Britain is broken. While the Labour government tears itself apart I have written to Steve Reed, alongside our two new Green Mayors @zoegarbett.bsky.social & @liamshrivastava.bsky.social , to ask him to listen to those who voted for change last week and to introduce rent controls now.

very important piece

OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

"The costs of implementing these protections early are modest; the costs of delaying them during a high-consequence outbreak may be profound." ✅️ Ventilation ✅️ Air filtration ✅️ Isolation & contact tracing ✅️ Effective protection for healthcare workers Have we really learned nothing from #Covid?

The writing is on the wall for Starmer.

Leadership Statement

My statement regarding the Prime Minister.

My statement on the local election results.

My statement on the Prime Minister:

It has been a difficult few days, but I will always pride myself in staying true to my Labour values. 🌹 My thoughts on the current situation.

Please read my statement below 👇

A statement.

Now is the time for the Prime Minister to accept that he can’t lead us into the next election. He needs to set out a timetable for his departure, so we can take a different political direction and deliver the change people voted for in 2024. 1/2

I have made a difficult decision and I am now asking the Prime Minister to step back.

Last week’s local election results were among the worst in our history. Keir Starmer must end this chaos and now set out a timetable for a reasonable and orderly transition to a new leader. Labour must offer hope, rebuild trust, and transform people’s lives.

We need an orderly timetable for Keir’s departure and a proper democratic leadership election - not a Wes Streeting-organised palace coup.

It's clear the Prime Minister doesn't have a credible plan to turn this around. I've called on him to set out a timetable for departure. We need a proper democratic process to replace him. Speaking to Channel 4 News about this weekend's disastrous election results 👇🏾

The loss of trust is clear. The Prime Minister should now set out a clear timetable for his departure. #LabourParty #Labour

Today we stand in solidarity with children & young people affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis #ME, #LongCovid, and #OverlappingIllness. Many live with profound exhaustion, cognitive impairment, pain, sensory sensitivities, & post-exertional malaise #PEM. #MEAwarenessDay #EducateME #ChildHealth

Dr Jay Bhattacharya, acting head of the US Centers for Willful Failure to Control Diseases, said he did not want to cause public panic, insisting that human-to-human transmission was rare & it should be treated exactly like the #Covid virus, which also doesn't require rational public health policy.

After a seismic election defeat, Starmer still says "we got the big political decisions right." Those ‘right decisions’ have devastated ordinary lives. That is Starmer's record. Rejected at the ballot box and won't be forgotten at the next election.

Therapy animals can make such a big difference. I've recently met three wonderful animals who help people with special educational needs: the beautiful Prestur the horse, and a very friendly duck (Pancake) and bantum hen (Lovely). I can see how they help build confidence and emotional connections.

In two years Keir Starmer’s government has tried to rob Disabled people of help, kept children in poverty, trashed nature protection, restricted peaceful protest, helped arm genocide, and moved to scrap jury trials. He says that Greens exploit despair. He has created it. We offer only hope.

🚨 GREEN MILESTONE 🚨 For the first time, the Green Party has 1,000 councillors 💚 Congratulations to Cllr Maxine Webb - the 1,000th Green Party councillor - on being elected to Norfolk County Council 🎉

Bristol has so many amazing charities supporting refugees. I visited one this week. These volunteers provide clothing and other items for people who were forced to leave everything behind, and have created an amazing community space too. It makes me proud to be a Bristolian.

First Ever Green Senedd member 🎉 Anthony Slaughter has been elected to the Senedd in Caerdydd Penarth – huge congratulations!

We need to rebuild civil society & create spaces where everyone can experience relationships of trust & solidarity. Handing over the reins of power to fascists will exacerbate precarity not address it.

What is especially galling is that this saved zero dollars, since the cruise ships pay for the inspections. And now their industry is less trusted because of perceived health risks. Amazing lose-lose policymaking.

Hantavirus: No vaccine any time soon.

Doubtless Labour will react to this by shifting to the right & abandoning net zero to "win back working class Reform voters"

Because of the long incubation period, it will actually be some time before we can have a formal 'all clear' and be sure this is over. The most likely sceneraio by far is that this fizzles out quickly, and most onward infections happen within quarantine, and only close contacts are affected. However

It’s the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough, and I don’t know a single Green who hasn’t been influenced by his commitment to the natural world. A powerful advocate for urgent climate action, and a true legend. 💚

"Two party politics is not just dying, it is dead and it is buried" - Zack Polanski Zack discusses the rise in the Green Party vote share after celebrating the election of Zoë Garbett as Mayor of Hackney.

BREAKING: First Ever Green Mayor Win 🎉 Zoë Garbett has been elected Mayor of Hackney – huge congratulations!