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Green MP for North Herefordshire. @TheGreenParty spokesperson on Housing & Communities. Mum, activist, optimist!

Ledbury, England
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Ellie Chowns
26 days
It is an absolute honour to have been elected MP for North Herefordshire, and I can't wait to get started serving our wonderful constituency💚 My office will be up and running soon, but in the meantime please get in touch via the following email address: ellie @elliechowns .org.uk
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As a new MP I’ve spent as much time as possible in the Chamber these past few days. The behaviour today from @Conservatives was shocking. From the patronising & catty speech by @KemiBadenoch at the start to their braying benches at the end - deeply disappointing. We need better.
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In a democracy we have a right to peaceful protest Tonight I stood in solidarity with the @ExtinctionR protestors in Trafalgar Square 🌻 I exercised my right to protest and have been arrested alongside brave climate activists This is a #climateemergency ❗️
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Last night I was arrested in Trafalgar Square while defending the right to peaceful public protest. That right is central to a functioning democracy. Yesterday, public protest was banned throughout our capital city. This is a completely unjustified and disproportionate measure.
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Thank you to everyone who voted Green in North Herefordshire, and to everyone who worked so hard to make history here. I can't wait to get started as your new MP 💚
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The Green Party
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💚 Congratulations to the new Green Party MP for North Herefordshire, @EllieChowns
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In a radio interview this morning I was asked ‘shouldn’t kids be in school learning today?’ My answer: they are on the street precisely because they *have* learned; they’ve listened to the climate science and they’re telling the rest of us to wake up & listen too! #ClimateStrike
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Greens welcome the Government dropping the blanket ban on onshore wind turbines. This absurd Conservative policy has delayed our shift to renewable energy by years. It's time to build the green energy infrastructure we need for the future.
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I’m on Eurostar back to Brussels ready for new session of #EuropeanParliament tomorrow. A parliament elected by proportional representation, that makes laws through cross-party dialogue & that cannot be suspended by any autocrat. Spot the difference?! #DefendDemocracy #StopTheCoup
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A sad day today; the end of UK representation in the Strasbourg Parliament. We must and will renew & strengthen the ties of UK-EU friendship in other ways. I will always be a European. 🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺
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💚 "Tomorrow I shall be voting for my grandson and my granddaughter" Thank you for your support @Kevin_McCloud 🙏 🗳 Vote Green tomorrow for real hope and real change for our future
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I am absolutely astonished that the ⁦⁦ @Conservatives ⁩ political group in the EP, ⁦ @ecrgroup ,⁩ is right now holding a hearing entitled “there is no climate emergency”. What planet are they living on?! I’m here to find out what’s going on... #ClimateEmergency
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Thank you to everyone who voted Green or supported our campaign in North Herefordshire 🙏 Together, we showed that change really is possible 💚 We'll work tirelessly to achieve real change in Parliament, and you can be part of it - join the party today😊
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Hilarious moment in @Europarl_EN just now when a @brexitparty_uk MEP challenged our wonderful @TheGreenParty MEP @MollyMEP , questioning whether she has a degree in economics. She is a *Professor* of Economics!!
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It will take every vote, but change really is possible in North Herefordshire. 💚 Vote Green on 4th July.
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Election Maps UK
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North Herefordshire Constituency Voting Intention: GRN: 39% (+30) CON: 28% (-35) LAB: 15% (=) RFM: 13% (New) LDM: 4% (-9) Other: 1% (+1) Via @wethinkpolling , 6-14 Jun. Changes w/ GE2019 Notional.
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What a result 🥳 A historic night for the Green Party - I can't wait to get started in Parliament alongside Sian, Adrian and Carla 💚
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The Green Party
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💚 Congratulations to the new Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, @sianberry
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Today I promised that I & #UK colleagues will do everything we can to fix our failing democracy. I asked our EU friends to defend together our shared European values and citizens’ rights. Watch my speech👇🏼 BONUS:👀 me throw shade at the #Brexit Party😏 #withdrawalagreement
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I am horrified to hear that four people attempting to cross the Channel last night have died. If there was ever a more immediate reason for safe & legal routes for those fleeing from persecution or in need of humanitarian protection, this would be it.
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I have a real sense of sadness as I enter this building, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, for the last time today. We have two more weeks’ work to do in Brussels, but today is the end of an era here in Strasbourg.
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Delighted that we’ve won our Judicial Review! High Court has ruled @metpoliceuk Section 14 condition banning all @XRebellionUK assembly anywhere in London was unlawful. A very important victory for the right to assembly and protest, cornerstones of democracy.
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Thank you Caroline for blazing a trail and showing people what a brilliant Green MP looks like! Your example has given so many people - including me - a sense of real hope that real change is possible! 🙏💚
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Caroline Lucas
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What a night! I couldn’t be more proud of our 4 new @TheGreenParty MPs. And what strikes me most is that every single vote they won was a vote not for the least worst option, but a positive joyful vote for real hope & change 💚 @carla_denyer @AdrianRamsay @sianberry @EllieChowns
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Tomorrow @EP_Trade committee is voting on the EU- Vietnam trade agreement. Today I rcvd this in my office: champagne gift from Vietnam embassy. Totally inappropriate & blatant. I’ll be returning it to them, explaining that release of political prisoners would influence me more...
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In Trafalgar Square at the place where I was unlawfully arrested three weeks ago for defending the right to protest. Politicians need to listen to the ⁦ @XRebellionUK ⁩ alarm, not outlaw it. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateElection
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"As a Green MP I'd like to see much bolder action being talked about" The #KingsSpeech doesn't go far enough. Insulation. Building standards. Rent controls. Green MPs will be pushing Labour to do better.
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This first leaders debate is frankly depressing. Two men talking over each other. Not listening, not engaging - just trying to score points. Not offering real change or real hope. Of course, there is an alternative. #VoteGreen #ITVdebate
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Just taking my seat in the #EuropeanParliament ! I will work tirelessly for my region, the #WestMidlands , and for @TheGreenParty values
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Brexit won't be over if we crash out. It won't be the end, just the start of years of wasteful wrangling as the UK reinvents the wheel from a position of weakness, with Johnson having thrown all the toys out of the pram.
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Back at work, just met a Danish colleague who is amazed at the UK spectacle. Massive contrast between our winner-takes-all battlefield-style politics, and their mature system based on proportional representation, discussion and compromise. We need to fix our broken UK politics.
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A #GeneralElection is a rubbish way to try to resolve #Brexit deadlock: a) Too many other issues come into play. b) Our grossly undemocratic electoral system doesn’t accurately reflect people’s views. The best way forward? A #PeoplesVote . #MakeVotesMatter
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I welcome this landmark ruling, and call on @DavidLammy to act accordingly.
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UN's top court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is against international law and settlements should stop, in landmark opinion
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Wonderful to be in Brussels with these other new ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ MEPs 🙂
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So excited I nearly forgot to tweet! I am absolutely delighted to have been elected the first ever Green MEP for the West Midlands! Massive thanks to everyone who campaigned and voted Green. I’ll work tirelessly for you all.
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@XRebellionUK ⁩ Are apparently no longer permitted to protest anywhere in London. Why? This is a #ClimateEmergency . This country has a proud tradition of peaceful democratic protest. It is completely unacceptable to ban people from peaceful assembly
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Extraordinary to see former Cambridge Analytica employee and now Brexit Party MEP Alexandra Philips intervene in debate on 'foreign electoral interference and disinformation in democracy'. She now claims she's proud of that work, so why did she lie on camera about it in July?
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This morning I was sworn in as an MP. Now the real work begins, with the King’s Speech next Wednesday followed by several days of debate.
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*This* is why we have a phosphate pollution problem in Herefordshire rivers. Massive pile of chicken muck dumped right next to watercourse. Completely against the farming rules for water. I’ve just reported it to @EnvAgency . Totally unacceptable. And not an isolated incident.
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Ellie Chowns
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My first week in Westminster! ✅ Thank you for all of your votes and support! Today I'm back in the constituency, holding my first surgery. (PS Do let me know if these videos are helpful and tell me if you have any questions about our daily activities as Green MPs)
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“We were given notice - just a short time ago - that this square is no longer allowable for peaceful protest... This is intolerable. This protest has been peaceful and this is a #climateemergency .” #ExtinctionRebellion @XRLondon
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BREAKING: Police ban Extinction Rebellion protests from whole of London
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#BorisJohnson has refused so far to publish the #RussiaReport about interference in the #Brexit referendum. What is he trying to hide? You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce the answer.
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A dark night for progressive politics in the UK. One small silver lining: I'm v glad to have won 9.3% for @TheGreenParty in North Herefordshire. Massive thanks to all my campaign team & #Green voters. 🙏 We need Green politics more than ever now. Don't despair, organise. 💚
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Vote Green today 💚 🗳 Polling stations are open until 10pm - don't forget your photo ID!
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So my first day as an MEP started at 8 am and is finishing at 9 pm - but I’m still feeling energised! 🙂 Parliament needs to assert its influence in the EU; tomorrow will be a key day. In among the #EUCO circus, Greens are fighting hard for people and planet. 🌍💚
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Apparently superintendent Duncan Macmillan has changed the terms of section 14, meaning that #XRebellionUK no longer has the right to peacefully protest anywhere in London. Absolutely no justification whatsoever is being given. MEPs from multiple EU countries trying to prevent
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Thank you for your support @HughFW 💚 On 4th July, we can elect the next generation of Green MPs - for real hope, and real change. Fund the future you want and help us get more Green MPs to Westminster - donate now:
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Like many others I’m horrified and embarrassed by Ann Widdecombe’s words in the #EP today. Not for the first time. I recently joined students calling for her to be stripped of her honorary doctorate from @unibirmingham . Her actions are dishonourable.
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This is what democracy looks like! In Birmingham Whose future? Our future! #ClimateStrike
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Heading home now after a busy week: King’s Speech, my maiden speech & more!
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For change in North Herefordshire, vote Green 💚 That's the message from our conversations with local people all over the constituency - and from @BestForBritain 's new tactical voting advice too ()! Help us make real change here:
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Great to have @HughFW on the Wye yesterday to announce Green Party plans to restore our rivers. Incl. proper funding for the regulator, water back in public hands, a Water Protection Zone around the Wye, and near 3x support for nature-friendly farming
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Just finished three hour debate on Brexit. Strong support across party lines for giving UK more time to sort out this Brexit mess. Only way forward is #PeoplesVote : leavers need to finally agree one concrete option, then #PutItToThePeople vs #Remain (which is the best deal!)
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WHAT??!! This is an absolute antidemocratic outrage. The British people will not tolerate this authoritarianism. Time for a new #Occupy movement to defend parliamentary democracy
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We've had a fantastic weekend campaigning - such a great response from local people excited for change 💚 There's still time to be part of it! You can play a crucial role on polling day - sign up to help us get all the Green voters out this Thursday 🙏:
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#StopTheCoup protest in #Birmingham today. Join us tomorrow en masse with noise and placards to #DefendDemocracy ! Victoria Square, 5.30pm. #NotLeavingQuietly
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As MEPs gather to vote for the first time since the UK election sealed our exit from the EU, I feel a great sense of mourning. And also determination - to continue to defend the values of cooperation and openness. I am, and will always be, both British and European.
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Amazing result in Waveney Valley 💚 @AdrianRamsay will be such a brilliant MP - see you in Parliament 🥳
@TheGreenParty
The Green Party
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💚 Congratulations to the new Green Party MP for Waveney Valley, @AdrianRamsay
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A few minutes ago I gave a speech at #TrafalgarSquare in front of a huge crowd. The right to peacefully protest is fundamental. It's a cornerstone of our democracy And this is indeed what democracy looks like! #ExctinctionRebellion @GreensEFA @TheGreenParty @XRebellionUK
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I'm sick to the back teeth of #Boris 's £1bn/month lie. Truth: 🇬🇧Cost of UK govt per person per month: £1,064. 🇪🇺Cost of our EU membership per person per month: £11. Yup. Just 1% of govt spending. But 100% of Tory chaos. Our core problem is broken UK politics, not the EU.
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Today, I took my seat in the European Parliament in Strasbourg for the first time. I'm so pleased and proud to be representing the West Midlands region as it's first ever Green MEP. @westmidlandsgp @TheGreenParty @GreensEP
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For me the pleasure of serving in this Parliament has been the example that is set of cross-party collaboration,because there is much on which we can agree. The strength of Europe is in its unity.Don't let that be eroded by the washing away of the UK on the tide of nationalism.
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Over 100 people volunteered in Ledbury and Leominster on Saturday, and Bromyard and Holmer on Sunday🙌 There was such a buzz and a fantastic reception from local people excited for change💚 Change is possible here - there's still time to be part of it:
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I should never have been arrested. My arrest was unlawful. So were many others under this section 14 condition.
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"Voters can choose whether they want Conservatives or Greens as their MP, "and what we're hearing on the doorsteps is that many of them want change", Ms Denyer said. "They're obviously not going to get that from the Conservatives."
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I've just made my first speech here in the chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. I spoke in the debate that was welcoming Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. I only had one minute, so I just focused on two topics: climate action and Brexit!
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Thank you for your support @SteveBackshall 💚 If you live in North Herefordshire, vote Green tomorrow 🗳️ Hereford Times - General election: Steve Backshall backs Greens' Ellie Chowns
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Last time in the Strasbourg #EPlenary as MEP. I've got the verse "No man is an island" by John Donne going around in my head because we're all connected. Indeed,"Europe is the less"without the UK,but so is the UK without the EU. Brits will always remain European. I'll keep fight
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Thanks @Femi_Sorry , for your vote and all your fantastic work making the case for #Remain ! I’m delighted to represent you and all the other @TheGreenParty voters in the West Midlands. There’s never been a better time to join us 🙂 💚
@Femi_Sorry
Femi
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Well done to the Greens @CarolineLucas . 7 members of the European Parliament. That increase was replicated across Europe. I'm glad I voted Green in the EU Elections. Climate change can only be tackled internationally as pollution doesn't stop at Dover. #EuropeanElectionResults
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Have I mentioned the contrast between the #EuropeanParliament (at work) and the UK one (suspended)? Today in the EP we’re just starting a 3-hour debate on #Brexit . At least one democratically elected Parliament is able to debate this... Live stream here:
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Good to see this. Vital to draw on expertise like that of @StarkClimate to drive forward the green transformation we need to tackle the climate crisis.
@energygovuk
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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📣 Climate and energy expert @StarkClimate has been appointed head of our new clean power Mission Control Tasked with turbocharging the shift from volatile fossil fuel markets to home-grown clean power by 2030 More:
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Setting off to Brussels for my last week as an MEP. It’s been such an honour & privilege to serve the #WestMidlands , and to work alongside so many other fantastic @GreensEFA MEPs. I’ve been inspired by seeing how politics can work better! But just now I feel sad & reflective. /1
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Setting off to London now then Brussels tomorrow - by train of course 🙂 - for my first meetings at @EuropeanParl . Can’t wait to get to work with the other @TheGreenParty and @europeangreens MEPs!
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Fantastic news! Carla will be a brilliant MP! 🎉👏💚
@TheGreenParty
The Green Party
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💚 Congratulations to the new Green Party MP for Bristol Central, @carla_denyer
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Our political system is absolutely broken. Simply no link between votes and MP numbers. - Labour got 17x more MPs per vote than @TheGreenParty - Tories got 23x more - SNP got 33x more Grossly, outrageously unrepresentative. How can anyone who cares about fairness defend this?
@electoralreform
Electoral Reform Society
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Across Britain, it took... 🗳️864,743 votes to elect 1 Green MP 🗳️642,303 votes to elect 0 Brexit Party MPs 🗳️334,122 votes to elect a Lib Dem 🗳️50,817 votes for a Labour MP 🗳️38,316 votes for a Plaid Cymru MP 🗳️38,300 votes for a Con. MP 🗳️25,882 votes for a SNP MP #ScrapFPTP
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I made my maiden speech in the House of Commons last Thursday, focusing on the issues that matter in my constituency: 🏡renewing our economy ❤️‍🩹repairing our NHS 🐟restoring our rivers I promise I'll work my socks off for North Herefordshire! 🧦
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He is a man without scruples & with no democratic mandate. Our once-admired country has been embarrassed worldwide by #Boris too many times already. How did it come to this, Trump-like politics in the UK? People: don’t despair, organise. #NotMyPM
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"This is a comprehensive package offering direct support to small businesses that also introduces measures to encourage customers to get to and use small local businesses." Read more about the launch of the Green Party's Small Business Charter 🙌
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🙌 We've had 100 new members in the last hour! 💚 If you've ever considered joining the Green Party, there's never been a better time. ➡️ You can do it right here:
@TheGreenParty
The Green Party
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The general election has been called. You now have the opportunity to elect the next generation of Green MPs on 4 July. Vote Green for a fairer, greener country.
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For change in North Herefordshire, vote Green 💚 That's the message from tactical voting site @MVTFWD (supported by @carolvorders ) Unlike the other parties, we've been actively campaigning across North Herefordshire for over a year - and it shows in our amazing support. 1/3
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The Movement Forward | StopTheTories.vote
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With our tactical voting tool you can find out who is best placed to stop your local Tory getting into power. Simply enter your postcode and we'll do the rest. Then spread the word, as increased turnout in some seats is essential! 🧵
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I’m doing the job for which I was elected; just now I’ve been voting on the EU 2020 budget in the development committee. The Brexit MEPs have been absent all day and only one bothered to turn up just now, half way through voting. He’s now left again, after only 10 mins.
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Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis
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I’m proud to stand with @MollyMEP and Green, Labour, LibDem and SNP colleagues to oppose the latest Tory wheeze to grab divisive headlines and create misery for millions
@GreenPartyMolly
Green💚🌻🍉Molly
5 years
Priti Patel must drop her attempt to turn Britain into a hostile environment for our Euorpean friends And changes to migration law must be debated in parliament Our cross-party letter to the Home Secretary
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I am a claimant in this action. We have requested an urgent hearing
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Damien Gayle
5 years
Lawyers for #ExtinctionRebellion are at the Royal Courts of Justice this morning to file a judicial review of the @metpoliceuk ’s ban on their protests under section 14. Tobias Garnett of XR lawyers group speaks to the media.
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I'm very pleased that the Green Party is supporting the @theipaper 's Save Britain's Rivers manifesto. And we'd go further. @sianberry and I joined together to write an op-ed about the Green Party's plans to clean up our water. [1/4]
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💧 @TheGreenParty have become the second political party to back @theipaper 's blueprint to save Britain’s beleaguered rivers
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@EllieChowns
Ellie Chowns
5 years
Caroline Lucas hits the nail on the head
@Haggis_UK
Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
5 years
Caroline Lucas - These aren't "bumps in the road" as Michael Gove describes them... they are cavernous sinkholes that will spell disaster for this country. #r4today #RecallNow #RecallParliament @CarolineLucas
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Ellie Chowns
5 years
Fantastic first speech by ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ MEP @MagicMagid ⁩! Speaking truth to bigotry and directly challenging the extreme right wing who are out in numbers for this #EuropeanParliament debate. Loved that he started by greeting everyone with ‘as-salamu alaykum’.
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Ellie Chowns
5 years
The ability to communicate in a second language opens minds and new horizons. These stats are an indictment of the UK’s education system in which language learning is grossly under prioritised. The contrast between Brits and all other Europeans is simply embarrassing.
@EUErasmusPlus
Erasmus+
5 years
% of people aged 15 - 30 who say they can read & write in at least one foreign language: 🇬🇧32% 🇭🇺71% 🇮🇪75% 🇧🇪77% 🇫🇷79% 🇵🇹81% 🇷🇴83% 🇪🇸85% 🇧🇬87% 🇨🇿88% 🇬🇷89% 🇮🇹90% 🇱🇹90% 🇵🇱90% 🇩🇪91% 🇸🇰91% 🇨🇾92% 🇫🇮92% 🇦🇹93% 🇸🇮94% 🇪🇪95% 🇭🇷95% 🇱🇻96% 🇱🇺95% 🇸🇪97% 🇳🇱97% 🇲🇹98% 🇩🇰99% 🔎Eurobarometer 2018
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Ellie Chowns
5 years
So many people are telling me that they are voting for ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ for the first time today! 👍😀💚🙏
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@EllieChowns
Ellie Chowns
19 days
We're hiring! Following our historic vote share & number of seats within Parliament I will be recruiting to my team: 🚨Parliamentary Assistant 🚨Caseworker 🚨Constituency Office Coordinator 🚨Senior Caseworker Find out more
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Ellie Chowns
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🙌 Very exciting results for the Green Party overnight - including here in the West Midlands where Greens won a seat from the Conservative mayor in Redditch! Looking forward to more great results today - especially for our fantastic team over the border in Worcester💚
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Ellie Chowns
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I made a ‘bingo card’ of things I’d like to see in the Kings Speech. Out of 22 items, Labour has indicated action on 1 and partial action on only 3. So many things are missing: nothing on home insulation or housing standards; and zero mention of social care! #KingsSpeech
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Ellie Chowns
19 days
"We are here to be the Opposition" Me for @itvnews last night's #CentralLobby Watch the full conversation on what Green MPs will stand up for in Parliament:
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Ellie Chowns
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I welcome @UKLabour commitment to end no-fault eviction. But they need to do much more on housing. Green MPs will push for: 🏡 local rent controls 🏡 home insulation 🏡 zero carbon standards for new buildings 🏡 much more social housing #KingsSpeech
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Ellie Chowns
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🗳️ Bring on the election! Local people in North Herefordshire tell me they are ready for change. Finally, they will have their chance to vote for it. 💚 #VoteGreen #VoteEllie on 4th July!
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Ellie Chowns
1 year
Today the Herefordshire @LibDems enabled @Conservatives to form a minority administration to run @HfdsCouncil . @TheGreenParty are deeply disappointed by @LibDems refusal to work with other groups. We continue to seek common ground and remain committed to cooperation in politics.
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@EllieChowns
Ellie Chowns
5 years
Next week I’m hosting a concert🎶🥁🎸🎺🎻with the biggest band ever to play in the European Parliament! @BirmCons presents #NotLeavingQuietly : 60 young musicians making a noise about wanting to stay in the EU! 🇬🇧🇪🇺 Special guest @Femi_Sorry . Tues 8/10, 7pm, Yehudi Space, EP
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Ellie Chowns
5 years
Anyone in or able to reach London, please join the demos every day this week to #StopTheCoup and #DefendDemocracy , 5.30pm Parliament Square. @MollyMEP will be there tonight and I'll be there on Friday...
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Ellie Chowns
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🗳️We can win a Green MP in North Herefordshire! 💚Get involved: Promoted by Helen Heathfield on behalf of Ellie Chowns (Green Party), both at 2 Canon Frome Court, Ledbury HR8 2TD.
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Ellie Chowns
5 years
What an inspiration and a catalyst Greta has been. Never doubt that an individual can change the world…
@GretaThunberg
Greta Thunberg
5 years
1 year ago I started school striking for the climate outside the Swedish parliament, simply because something had to be done. Since then I have continued every Friday alongside millions of others. And we will go on for as long as it takes. #FridaysForFuture #SchoolStrike4climate
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