News Press Releases
23 January 2023 / 27 January 2023 by Álvaro
The Green Party has demanded the Government step in following another day of rail chaos on the routes served by Transpennine Express. Data from Train Beacon showed that by 08:00 this morning (23rd January), Transpennine Express had already cancelled 60 services – more than double the next highest operator. The data also showed that the […]
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11 October 2022 / 11 October 2022 by pressofficer
Green councillors gave a huge thumbs up to the solidarity Eurovision 2023 coming to Liverpool – and called for it to become the greenest ever since the first song was sung in 1956. Cllr Tom Crone said: ‘Liverpool is the right choice to host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine, particularly given […]
19 August 2022 / 19 August 2022 by pressofficer
Liverpool Council requires a fundamental democratic reconstruction to rebuild trust and lead the city through the economic crisis it now faces, Green Party leader Tom Crone declares today.
News Press Releases St Michaels
18 August 2022 / 17 August 2022 by pressofficer
day (Thursday August 18) hailed a Historic England decision to save 34 Alexandra Drive from the bulldozers and preserve it for the future.
19 July 2022 / 19 July 2022 by pressofficer
Green Group leader on Liverpool City Council Councillor Tom Crone reflects on the departure of Chief Executive Tony Reeves and what comes next to tackle the crisis
1 July 2022 / 4 August 2022 by pressofficer
Green councillors today (July 1) called for all the city’s political parties to come together to devise a new way of running the city after the Labour leadership botched a consultation.
15 June 2022 / 15 June 2022 by pressofficer
It becomes clearer every day that Liverpool Council requires a fundamental reconstruction if it is to deliver for the people of our city, Green Party leader Tom Crone declares today (June 15).
10 May 2022 / 10 May 2022 by pressofficer
A consultation on the future governance of Liverpool is running until June, rather than the promised referendum. Today, Liverpool Green Party is urging people across the city to take part, and opt for a more democratic system to hold councillors to account and encourage cross-party working.
2 March 2022 / 2 March 2022 by pressofficer
Councillor Tom Crone today (Wednesday March 2) welcomed Labour stealing Green Party Budget plans for more active travel and controls on senior management costs, but warned the Mayor can no longer dodge funding the local green new deal Liverpool so desperately needs.
31 January 2022 / 31 January 2022 by pressofficer
Green Councillors today pledge to work with the ruling Labour group and community stakeholders to produce an ethical charter for the Council that is ‘worth more than the paper it is written on.’
Campaigns News Press Releases
25 July 2021 / 29 September 2021 by pressofficer
Liverpool Green Party today (Monday July 26) warns that it’s less than a month to the ‘Great NHS Data Grab’ which threatens to share people’s most personal medical information with private companies. It urged new health secretary Sajid Javid to dismantle the toxic legacy left by his predecessor Matt Hancock by scrapping the proposed Great […]
21 July 2021 / 29 September 2021 by pressofficer
Green councillors today (Wednesday July 21) urged new Labour Mayor Joanne Anderson to be bold and back a ban on an international arms fair planned for October in the council-owned Exhibition Centre. They welcomed the Mayor’s recognition that Electronic Warfare Europe is a major arms fair bringing together weapons merchants and ‘some of the most […]
Elections News Press Releases
28 May 2021 / 2 June 2021 by pressofficer
Green councillors vowed to deepen and intensify scrutiny of the new Labour administration following the first council meetings. Green councillors will sit on key committees, including those scrutinising Planning, Audit and Licensing decisions made by the Labour Mayor. Green Party Group leader Cllr Tom Crone said: ‘We know from comments made by the last Mayor […]
Elections Press Releases
8 May 2021 / 30 April 2024 by pressofficer
First, congratulations to Joanne Anderson. It is no small matter for Liverpool to have elected the first black, woman mayor of a major city. That speaks volumes for Liverpool’s reaction to Black Lives Matter and the continuing racism we see around us. I hope this marks a historical, defining moment for a city largely built […]
3 May 2021 / 4 May 2021 by pressofficer
New analysis of publicly available council attendance record for the last five years reveals that it is Green councillors who turn up while others stay away. Of councillors with five or more years on the council: St Michaels Green Councillor Sarah Jennings has the highest percentage attendance. Two out of the top three highest […]
14 April 2021 / 15 April 2021 by pressofficer
The Green Party today (Thursday April 15) called for urgent action following a devastating new report highlighting delays in tackling air quality that are costing lives and damaging the city economy. A new report from CBI Economics, commissioned by the Clean Air Fund, found that ‘Liverpool remains behind other cities such as London, Bristol and […]
24 March 2021 / 24 March 2021 by pressofficer
Liverpool Green Group leader Tom Crone today (Wednesday, March 24) called on the city’s Labour leaders to ‘resign as one’ following a damning report into years of failure that has opened the door to unelected Tory rule on Merseyside. Cllr Crone said the people of Liverpool would have the chance to make their verdict known […]
18 March 2021 / 18 March 2021 by pressofficer
Tom Crone sitting on electric cargo bike The Green Party today (Friday March 19) called for a 50 per cent cut in city centre traffic to end a crisis killing over 1,000 people a year. The call came as the Liverpool City Council debated a new clean air policy. Green Group leader, and city mayor […]
3 March 2021 / 18 March 2021 by pressofficer
Green Group leader Tom Crone today (Wednesday March 3) warned that the Liverpool City Region freeport deal was the wrong strategy to create the clean green economy of the future. Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the entire region will become a Freeport under a plan announced in the Budget. Cllr Crone said evidence from around […]
2 March 2021 / 3 March 2021 by pressofficer
The Green Party will deliver an alternatve Budget for the city at Wednesday’s Council meeting that makes a priority of kick-starting a post-Covid green economic recovery. Green Party Group leader, and candidate for City Mayor, Tom Crone said: ‘It is nearly two years since the council declared a climate emergency, yet its Budget plans point […]
Campaigns Elections Greenbank News Press Releases
24 February 2021 / 25 February 2021 by pressofficer
Dan Fieldsend and Cllr Lawrence Brown outside Greenbank Park Greenbank Green councillor Lawrence Brown today (Thursday February 24) called on the council to back local residents opposed to the extension of the Watering Can café into the local park’s memorial walled garden. Greenbank Park was bought for the people of Liverpool in 1897 from the […]
Campaigns Elections News Press Releases
23 February 2021 / 23 February 2021 by pressofficer
Liverpool City Council Green Group leader Tom Crone today (Tuesday February 23) called for a ‘Clean-hands Cabinet’ to lead the city out of the chaos caused by Labour dropping Acting Mayor and two other leading councillors as candidates for elections in May. Cllr Crone said: ‘The city has been left leaderless and rudderless. Labour has […]
Everton News Press Releases
City planners will today (Tuesday February 23) be urged to insist on changes to new ground plans for Everton Football Club to bring them into line with Council promises to hit climate change targets by 2030. Green Party Group leader Tom Crone will tell the council planning committee today that the new ground has the […]
5 February 2021 / 23 February 2021 by pressofficer
Liverpool Green Party today (Friday February 5) called for May’s local elections to be postponed to protect the public and democracy. The call came after the Cabinet Office said the elections would go ahead but with restrictions on campaigning and support to get voters to the polls. The party, which is fielding council candidates across […]
