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| Greens aim to appeal to environment-minded Labour supporters | Greens aim to appeal to environment-minded Labour supporters |
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| ‘Green new deal’ at heart of manifesto to be outlined in election broadcast on Tuesday | ‘Green new deal’ at heart of manifesto to be outlined in election broadcast on Tuesday |
| The Green party is to target environment-minded Labour voters by stressing its status as the only major party committed to zero carbon emissions by 2030, the centrepiece of 10 planned pieces of legislation in its election manifesto. | The Green party is to target environment-minded Labour voters by stressing its status as the only major party committed to zero carbon emissions by 2030, the centrepiece of 10 planned pieces of legislation in its election manifesto. |
| The party’s co-leaders, Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley, are due to formally launch the manifesto in London on Tuesday morning. | The party’s co-leaders, Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley, are due to formally launch the manifesto in London on Tuesday morning. |
| Its main focus will be on the climate emergency and an economic vision based around equality. | Its main focus will be on the climate emergency and an economic vision based around equality. |
| The message will be reinforced later in the day with an election broadcast in which the party’s sole MP, Caroline Lucas, will tell voters that the 12 December election offers “the greatest – perhaps the last – opportunity to change course” for the UK. | The message will be reinforced later in the day with an election broadcast in which the party’s sole MP, Caroline Lucas, will tell voters that the 12 December election offers “the greatest – perhaps the last – opportunity to change course” for the UK. |
| The Greens hope their distinct offering will cut through, amid signs the party could, as in the 2017 election, get squeezed out amid a tough Labour-Conservative battle. After good local election results, and an almost 12% vote share in May’s European elections, the party is now polling at about 3%. | The Greens hope their distinct offering will cut through, amid signs the party could, as in the 2017 election, get squeezed out amid a tough Labour-Conservative battle. After good local election results, and an almost 12% vote share in May’s European elections, the party is now polling at about 3%. |
| The party, which has formed an anti-Brexit electoral pact with the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, has set its sights on eight new targets, including Bristol West, Bury St Edmunds, Dulwich and West Norwood, Exeter, the Forest of Dean and the Isle of Wight. | The party, which has formed an anti-Brexit electoral pact with the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, has set its sights on eight new targets, including Bristol West, Bury St Edmunds, Dulwich and West Norwood, Exeter, the Forest of Dean and the Isle of Wight. |
| The manifesto’s central thrust will be a bill for a “green new deal”, intended to reshape the economy around investment in sustainable living, and intended to lead towards net zero emissions by 2030. | The manifesto’s central thrust will be a bill for a “green new deal”, intended to reshape the economy around investment in sustainable living, and intended to lead towards net zero emissions by 2030. |
| Labour’s autumn conference passed a motion making the same commitment, but sources say the party’s manifesto has, following pressure from trade unions, watered this down to a promise to end a “significant majority” of such emissions. | |
| The other nine promised bills cover: | The other nine promised bills cover: |
| A second EU referendum. | A second EU referendum. |
| At least £6bn extra a year for the NHS. | At least £6bn extra a year for the NHS. |
| Scrapping university fees. | Scrapping university fees. |
| A “sustainable economy bill” to ensure the economy functions within environmental limits. | A “sustainable economy bill” to ensure the economy functions within environmental limits. |
| A “future generations bill”, requiring decisions to consider the needs of the future. | A “future generations bill”, requiring decisions to consider the needs of the future. |
| Creating a universal basic income. | Creating a universal basic income. |
| Building 100,000 zero-carbon social rented homes a year. | Building 100,000 zero-carbon social rented homes a year. |
| Improving tenants’ rights and lowering rents. | Improving tenants’ rights and lowering rents. |
| Introducing proportional representation voting and an elected upper house of parliament. | Introducing proportional representation voting and an elected upper house of parliament. |
| Bartley said the plans included “the most ambitious green new deal proposed anywhere in the world”. He said: “While the other parties are trying to catch up, we’re still racing ahead, reaching new horizons.” | Bartley said the plans included “the most ambitious green new deal proposed anywhere in the world”. He said: “While the other parties are trying to catch up, we’re still racing ahead, reaching new horizons.” |
| Berry said: “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.” | Berry said: “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.” |
| The election broadcast, filmed in black-and-white, will feature Lucas – the MP for Brighton Pavilion – delivering a stark warning. | The election broadcast, filmed in black-and-white, will feature Lucas – the MP for Brighton Pavilion – delivering a stark warning. |
| “We are all tired, tired of the senseless babbling, the dramatic gestures, the chaos we see when the cameras go live in parliament,” she begins. | “We are all tired, tired of the senseless babbling, the dramatic gestures, the chaos we see when the cameras go live in parliament,” she begins. |
| “Is there a possibility of turning this chaos into good? I believe so. Is our fate already determined? I know it’s not. | “Is there a possibility of turning this chaos into good? I believe so. Is our fate already determined? I know it’s not. |
| “This election offers the greatest – perhaps the last – opportunity to change course. | “This election offers the greatest – perhaps the last – opportunity to change course. |
| “And I hope we can let one simple truth guide us in the challenges ahead. The simple truth that ignoring facts doesn’t change them. Facing them does. | “And I hope we can let one simple truth guide us in the challenges ahead. The simple truth that ignoring facts doesn’t change them. Facing them does. |
| “Did we leave this place in a better state than when we got here? Did we together rise up to the challenge? When all is said and done, when our time here is up – who were we? If not now, when?” | “Did we leave this place in a better state than when we got here? Did we together rise up to the challenge? When all is said and done, when our time here is up – who were we? If not now, when?” |