Labour and Tory councillors are not being straight with residents about the future of Hoylake Beach Gail Jenkinson and Jane Turner at Hoylake Beach Labour and Conservative councillors have voted to clear a large part of Hoylake Beach in the full knowledge that the regulator Natural England will never grant approval for their proposals. In […]
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Metro Mayoral Elections: Green Candidate statement
Green Party candidate Tom Crone says he wants a ‘fairer, greener, better Liverpool City Region’ Liverpool mayoral candidate: Tom Crone Originally from Norfolk, 43-year-old Mr Crone leads the Green Party group on Liverpool City Council. People living in the Liverpool City Region (the five Merseyside metropolitan boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral, […]
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Amanda Onwuemene for Green Party Police and Crime Commissioner
Policing vulnerable people and increasing resources for specialist training Cllr Amanda Onwuemene MSc Amanda was born and grew up in Toxteth before moving to the Wirral as a child. She worked in Toxteth for many years and currently works in the Sefton Park area as a Psychotherapist. Amanda is also the current, twice elected Green […]
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Tom Crone for Green Metro Mayor
Liverpool City Region Elections Crowdfunder Elections for the next Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor take place on 2nd May this year. The Green Party are pleased to announce their candidate is Tom Crone, Leader of Liverpool Greens and Green Councillor for St. Michaels. Tom says: “I am standing for Metro-Mayor because I want to see […]
Wirral Co-leaders Demand a Fairer, Greener Borough
At budget council, Jo Bird and Pat Cleary made the case that Wirral can do so much more to be a fairer and greener borough Pat Cleary and Jo Bird outside Birkenhead Town Hall Cllr Pat Cleary said: It is rare to see a budget with no proposed amendments and a broad consensus around its […]
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Greens welcome Wirral council budget
Cllr Jo Bird, co-leader of Wirral Green Group of councillors, said, “Green councillors welcome this Council budget for 4 reasons. Firstly, it means there are no closures of valued frontline services Secondly, the Real Living Wage uplift continues to be offered to providers of adult care Thirdly, compulsory job losses are not envisaged and fourthly, […]
No ceasefire, no vote – Jo Bird speaks at ceasefire now demonstration
Saturday 18th November 2023. Liverpool City Centre. “Thank you Jeremy, Kenaan and Liverpool Friends of Palestine. Hello, marhaba, salam alaikum, shalom. My name is Jo Bird. I’m honoured to be the Green candidate for Birkenhead MP. In my former workplace, the Labour Party, Jewish members like me were 40 times more likely than other members […]
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Why Birkenhead Market is Crucial for the Future of Wirral’s Greenbelt
Birkenhead and Tranmere councillors Pat Cleary, Ewan Tomeny and Amanda Onwuemene recently met with Birkenhead Market traders. The future of Birkenhead Market will be decided in a few weeks’ time. This is crucial, not just for the future of Birkenhead, but also for Wirral’s precious green belt. Cllr. Pat Cleary explains why. Wirral’s new Local […]
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Jo Bird: Ceasefire Now!
On Sunday 22nd October, thousands marched from St. Luke’s (bombed out church) to Derby Square to call for the cessation of violence and ammunition in Gaza. Our own Cllr. Jo Bird made a rousing speech, which you can watch in the video above. Here’s the transcript: Let’s hear it for the organisers of today’s protest […]
Councillor Spotlight: Amanda Onwuemene
Councillor Spotlight is a series where Green Party UK put the spotlight on a Green Councillor from either England or Wales, asking them a set of questions and seeing how they’re getting on in their role. This month, it’s the turn of Cllr. Amanda Onwuemene (Birkenhead and Tranmere), one of 13 Wirral Councillors working hard for their […]
