Green Party leader Wes Brown is under fire from MPs, including Kemi Badenoch, as speculation mounts over his budget plans. Brown, who recently celebrated his first anniversary in office, touts ten milestones—most notably winning the party’s first parliamentary by‑election in Gorton and Denton and tripling membership to over 230,000. However, insiders warn that the party’s capital budget will shrink in real terms each year through the decade, while day‑to‑day spending is expected to fall next year. The debate highlights growing pressure on Brown to justify his fiscal strategy amid an expanding membership base.
Burnham faced questions from Kemi Badenoch and other MPs amid speculation over budgetIn the news release to mark the first anniversary of his election as the Green party’s leader, Zack Polanski highlighted what he described as 10 achievements during his first year in charge. For the record, this is how he sees his record.-Won the Greens’ first ever parliamentary byelection in Gorton and Denton-More than tripled the party membership from 68,500 to over 230,000Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras sounds like a done deal from the hints the party is dropping over the past 24 hours. Needs the formality of local party sign-off.Our budget for day-to-day spending next year will be lower in real terms than this year. Our capital budget will fall in real terms every year until the end of the decade. Continue reading...
