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- “No more buck passing” – calling on Keir Starmer to resign over latest Mandelson revelation
Reacting to a report in the Guardian that Peter Mandelson was appointed as ambassador to the US despite failing the Government vetting process, Green Party MP Siân Berry said: “Keir Starmer has lied and lied again over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson and he must resign. Starmer told Parliament ‘due process’ had been followed. This report makes clear that was untrue. “He has tried to blame the vetting process, when in fact it is reported that a decision was taken to ignore a failed vetting. We need answers on what and when Starmer and David Lammy knew… “No more buck passing” – calling on Keir Starmer to resign over latest Mandelson revelation - Calling for protection of University of Sussex scholars against Labour’s ’emergency visa brake’
Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Siân Berry has asked Home Office Ministers to reconsider a decision to suspend visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, including for applicants to the respected Chevening Scholarship scheme, for which the University of Sussex is one of the most prestigious study destinations. In the six years to 2024, the University of Sussex hosted 119 Chevening scholars from Afghanistan, 58 from Cameroon, 65 from Myanmar and 101 from Sudan. The university is ranked first in the world for Development Studies and so naturally attracts many students from the global south and conflict regions, who want to develop their knowledge and affect positive change in their home countries. Sian expressed particular worry about the impact of the ban on female students from Afghanistan, who since 2022 have been banned from university education in their… Calling for protection of University of Sussex scholars against Labour’s ’emergency visa brake’ - Ella’s Law published
A Bill to make breathing clean air a human right has been published ahead of its second reading in the House of Commons later this month. The proposals in the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill enshrine the human right to breathe clean air into UK law and would require the Government to achieve clean air throughout England by 1 January 2030, setting out a pathway to bring the country in line with World Health Organisation air pollution guidelines. Known as ‘Ella’s Law’, the Bill was presented to the House of Commons last July by Green MP Siân Berry with the backing of cross-party Labour, Liberal Democrat, SNP and Independent MPs. It now contains the measures needed for the UK to be fully… Ella’s Law published - “Trust in politics matters” – Siân Berry MP again publishes official meeting log and calls for MP lobbying transparency
With trust in politics, and questions around ethics and corporate lobbying, more salient than ever, Green MP Siân Berry has once again published a log of her official meetings with campaigners, community groups, businesses and other lobbyists, and is reiterating her call for other MPs to follow suit. Her latest quarterly release shows Siân held over 40 meetings to discuss policy with representatives of different local and national groups from 5 October 2025 to 4 January this year. Currently, while substantial gifts and hospitality must be declared by all MPs, and Government ministers must record and release details of all official meetings, there is no requirement for details of meetings with lobbyists to be published by MPs. This is in contrast to much stronger requirements for transparency from MEPs.[1] Siân Berry says: “Trust in politics matters. Current… “Trust in politics matters” – Siân Berry MP again publishes official meeting log and calls for MP lobbying transparency - MPs must put controls on intrusive facial recognition
Reacting to the launch today of the Government’s consultation on expanding facial recognition uses by police and private companies, Sian Berry, who is the Green MP spokesperson for Crime and Policing, said: “Artificial intelligence surveillance carries profound risks to human rights, and the Government is being completely reckless about the risk of its hardline policies – including mandatory digital ID and scrapping juries – creating a toolkit for authoritarians like the racist far right to cause terrible harm in future. “The EU has already put strong controls on the use of highly sensitive biometric data for surveillance. The… MPs must put controls on intrusive facial recognition - Defending the right to trial by jury
Responding to proposals from the Justice Secretary that jury trials should be scrapped except in the most serious cases, Green MP Sian Berry said: “This is yet another assault on our rights from an increasingly authoritarian government. This proposal would scrap a fundamental cornerstone of our justice system which has been in the place for 800 years. “For David Lammy to describe the right to trial by jury as ‘not a right’ is a disgrace. The Government must fund our justice system properly – not make people pay for Labour and Conservative austerity with their fundamental rights. The… Defending the right to trial by jury - Objecting to Government support of ‘costly and ridiculous’ Heathrow expansion
Responding to news that the government is backing Heathrow’s £49 billion proposal that will require the M25 to be moved, Green MP Siân Berry said: “This Government is so pathetically in the pocket of Heathrow bosses and the most wealthy frequent flyers, that it will support this ridiculous and costly plan for expansion, despite the miserable disruption it will cause to everyone else’s daily lives. “These plans will trash our vital climate targets, and meanwhile cause misery on the roads, all for the benefit of the very richest people. “This Labour Government must fix its twisted priorities, ditch… Objecting to Government support of ‘costly and ridiculous’ Heathrow expansion - calling on the Chancellor to cut bills and tax billionaires ahead of Autumn Budget
Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Sian Berry said: “At next week’s budget, the Chancellor must deliver justice for hard-pressed families by fully scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap and fairly taxing wealth. “In Brighton Pavilion, more than one child in five grows up in poverty, while billionaire and millionaire wealth continues to soar. We must turn the tide on this awful inequality. “This Government promised change and has failed to deliver. The Chancellor could raise a truly significant £30 billion a year to invest back into public services, just by asking the very wealthiest to pay a properly fair share. “No one should… calling on the Chancellor to cut bills and tax billionaires ahead of Autumn Budget - Siân Berry publishes official meeting log and again calls for greater transparency on MP lobbying
Green MP Siân Berry has once again published a log of her official meetings with campaigners, community groups, businesses, and other lobbyists, and is reiterating her call for other MPs to follow suit. The latest release shows Sian held over 40 meetings to discuss policy with representatives of different local and national groups from 5 July to 4 October this year. Currently, while substantial gifts and hospitality must be declared by all MPs, and Government ministers must record and release details of all official meetings, there is no requirement for details of meetings with lobbyists to be published… Siân Berry publishes official meeting log and again calls for greater transparency on MP lobbying - Leading cross-party condemnation of Labour’s digital ID plans
Green MP leads cross-party condemnation of Labour’s digital ID plans Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Siân Berry is leading cross-party condemnation of the Government’s plans for mandatory digital ID cards with a motion that warns against the growth of checkpoint Britain. The Early Day Motion (EDM), calls on the Government to scrap its plans to introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme for all workers. Supported by Liberal Democrat, SNP, Conservative, Independent and other MPs, the EDM states that mandatory ID is fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties, would risk ushering in an era of mass-surveillance,… Leading cross-party condemnation of Labour’s digital ID plans