Laura Davison, National Union of Journalists General Secretary, said: “Freedom of Information laws were created to uphold the public’s right to know and promote transparency and accountability – vital principles within any democracy. There are…
“I am glad the work of the Timms review found that the current assessment system and points based criteria are dehumanising, harmful and counterproductive. “It shows that the Government’s previous proposals were as misconceived as…
Responding to the updated EHRC code of practice as set out in Parliament, Sian Berry MP said:“While some consideration seems to have been given to the utter impracticality of implementing the previous version of this code,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…