Commenting on the imminent decision by the Government on the expansion of Heathrow Airport, Green Party Leader, Dr Caroline Lucas said today: "Any government which even thinks about giving the go-ahead to expansion at Heathrow, and recommends massive growth for the unsustainable and highly polluting aviation sector, while at the same time a promising a huge reduction in carbon emissions by 20...

In a piece in The Guardian's Comment is Free pages today, Jean Lambert MEP reveals the truth behind Conservative leader David Cameron's apparent greening of his party. London's Green MEP reminds Guardian readers that "The eighteen-year stretch of Conservative government marked the golden age of Tory roadbuilding and airport expansion, of Thatcher's 'Great Car Economy,...

A new briefing from the Green Party, published today, argues that UKIP is a party of backward-looking policies, a party of "climate change denial" - and a party with a fundamental flaw at the heart of its anti-EU policy. "The core of UKIP's platform in this election is the illusion that if we left the EU we would not have to follow its rules," says the briefing. "The ...

A poll to be published the day before the European elections suggests the battle for third place will be between the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP. In the new poll, conducted by ComRes (1), the Greens have overtaken the Lib Dems for the first time since 1989. The poll suggests the Greens may be about to match their historic 1989 Euro-election vote of 15%. The poll shows support for t...