Voters have been hitting polling stations across Wirral all day, with results of this year’s Local Elections to be announced over the coming hours. We will be bringing you them all in full as soon as they come in, in what could be the borough’s most crucial vote of this type for years. Residents have been voting to elect representatives for 22 of Wirral's 66 seats - one for each wards. Wirral Council is Labour-led, as it has been since 2012. Currently, the authority is made up of 34 Labour councillors, 21 Conservative councillors, five Lib Dem councillors, five Independent Group councillors, and a single Green Party elected member. As things stand, Labour’s majority is just one seat - although that figure is slightly skewed by the fact five councillors have left the party since last year’s election, to make up the new Independent Group. As well as Labour, the opposition Conservatives, Lib Dems and Greens will be hoping to make gains, with the ruling group only … [Read more...] about Wirral Council local election results 2019
Green party election results
Green party’s Siân Berry to run for London mayor again in 2020
The Green party co-leader Siân Berry is to stand again as its candidate in the 2020 London mayoral election. Berry, a London assembly member and councillor, took over the joint leadership alongside Jonathan Bartley in September. She was the Greens’ candidate at the 2016 mayoral election, finishing third behind Labour’s Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith of the Conservatives. She also stood for the post in 2008, coming fourth in the poll that first made Boris Johnson the London mayor. Khan, the current mayor, is standing again and is the clear favourite. His Conservative opponent this time is Shaun Bailey, who since being selected by the party has faced criticism over a series of previous comments he made about women and Muslims. Berry will put the city’s housing crisis at the centre of her campaign. In an address when she was named as the candidate, she announced plans for what the Greens are calling a “people’s land bank”, which would allow … [Read more...] about Green party’s Siân Berry to run for London mayor again in 2020
Socialite Anu Saagim throws in lot with Green Party
Ms Saagim is having to step down from her role as creative director at daily Õhtuleht as a result.''I have been following a 'green mindset' for the past few years, and I feel that it is the right moment to lend my support to the Estonian Green party at the elections,'' she was reported in Õhtuleht as saying.Political parties like to attract ''big names'' to run on their lists both within the world of politics and outside it.Running celebrities standard practiceThis is because the excess votes which they can accrue can be distributed to other candidates lower on the party's list under the modified d'Hondt proportional representation system, thus potentially picking up more seats.Former editor-in-chief of daily Postimees was asked to step down by the paper earlier in the week after informing his employers he was running for the Estonia 200 party.Other celebrities running in the March election include former sumo wrestling star Kaido Höövelson (Centre), former olympic … [Read more...] about Socialite Anu Saagim throws in lot with Green Party
Green Party failed to properly investigate sick child abuser
The Green Party failed to recognise that children could be at risk after a man facing horrific child sex charges was employed as an election agent in Coventry. David Challenor, of Charterhouse Road, Lower Stoke, was jailed for 22 years in August 2018 for a string of sickening sexual crimes against a 10-year-old girl. The 50-year-old had subjected the youngster to electric shocks while he held her captive in his torture den attic. But just three months before he was convicted he had still been working as an election agent for his daughter Aimee, a rising star in the Green Party who was in the running to become deputy leader. An independent investigation by Verita found that although Ms Challenor had alerted senior members of the party when he had first been charged with the offences on November 5, 2016, she had failed to tell them he was a member of the party and failed to inform the local party of the charges. He went on to work as her election agent when she stood for Coventry South … [Read more...] about Green Party failed to properly investigate sick child abuser
Ex Green Party MLA: I said in 2016 that the United Kingdom will not leave the European Union and still think it won’t
In the weeks following the EU referendum, I published Ten Reasons why Brexit would never happen (which can be seen at www.brianawilson.com). In light of recent events I feel it is time to review my prediction. The ten issues I identified have all played a part in delaying and frustrating the process but it is clear that there are two fundamentals that cannot be resolved A significant majority of MPs voted Remain and still believe any form of Brexit will be bad for the future of the UK.There is no form of Brexit that can be reconciled with the Good Friday Agreement.A third fundamental has arisen since the general election in 2017 when the government lost its majority in the House of Commons.Events over the past few weeks have highlighted these fundamentals and it is quite clear that there is not a majority in the Commons for any form of Brexit. Labour, the ERG Tories and DUP will oppose a “soft” Brexit and all sides of the House will oppose a ‘no deal Brexit’ … [Read more...] about Ex Green Party MLA: I said in 2016 that the United Kingdom will not leave the European Union and still think it won’t