Green Party

The Green Party has responded today to the renewed call by Charles Clarke MP for a change of leadership in the Labour Party.

In his New Year message, Mr Clarke has warned again that Labour’s chances of remaining in power beyond the election hinge upon the removal of Gordon Brown as leader.

But today Adrian Ramsay, who will challenge Mr Clarke at the General Election, said a change of leader cannot solve Labour’s problems on its own because the real problem lies in the direction that Labour Party has taken. He agrees that Mr Clarke has cause for concern, especially in his own constituency of Norwich South. Cllr Ramsay explains:

“Under Labour we are seeing the closure of Post Offices and day-care centres. The gap between rich and poor has been widening. There’s been a failure to create new jobs in green industries. It's the direction of the Labour Party that's the problem here.

“Charles Clarke has very good reason to be concerned because his own seat is under threat. But it’s the Greens who have the best chance of beating him because we have taken first place in the last three local elections in the constituency. If people vote the same way in the General Election, Charles Clarke will lose his seat and there’ll be a Green voice in Parliament to call for the change of direction that the country needs.”

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