Anger over Keir Starmer’s shift to the right and Gaza stance could see Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer elected in Bristol Central
, the sun warms the tightly packed terrace houses, delis and cafes. Flashes of Labour red that may once have adorned the windows in previous general elections are now notably absent. In their place are badges of green, displayed with pride.
Then, a little over a month ago, the local elections gave the Greens a huge boost. Every single council ward within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency elected a Green councillor.But why Bristol and why now? In Montpellier, voters rarely raise environmental or climate issues among their primary concerns although many do touch upon them, occasionally mentioning Labour’s.
“People sometimes bring up Gaza, sometimes bring up the climate U-turn, sometimes bring up the failure of the Labour frontbench to visit picket lines and speak to striking workers. The list goes on and on.” The shift from Labour to the Greens is evident among the party’s volunteers out in force knocking on doors in Hotwells and up the hill into the affluent streets of Clifton and its grand Georgian crescents.
She said: “The climate crisis is something I’m really passionate about, I definitely experience eco-anxiety. The Greens are much stronger than Labour and the Tories on the climate. The climate crisis is at the heart of the party.”Challenged over whether Modi was a plant, knowing media would be accompanying the party on the doorstep, Denyer laughs. “Not at all,” she says. “Welcome to Bristol.”
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