Green Party members in Birmingham have agreed not to stand against the leader of Respect in the seat she is contesting. Interestingly she is again standing against a former right wing trade union operator and former Lewisham councillor Roger Godsiff -who is still a member of Charlton FC's board! I understand that a number of local Green party branches around the country have also agreed not to contest a number of seats where well placed candidates with a progressive record and with green credentials could do well. I also understand these developments are in the face of bitter opposition by the majority of the Green Party leadership. It will be interesting to see how this develops. In the spirt of such unity I have therefore agreed not to stand in West Lewisham and give the greens a free run -Romanye Phoenix is one of the most left wing and socialist Green Party members in the country. This wil also allow me to give full support to Lewisham People Before Profit in our target wards.
Leading national members definitely support these initiatives. For example Caroline Lucas was extremely public about the fact that she thought we should stand down for Salma Yaqoob in the run up to the balloting of Birmingham members.
ReplyDeleteThere's no bitter opposition from any of the Green leadership on this, let alone a majority of them. Whoever told you that is not well informed.