nature friendly farming, where farmers tell me there is nowhere nearas farmers tell me there is nowhere near as nothing money in that pot, it is too difficult to access. if we work with our farmers we can produce far more of our food locally, we will be far more resilient to a changing climate, to international political affairs, which as we have seen with the war in ukraine can shoot these prices up. so the greens are alone in recognising we need a far more resilient approach to farming, energy, to the way we run our economy. and that's a vision we are setting out. find our economy. and that's a vision we are setting out-— are setting out. and you have candidates — are setting out. and you have candidates standing - are setting out. and you have candidates standing around i are setting out. and you have i candidates standing around the country on that platform. there have been a number of allegations of anti—semitic comments made by some of your people who are standing to be mps, including one who recently promoted a conspiracy theory that israel had conspired to allow the october seven tax to take place when 0ctober seven tax to take place when more than a thousand people were killed and many taken hostages. should someone who stated that be allowed to stand as an mp? ida. should someone who stated that be allowed to stand as an mp? no, they shouldn't. allowed to stand as an mp? no, they shouldn't- and _ allowed to stand as an mp? no, they shouldn't. and the _ allowed to stand as an mp? no, they shouldn't. and the green _ allowed to stand as an mp? no, they shouldn't. and the green party - allowed to stand as an mp? no, they shouldn't. and the green party takesj shouldn't. and the green party takes any suggestions of anti—semitism or
rightly or wrongly — do you think the conservative party is finished in the form that we've seen it in the last eight years or so? my experience is that the conservative party, it's probably a mistake to write them off. it is still one of the most successful electoral parties in history, if you go back to the mid—1800s. but i think it's likely that the conservative party is going to change in coming years. how it changes depends on who gets elected as their mps, their representatives at the house of commons, who, if there's a new leader, what leadership that takes. and i think that will shape where the conservative party goes. in recent years, it's taken on quite a flavour of the red wall, as it's known — mps who reflect, you know, their northern constituencies. quite a heavy focus on brexit
sunak not to proceed with plans in full for the high speed rail. you made no secret at the time, maybe you were trying to be polite through gritted teeth, but you were pretty cross about that, how much do you think it contributed to you losing? i don't think it did, actually. i am not dodging the question. i was cross, i don't agree with it, we worked hard to find, with andy burnham, an alternative, and i would say to both parties, interestingly, after the general election, go back to that alternative, which is now with the department of transport, to find better connectivity between the west midlands and greater manchester, it needs to happen, for all sorts of reasons, but i don't actually believe it was the issue on people's mines when it came to voting in this.— voting in this. lots of people in the tory party _ voting in this. lots of people in the tory party wanted - voting in this. lots of people in the tory party wanted you i voting in this. lots of people in the tory party wanted you to i voting in this. lots of people in l the tory party wanted you to run voting in this. lots of people in i the tory party wanted you to run as an mp, they did not want that to be it for you in politics, why did you decide that? 50. it for you in politics, why did you decide that?— it for you in politics, why did you decide that? ~ ., ., decide that? so, i think again there is an important _ decide that? so, i think again there is an important point _ decide that? so, i think again there is an important point about - decide that? so, i think again there is an important point about the i is an important point about the make—up of politics here. talking to so many people at the moment who aspire to be mps and i have huge respect for that critical job aspire to be mps and i have huge respect for that criticaljob so don't take that wrongly, but it is not necessarily right that everyone
longer going forward. i understand there is a small number more are being looked at. for the first time the green party is planning to stand candidates right across england and wales. that is 570 seats. in terms of those seats where we have got a fantastic chance of winning at this election, seats like bristol central, north herefordshire, brighton pavilion, we plan to get at least four green mps elected to push the new government to be bolder, because rather than labour�*s timid promises on public services and climate, if this government is to take the action that is needed we need green voices in parliament to push them to make the real change this country needs. we push them to make the real change this country needs.— this country needs. we don't know who the new _ this country needs. we don't know who the new government - this country needs. we don't know who the new government will - this country needs. we don't know who the new government will be, l who the new government will be, but interesting you are focusing on labour. thank you for coming in. it is always interesting to have a member of the green party here. and there will be a full list of candidates on the bbc and of course during the campaign we'll hear from all the parties. thought our election was eventful?
criticism of what keir starmer has done towards diane abbott and this perhaps feeling sentiment that people are discussing that sir keir starmer is pushing through his allies. is that fair thing to say? i think it is a fair characterisation of what is happening. i think personally the diane abbott question whether she was going to be allowed to stand again, that was handled badly by the party and i don't think that anybody around keir starmer or in labour would claim that that was handled well. but i think more broadly when you look at what is going on with labour's candidate selection, it is very clear that some mps have resigned late and some candidates sir keir starmer�*s choice have been put forward for those seats. what i will say is that that is what every single labour leader does. it is sort of to be expected, thatis does. it is sort of to be expected, that is how politics works. you have some really high quality labour candidates being put forward in those seats. keir starmer has got an
naughty running through fields. has he done enough to get his personality across? i he done enough to get his personality across? i mean, there are two ways _ personality across? i mean, there are two ways of — personality across? i mean, there are two ways of looking _ personality across? i mean, there are two ways of looking at - personality across? i mean, there are two ways of looking at this. i personality across? i mean, there l are two ways of looking at this. one is looking at the polls where labour, every poll pretty much is showing labour around 20 points ahead. there is a bit of difference there between different polling companies but labour are ahead in the polls and all of the predictions are getting on for a labour majority. when you look at the lido ratings, though, so the number of people who give them favourable and unfavourable ratings —— the leader ratings. keir starmer is way ahead of rishi sunak but his poll ratings are still slightly negative and i think what that shows what we found in the local elections last month is that there is a very anti—conservative mood in the country. but people are also generally quite anti—politics. they are not massively engaged in politics and the election campaign yet. and i think there is a certain
any suggestions of anti—semitism or any form of racism very seriously and any suggestions that have been made of inappropriate comments in recent weeks are being investigated by the relevant people in the party. that has to be separate from the party leadership. a clear message of good governance. iltiuiiiiii party leadership. a clear message of good governance.— party leadership. a clear message of good governance. will you be barring candidates then? _ good governance. will you be barring candidates then? there _ good governance. will you be barring candidates then? there are - good governance. will you be barring candidates then? there are at - good governance. will you be barring candidates then? there are at least l candidates then? there are at least three examples that have been reported of people who want to be green mps, they want to be standing, saying things on social media or liking posts on social media. 0ne saying things on social media or liking posts on social media. one of them said israel must be eliminated, for example. will those people be off list? there were three candidates _ off list? there were three candidates who _ off list? there were three candidates who were - off list? there were three - candidates who were selected who off list? there were three _ candidates who were selected who are no longer going forward. i understand there is a small number more who are still being looked at. and for the first time, the green party is looking to stand candidates right across england and wales, that is 570 seats. you have referred to a small number of examples here but in terms of those seats where we have a fantastic chance of winning in this election, seats like bristol central, waverly valley, north
standing to be mps, including one who recently promoted a conspiracy theory that israel had conspired to allow the october the 7th attacks to take place when more than 1000 people were killed and others taken hostages. should someone who stated that be allow to stand as an mp? ida. that be allow to stand as an mp? no, they shouldn't. _ that be allow to stand as an mp? iifr, they shouldn't, and the green party takes any suggestions of anti—semitism, or indeed any form of racism, very seriously. any suggestions of inappropriate comments made in recent weeks are being investigated by the relevant people in the party. that has to be separate from the party leadership, it is a clear message of good governance. it is a clear message of good governance-— it is a clear message of good governance. it is a clear message of good covernance. . ., ., , governance. there are at least three examles governance. there are at least three examples that _ governance. there are at least three examples that have _ governance. there are at least three examples that have been _ governance. there are at least three examples that have been reported i governance. there are at least three | examples that have been reported on about people who want to be green mps who want to stand saying things on social media or lacking posts on social media. one of them said israel must be eliminated, for example. would those people be off your list? in example. would those people be off our list? ., , _, , example. would those people be off our list? .,, _, , ., your list? in the last couple of weeks there — your list? in the last couple of weeks there were _ your list? in the last couple of weeks there were three - your list? in the last couple of- weeks there were three candidates who had been selected who are no
the question is, do we believe them? the conservatives have been in so long, so we need a change. the labour party, i'm not sure if he's going to deliver what we need — especially in wales, but... i have... i will vote, i will vote, but i don't know who i can trust. personally, i would just settle for truth, honesty, integrity from anyone. yeah. just tell the truth. you know, it's ok, these magic words, but itjust sounds like a hot air sometimes, you know? yeah, on one level, it's not too much to ask, is it? no, just... just be tru... people can handle the truth. just tell the truth. don't make all these... even if the truth is, "do you know what? we haven't got a lot of money, and there's not a lot we can do"? yes! absolutely. because then you'd have trust in your mps then. yeah. at the moment...no trust. it's been blowing a gale in porthcawl. the parties — looking to bring some calm at a turbulent time.
the longest serving labour mp if she wins in this general election, they believed they had got assurances from her that she didn't want to stand anyway. clearly, if that is the case, you can see why being told that she was being barred would inflame the situation and lead to, as it did, to her on the town hall steps saying, "i will stand." now she has been told to stand and in a slightly counterintuitive way it does appear she has been giving consideration not to. yvette cooper denied diane abbott had been offered a peerage and she gave that politician's answer, "i don't know anything about that. " it was a denial that she was not aware of it, but it was not ruling out that that conversation had happened. imagine mps might be offered inducements to do things by party leaders! i am not saying this happened in this case but that kind of thing does definitely go on. i had an interesting conversation yesterday. i tried to take the day off. in an election campaign?