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Ellie Chowns

@EllieChowns

North Herefordshire MP candidate. @TheGreenParty spokesperson on Housing & Communities. Green group leader @hfdscouncil. Former MEP. Mum, activist, optimist!

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🧦 'Green councillors work their socks off to represent people locally...'

Ellie Chowns outlines just some of the reasons to vote Green on 2 May.

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On BBC Breakfast this morning, I outlined the Green Party's practical proposals to tackle the housing crisis.

We want to see an end to 'right to buy', an increase in the stock of council homes, and powers for councils to keep rents under 35% of average local income.

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📺 Local councils have seen funding from the Government cut year after year under the Conservatives - and that has had huge long-term costs.

💚 I will continue to campaign for proper funding of local services - as effective investment for a fairer future.

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📺 'Young people can't even think about getting there.'

Ellie Chowns discusses soaring house prices, the need for rent controls and the political choices that have caused the housing crisis.

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📺'Local government is really struggling.'

Green MP candidate for North Herefordshire Ellie Chowns outlines the challenges facing local government after years of Conservative cuts.

💚On 2nd May, for a party committed to proper funding of local services.

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📺 I'll be on Channel 4 tonight for the live national local elections debate from Gloucester.

💚 At every election this year, a vote for The Green Party is a vote for a party that both genuinely cares about local issues and has a plan for the future.

Tune in at 7pm!

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📺 I'll be on Channel 4 tonight for the live national local elections debate from Gloucester.

💚 At every election this year, a vote for The Green Party is a vote for a party that both genuinely cares about local issues and has a plan for the future.

Tune in at 7pm!

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I had a fantastic weekend campaigning with Jenny Jones and some of my lovely volunteers

The response on the doorstep was great! Local people want change for North Herefordshire and they know the Green Party can beat the Conservatives here 💚

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It's clear that there are simply too many industrial poultry units in the Wye catchment. Gov't has dithered and delayed for too long. Voluntary measures have failed and the river is getting worse. We need a Water Protection Zone now, so that polluters pay to clean it up.

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Happy International Women's Day!

I'm passionate about encouraging women to get involved in politics, and I'm proud to stand for a party with such strong women in leadership 💚

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I've just signed the pledge calling for a new nationwide home insulation programme.

By signing this pledge, I commit to do all I can to ensure these policies are introduced, so that none of my constituents suffer from fuel poverty or a cold home.

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Brilliant action day today in , with 27 campaigners out talking to voters! We’re getting such a positive response; people here want change & know ⁦The Green Party⁩ is the only party that can win here against the Conservatives.

Brilliant action day today in #NorthHerefordshire, with 27 campaigners out talking to voters! We’re getting such a positive response; people here want change & know ⁦@TheGreenParty⁩ is the only party that can win here against the Conservatives. #VoteGreen #GetGreensElected
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Cancer waiting times have worsened every year for the past 11 years.

Our NHS has been broken by years of Conservative failure.

We need MPs who genuinely care about public services, and are committed to investing in them to improve patient care.

bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

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'This far exceeds anything that is acceptable' - Prof Sir Bob Watson.

Indeed.

We urgently need politicians who recognise the reality of the climate crisis and are prepared to step up and take action to create a better future.

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

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