Yorks and Humber Green Party

Greens shrug off UKIP popularity claim

Original BBC clip. 

 

Martin Hemingway

Martin Hemingway, Leeds

Isn't UKIP a great threat?

"We've very little evidence of UKIP, certainly in Leeds, as a presence at all!

"They may have fought in one or two places. They did relatively well in the Barnsley by-election - but, certainly in terms of local elections, there's little evidence of UKIP in fact."

 

Cllr Jillian Creasy

Cllr Jillian Creasy, Sheffield

Shouldn't you have done better in Sheffield?

"We got 18.000 votes across the whole city which is higher than we've ever done before.

"And we feel that we are making progress and the point is that, even though we've only got a few councillors we do make an impression on the council."

 

Cllr Adrian Ramsay, Norwich

Cllr Adrian Ramsay, national Deputy Leader

Aren't you worried by the challenge presented by oither small parties like UKIP and the BNP?

"If you look at support at grassroots level where we've got councillors elected, the Green Party is clearly ahead of UKIP and the BNP.

"We're clearly the main challenger both to the Coalition government and to Labour whether it's on privatisation of the Health Service, cuts to youth services, the need to create jobs in renewable energy.

"On all these issues it's the Green Party which are challenging the Coalition and Labour and that's why we've got councillors elected on so many different authorities in Yorkshire."

 

Cllr Andrew Cooper

Cllr Andrew Cooper, Kirklees

And the UKIP threat where you are?

"My reaction to UKIP is of course: it would be great if they stood in elections! There was one candidate in Kirklees last time and we beat them. So UKIP is a theoretical vote for many people. If they're not on the ground, you can't vote for them.

"They're not really a serious political party if they don't fight elections."

 


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