Cllr Benali Hamdache

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Only the Green Party can beat Reform!

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Photo of Naser Abby with caption: Welcome councillor Naser Abby Yiewsley, Hillingdon Council Promoted by Hillingdon Green Party At PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

It's our first post ever here on Bluesky and we're thrilled to share that @naserabby.bsky.social is our first Green councillor on Hillingdon Council (for Yiewsley ward) having switched from Labour. #hillingdon

Welcome Naser! 💚💚💚

YouGov has the Greens in second place for the first time

My Seat Model:

SNP: 55 (-9)
RFM: 22 (+22)
GRN: 18 (+10)
LAB: 14 (-8)
LDM: 11 (+7)
CON: 9 (-22)

Changes w/ 2021.

To the people who pointed at Oran, maybe it was a pronunciation issue

It’s funny how *we* get accused of placing ideology over everything else

Crossing a line for me. I'm defecting to Reform

100%

Time
To make Labour MPs accountable again

Throughout the Gorton and Denton by-election various commentators have been incredibly wrong

They mocked the graphs. They doubted the canvass returns. Some were absolutely awful about our candidate Hannah

Well there we are...

So just as a final word on this by election before polls close:

No matter what the result, Gorton and Denton is supposed to be in a category of safe seat that should essentially render it uncompetitive. The fact that it isn't is a damning indictment of Labour's time in office.

Dear Lucy On the eve of the by-election, your Labour party spokesperson has admitted to the Huffington Post that a Labour party leaflet has been delivered through doors with your imprint recommending a vote for Labour by a tactical voting organisation which does not exist. This is deeply troubling, it is actually lying to voters. Did you approve this? Do you feel the Labour Party in government should be held to different standards in terms of honesty to the British public? In your last letter to me you mentioned your ‘very extensive data’ and ‘having spoken to over a third of eligible voters’ which led you to an understanding that the by election ‘was a contest between labour and Reform’. Clearly this latest development only tells voters one thing - you will employ any type of political deception (or in Urdu “Dhoka” ) to win. You will be very aware that all three real tactical voting organisations are recommending a vote for the Greens as the best way to stop Reform. Lying to the voters, as you have been caught doing, raises the real prospect that Reform will be the beneficiaries, something you have said that you don’t want. As this is such an important issue, for the sake of your own reputation, I would strongly urge you to apologise to the voters of Denton and Gorton before the polls open in the morning.” Kind regards, Zack Polanski Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Dear @lucympowell.bsky.social,

Why did you invent a fake tactical voting company to stop the Green Party beating Reform?

I'm starting to think your letters haven't always been in good faith...

Labour's campaign against the Greens is toxic and they have the audacity to say that the Greens are manipulating Muslim voters? Labour have done nothing for Muslim voters and then they use our name to attack parties who acknowledge Islamophobia and who the reject far-right narratives which harm us.

The Govt should have scrapped the two child benefit cap 19 months ago, but failed to do so.

It could have listened to families enduring the overall benefit who will see no benefit because of it, but failed to do so.

It could have helped every child in poverty, but failed to do so.

SCAM / BURGLARY ALERT - a few neighbours on Liberia and Calabria Roads have found these barely visible transparent stickers on their doors/letterboxes. This is a known scam - houses which still have the stickers visible after a few days are targeted for burglary. CHECK your door and remove it.

Exclusive Poll: Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat Nigel Farage's Party in Gorton and Denton By-election Greens and Labour are in an effective dead heat against Reform UK, with tactical voters leaning towards Zack Polanski’s party

🚨EXCLUSIVE: New poll for Byline Times finds Greens and Labour in a dead heat with Reform in the Gorton and Denton by-election

- Greens and Labour on 28%, one point ahead of Reform
- But among most likely and tactical voters, Greens edge ahead
- Pollsters Opinium say final result “too close to call”

I've joined the Green Party. I'm sick of Labour betraying everything they're meant to stand for. The Green Party is now a serious political force, and is the best chance of defeating Reform by offering a genuine alternative to the rotten politics of the mainstream parties. join.greenparty.org.uk

Tactical voting groups say greens - not labour - will stop Reform in byelection.

On Thursday only Greens can beat Reform in Gorton and Denton. And we will beat their hate with a message of hope.

On Thursday help us make hope normal again.

The billionaire philanthropist making hundreds of Londoners homeless He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?

Landlords that evict tenants in favour of price gouging councils for temporary accommodation should be blacklisted

This is an increasingly common phenomenon. It needs primary legislation to bring in rent controls www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

Parties exist to gain political power. Don’t be surprised they contest elections. I often hear ‘the Greens are splitting the vote!’, but that’s the political system *Labour have chosen*. Labour could end the threat of a Reform government right now if they adopt PR. (1/2)

Dear Lucy Three weeks ago you wrote me a bizarre letter in an attempt to hold on to voters who Labour have for too long taken for granted in Gorton and Denton. First, I’d like to give my apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I've been busy on the ground with Hannah Spencer talking to voters about the issues that matter to them – lowering bills, protecting the NHS and rebuilding our public services. You'll appreciate most of your letter is out of date now, but I'm sure you'll have seen the poll that came out today, that puts us in first place and Reform in second. Labour are a distant third and it’s now clearer than ever that your party cannot win in Gorton and Denton. If you are as concerned about stopping Reform as you proposed in your letter, the course is now clear: in the spirit in which you wrote to me, you should now urge your members and former voters to back Hannah Spencer on the 26th February to stop Reform and make hope normal again. Kind regards, Zack Polanski Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales P.S – Hannah looks forward to saying hi in Parliament!

Dear Lucy Powell,

A response to your letter:

This is huge - and proves exactly what we're saying.

We cannot have a moment of complacency - only the Green Party can stop Reform.

Vote Hannah Spencer and the Green Party on Thursday in Gorton and Denton. 💚

In elections like this where Reform are turning out non-voters and the Greens are starting from scratch in the constituency - the door knocking will be expansive

We don’t do door knocking like Labour

First constituency poll is now telling a similar story to canvass returns bsky.app/profile/left...

Exlcuding Undecideds:

Green 32%
Reform 29%
Labour 26%

Labour voters *need* to tactically vote Green

New Omnisis poll of Gorton and Denton by-election gives Greens a *two point* lead over Reform and four points over Labour.

Basically neck and neck and within margin of error.

Hannah Spencer (Greens): 22%
Matt Goodwin (REF UK): 20%
Angeliki Stogia (Lab): 18%
Charlotte Cadden (Conservatives): 3%

Stoneygate (Leicester) Council By-Election Result:

🌍 GRN: 30.4% (+22.9)
🌹 LAB: 27.7% (-12.8)
🏘️ OL: 16.2% (New)
🙋 Ind: 11.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 8.3% (-15.3)
➡️ RFM: 2.7% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.6% (-5.9)
🙋 Ind: 1.6% (New)

No Ind (-21.0) as previous.

Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.

You’d think London’s roads calm down after work - but after 6pm the West End turns into Wild West, with no congestion charge and few parking controls.

@cleancitiescampaign.org analysis shows dramatic increase of cars entering central London in evening 6-7pm (56%+) compared to morning 8-9am... 1/9