Tens of thousands of people demonstrated calling for tougher action against climate change just days before the Oct. 29 general election in the Netherlands, in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.

Next week, the government faces a huge test of its ability to deliver climate action in a way that also improves people’s lives – its much awaited Carbon Budget Delivery Plan.

This is a massive moment for a government that so far has failed to make its mark on climate action, leaving voters disillusioned and frustrated.

You don’t have to look far to see that this Labour government is not living up to the promises it was elected on – a reality that is amply reflected by the number of people turning to the Green Party.

We’re hitting record polling numbers – up to 17% in the latest poll, and one poll putting us neck and neck with Labour – and our membership is surging to new highs with thousands of members joining each day for the last few days.

There are a number of reasons why voters seem to be flocking to the Green Party at this particular moment.

This Labour government has served up nothing but disappointment and betrayal to its voters since being elected last summer, from attempts to slash support for pensioners and disabled people to its ongoing complicity in the genocide in Gaza.

Meanwhile Reform is surging in the polls and dominating political conversation with toxic proposals like ICE-style mass deportations of people who have already been given the right to live in the UK.

To the dismay of millions of people, instead........

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