Green co-leader denies party is ‘institutionally racist’

To Green conference, where the party is thrashing out its policy platform ahead of next year’s general election. All too often in British politics, the smaller parties are distracted and held back by internal rows and feuds. So Mr S was intrigued to hear how the Greens would walk the delicate line between broadening the party’s appeal and retaining their tradition of internal party democracy.

Upon entering the Brighton Centre, one of the first leaflets thrust in Steerpike’s direction expressed concern about the lack of ethnic minority representation within the party. Kefentse Dennis, one of the candidates for the party executive earlier this year, has previously accused the Greens of being ‘institutionally racist’. That came after the leadership of the party’s subgroup ‘Greens of Colour’ last year admitted it ‘was divided on whether’ the Green party is ‘institutionally racist. One side felt that this is obviously evident within the structure and process of the party, but others saw no evidence.