EXCLUSIVE: Former Labour MP defects to Green Party
November 20, 2025
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as posted by the channelIn an exclusive PoliticsJOE interview, former Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle sits down for his first in-depth conversation since defecting to the Green Party, now led by Zack Polanski. After years representing Brighton Kemptown, Russell-Moyle reveals why he believes Labour has lost its moral compass and stopped listening to both its members and the communities it claims to represent.
He reflects on the moment he realised the political culture within Labour had become “authoritarian,” “nasty,” and incompatible with the hopeful, community-driven politics he wants to practise. From wealth taxes to immigration, renters’ rights to community-led housing solutions, Russell-Moyle outlines why the Greens’ “eco-populist” vision resonates with him, and why he sees the party as the only one willing to speak boldly about inequality, compassion, and climate justice.
He also described the culture of fear among socialist MPs, where many believed they could be “taken off the ballot paper at any moment.”
Looking forward, Russell-Moyle lays out the big idea he wants the Greens to champion: a national, street-by-street home insulation and heat-system upgrade programme, free at the point of use, echoing the coordinated national gas conversion of the past.
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