Overview

• The Green leader will argue Britain’s economy is “rigged” for the super-rich, linking it to housing pressures, NHS strains and rising bills.
• He plans a levy on the assets of the wealthiest 1%, with funds pledged for universal free childcare, SEND support, rural buses and climate investment.
• In prepared remarks, he will accuse Labour of acting as “handmaidens” to Reform UK and of deferring to Nigel Farage’s agenda.
• Party officials say membership has grown by nearly a fifth since his landslide leadership victory over Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns.
• The conference opens with the Greens leaning into a combative, media-savvy strategy after rising from one to four MPs at the last general election.