Anthony Slaughter is a Welsh politician and leader of the Wales Green Party[1] who has served since December 2018, he previously served as Deputy Leader from 2014 to 2015.[2] In 2024 Slaughter was appointed as the President of Wales for Europe.[3] He has previously been a candidate for general, local authority and town council seats.[2] Slaughter regularly appears in the media on behalf of the party to discuss political issues including BBC Radio Wales[4] and S4C.[5]
Anthony Slaughter | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Organization | Wales for Europe |
| Political party | Wales Green Party |
| Website | https://wales.greenparty.org.uk/green-party-wales-leader/ |
Personal life
editSlaughter lives in Penarth, and has worked as a garden designer and landscaper.[3] Slaughter has been involved with and was chair of the local community organisation Gwyrddio Penarth Greening, a grassroots community organisation focused on planting and maintenance of the GPG Community Orchard that serves the local community.[6]
Political career and campaigning
editIn 2017 Slaughter stood in the Local Authority ward of St Augustine's a target seat,[2] and later in the 2019 UK General Election Slaughter as the Green candidate in the Vale of Glamorgan UK parliament seat coming third, with a 5.9% vote share.[7] The seat was supported by Unite to Remain as part of a coordinated effort with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, in the interest of a people's vote for Brexit.[8] Slaughter was also a co-founder of the Vale for Europe campaign group, a Vale of Glamorgan grassroots group that campaigned for a people's vote concerning Brexit.[3]
For the 2021 Senedd Election, he stood in the Vale of Glamorgan Senedd constituency, obtaining 2.9% in fifth place.[9] During the 2024 UK General Election he stood as the Wales Green Party candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth coming second, increasing his vote share to 14.5%.[10] In September 2024 Slaughter announced "...we will get our first Green elected to the Senedd in 2026" at the Green Party of England and Wales autumn conference in Manchester.[11]
Policies and views
editSlaughter advocates for Welsh Independence, and has stated he wants the party to split fully from its English counterpart at some point to become fully autonomous.[12] Since the Brexit referendum he has consistently campaigned for Wales to have closer ties with Europe.[3]
In 2023 Slaughter voiced his support for an "immediate ceasefire in Gaza", condemning the "indiscriminate killing of civilians and collective punishment of a population".[13] Slaughter also supports a tax for the "super-wealthy" to help fund services like the NHS.[14]
References
edit- ^ Mansfield, Mark (2024-10-23). "Anthony Slaughter re-elected as leader of Wales Green Party". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Slaughter". Wales Green Party. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b c d Price, Stephen (2024-09-06). "Wales for Europe appoint Greens leader as President". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Sunday Supplement, Senedd Election, legacy trials and US police reform". BBC. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Y Blaid Werdd yn dweud y bydd gyda nhw aelod yn Senedd Cymru yn 2026". newyddion.s4c.cymru (in Welsh). 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Anthony Slaughter - Bylines Cymru". bylines.cymru. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ harrietking (2019-11-09). "Vale Of Glamorgan Candidate Picked For Unite To Remain Seat". Wales Green Party. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan - Welsh Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Cardiff South and Penarth - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (2024-09-07). "Anthony Slaughter: "We can, we must, and we will get our first Green elected to the Senedd in 2026."". Bright Green. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Mansfield, Mark (2023-04-24). "Why the muddying of Welsh political waters must stop". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Price, Emily (2023-11-06). "Welsh Greenparty leader makes Gaza ceasefire call at conference". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Wales Green Party want tax on wealthy to boost NHS and education". BBC News. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-10-23.