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Rachel Millward
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Deputy Leader, Green Party of England & Wales. co-leader of Wealden District Council, Sussex. Spokesperson: Culture, Sport & Digital Inclusion. Founder of Birds Eye View int'l women's film festival. Friends of River Medway. Ashdown Forest conservator.
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Great to speak alongside @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @sianberry.bsky.social in Brighton on Friday! So glad to have @russell-moyle.co.uk on our Green team. Let's turn the rest of Sussex Green 💚
Rachel Millward, Sian Berry and Zack Polanski sitting on chairs on a stage Rachel Millward and Lloyd Russell-Moyle smiling Rachel Millward sitting down and speaking into a microphone Zack Polanski, Lloyd Russell-Moyle and Rachel Millward smiling together
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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So excited to be speaking alongside Zack and Siân tonight! This is a really exciting moment for the Greens in Brighton - especially with our opportunity to elect a Green Mayor 👀💚
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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ASHDOWN AND CONQUEST - GET OUT AND VOTE FOR HOPE! Good luck to Paula Warne in today's Hastings by-election. 💚
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Asylum seekers are welcome here.
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Asylum Seekers must be given the right to work - to contribute their skills, and their tax! And to be much more safely integrated into our society.
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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POSTPONED - due to a special focus on the BBC story, Newsnight have asked me to come on the show next Monday instead...
An image with Rachel Millward explaining her newsnight appearance has been postponed by a week to Monday 17th November at 10:30 on BBC2
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Catch me on BBC Newsnight at 10:30pm TONIGHT! 💚
An image of Rachel Millward by the beach. Besides her text says "BBC Newsnight. Rachel Millward. Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Candidate for Mayor of Sussex and Brighton. Tonight, 10:30pm, BBC One." Below there is a green party logo and a Rachel for Sussex logo. There is also a legal imprint.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Deeply moved by the Remembrance service in Hartfield this morning. Rev Julie took us from honouring lives lost, to committing to peace in our communities today.

Proud to wear the red poppy for those who gave their lives for our freedom, and the white for a world without war…
An image of a red poppy and a white poppy on Rachel Millward's jacket An image of Hartfield church with a Bible verse below. The Verse says "and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore; but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid".
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Good times in wonderful Hastings last Sunday. Join us next time! Join our WhatsApp group in the link in the thread.

#TeamRachel
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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New York just elected @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, who offers real hope, over billionaire funded opponents.

In May, Sussex & Brighton will face a similar choice between real hope and real change with a @greenparty.org.uk mayor or a big money backed Reform mayor with no real plan for the future.
An image of Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York and Rachel Millward, candidate for Mayor of Sussex and Brighton. In big text between then the words "Hope can win" are in bold. There is an arrow pointing to Zohran saying "Mayor of New York", and another pointing to Rachel saying "Mayor of Sussex and Brighton?". At the bottom of the graphic there is a Rachel for Sussex campaign logo which depicts a marlot, and a legal imprint.
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Brilliant to join an action day in Hastings on Sunday! Speaking to locals about their concerns and what they want to see from the new Mayor of Sussex and Brighton. Meeting so many Greens is always brilliant. Thank you to all who came along, hope to see you again soon!

📸: Alice Denny
Rachel Millward posing Infront of a crowd of activists holding "Vote Green" placards Rachel Millward interviewing members of the public Rachel Millward and Paula Warne speaking whilst walking. They are holding leaflets.
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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When public service matters more than party politics, and how the Home Office is letting us down... this is a clip from my Ashdown Radio interview this morning.
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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It has been astonishing to experience first hand how badly the Home Office mismanages asylum seeker accommodation. Wealden District Council has written to the Minister to make clear our dissatisfaction. (1/2)
A letter from Rachel Millward and James Partridge to Mike Tapp MP A letter from Rachel Millward and James Partridge to Mike Tapp MP
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Here's a clip from when I spoke to the Northern Rose at Green Party Conference about how I got involved in politics and how the Greens aim to address inequality.
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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@sianberry.bsky.social is doing amazing work in Parliament to ensure our new mayors have a duty to measure and reduce socio-economic inequality, alongside protecting our nature and climate.

I am so grateful to have her support in my campaign to be the first Mayor of Sussex and Brighton. 💚
An image of Rachel Millward and Sian Berry. Above them a headline from the Argus says, "A new mayor must fight for a better deal for the city - Sian Berry". At the bottom there is a Rachel for Sussex logo and a legal imprint.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Here's a letter from James Partridge and me in response to Nus Ghani's deeply unhelpful and false accusations. The Home Office does not involve local councils in decision making.

We need honest community leadership, not antagonistic and politically motivated open letters.
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Sign up to join me in Hastings for doorknocking and leafleting!

We have an exciting opportunity to support Paula Warne for East Sussex County Council and to spread the work about our mayoral campaign! 💚

Sign up with the link in the thread.
A graphic with Rachel Millward and a group of Green Party Activists. There is text which says "Leaflet and Doorknock with Rachel Millward to support Paula Warne for County Council. Join us in Hastings on Sunday November 2nd, Morning Session: 10:30am-1:00pm, Lunch, Speech and Photos: 1:00pm-2:00pm, Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-4:30pm. More info in link in thread." There is a Rachel for Sussex logo and a legal imprint at the bottom.
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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In today's Guardian I spoke about the need for the Home Office to be broken up to ensure migrants are dealt with by a department designed to make the system work rather than simply projecting a hardline stance to the public.
A quote from Rachel Millward in the Guardian says "‘Failed, chaotic and expensive’ – these are the words used by today’s report to describe the government’s asylum accommodation system, but they apply just as fittingly to the Home Office as a whole which has spent decades wasting taxpayer money in a destructive pursuit of the most hostile migration system possible." A quote from Rachel Millward in the Guardian says "‘Failed, chaotic and expensive’ – these are the words used by today’s report to describe the government’s asylum accommodation system, but they apply just as fittingly to the Home Office as a whole which has spent decades wasting taxpayer money in a destructive pursuit of the most hostile migration system possible. This is just one in a litany of reports which lays bare the Home Office’s dysfunction – in this case, allowing private companies to make obscene profits while vulnerable people are put at risk and community tensions are ratcheted up to breaking point. If we are to have a functional and fair migration system, the Home Office must be broken up so that migration can be dealt with by a department designed to make the system work, not simply project a hardline stance to the public no matter the cost to the taxpayer or the impact on migrants."
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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We are over 70% of the way to our first crowdfunder target. Please can you help us get over the line? Every fiver counts... 🔥

Thank you so much! 💚 Link in thread.
An image of Rachel Millward. Text above her says "We need your support to elect Rachel in Sussex". Next to her a graph shows a 71% complete circle. Text below it says "71% of our crowdfunder target already raised! Donate now! Link in thread". In the bottom left corner there is a logo which says "Rachel For Sussex" and a legal imprint below says "Published and promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at 39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton BN1 3PB".
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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I spoke at the March for Gaza in Eastbourne earlier this weekend: Shame on the US and this Labour Government. They could've called for peace and stopped arming this genocide at any time. Reparations now. 🇵🇸 @pscupdates.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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After speaking at a March for Gaza in Eastbourne today, a group of young people told me the Green Party and its new leadership team gave them hope in politics for the first time in their lives.

We now have over 20,000 Young Greens, now is the perfect time for young people to join us. 💚
October 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I'm so grateful for being a part of our diverse, representative leadership team at @greenparty.org.uk. We're gaining hundreds of members each day and surging in the polls. 💚
October 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Tune in to ITV Meridian at 10:45pm after the news tonight! 💚
Rachel Millward seated around a table with other people at an ITV Studio
October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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We can elect a Green Mayor in Sussex, but we need your help. 💚

Please give what you can on the link below. 👇

@greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachel4sussex.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Greens are doing amazing things on a local level whilst Reform causes chaos. I'll make sure people find out about all the work our local Greens are doing across the country. Thanks to @owenjones.bsky.social for the interview! 💚
October 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM