2025 Political Purpose Awards
The shortlist for the 2025 Political Purpose Awards has been anounced.
The Political Purpose Awards recognise the efforts of UK politicians who have supported and championed environmental causes over the last year, incentivising more MPs to devote their time to protecting nature.
The awards return for their third edition in 2025, in partnership with Ecotricity. This year’s awards celebrate eight categories, including two new awards: Wildlife Crime Prevention and Rewilding and Restoring Nature.
This year’s shortlist was judged by an esteemed panel of campaigners, NGOs, and journalists, all of whom are deeply involved in environmental causes and are therefore exposed to the very best (and the worst) work by our elected representatives.
The panel is made up of:
- John Higginson, Founder, Higginson Strategy
- Dominic Dyer, Chair, Nature 2030 & veteran wildlife campaigner
- Dale Vince OBE, Founder, Ecotricity
- Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, CEO, Keep Britain Tidy
- Sonul Badiani-Hamment, UK Country Director, Four Paws UK
- Chris Luffingham, Deputy CEO, League Against Cruel Sports
- Rebecca Wrigley, CEO, Rewilding Britain
- James Wallace, CEO, River Action UK
We’d like to thank our main sponsor, Ecotricity, and our individual award sponsors: Keep Britain Tidy, Four Paws UK, League Against Cruel Sports, Rewilding Britain, and River Action for their support.
Nominees by Category
The nominees for the 2025 Animal Welfare award are:
Danny Chambers MP
Ruth Jones MP
The Baroness Helic
Steve Race MP
The nominees for the 2025 Wildlife Crime Prevention award are:
Matt Western MP
John Blair MLA
Ariane Burgess MSP
Mary Creagh MP
The nominees for the 2025 Rivers & Seas award are:
Ellie Chowns MP
Clive Lewis MP
Tim Farron MP
Steve Reed MP
The nominees for the 2025 Rewilding & Restoring Nature award are:
Monica Lennon MSP
Toby Perkins MP
The Lord Krebs
Mary Creagh MP
Roz Savage MP
The nominees for the 2025 Pollution, Waste & Air award are:
Alberto Costa MP
Adam Jogee MP
Anneliese Midgley MP
Sir Sadiq Khan
The nominees for the 2025 Green Energy & Renewables award are:
Gillian Martin MSP
Ed Miliband MP
Sarah Jones MP
Cllr Anna Railton
Cllr Minesh Parekh
The nominees for the 2025 Green Council of the Year award are:
City of London
Leeds City Council
South Tyneside Council
Bristol City Council
The nominees for the 2025 Lifetime Achievement award are:
Barry Gardiner MP
Ed Miliband MP
Monica Lennon MSP
Sir Roger Gale MP
The Baroness Young of Old Scone
The nominees for the 2025 Wooden Spoon award are:
Nigel Farage MP
Richard Tice MP
Kemi Badenoch MP
Robert Jenrick MP
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP