BREAKING: The Green Party's only MP Caroline Lucas has announced that she will not contest the next election.
The Green Party’s only MP Caroline Lucas has announced that she will not contest the next election.
The 62-year-old was elected as the MP for Brighton Pavilion at the 2010 general election, becoming the first Green Party candidate to be elected to the House of Commons.Her majority has increased at the subsequent three elections, with voters returning her to Parliament with a majority of almost 20,000 in 2019.
She said: ‘I’ve done everything possible to help wherever I can and always worked to ensure that people feel heard, that their concerns matter, and that they are not alone. ‘And the truth is, as these threats to our precious planet become ever more urgent, I have struggled to spend the time I want on these accelerating crises.‘I have therefore decided not to stand again as your MP at the next election.’
The Green Party’s co-leaders have praised Caroline Lucas as a ‘force of nature’ following her announcement to step down at the next election.
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