Could record poll performance herald breakthrough for the Greens?

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Party polling at highest level since 1989, as Greens identify target seats and look to maintain recent momentum

Could the Green Party prove as disruptive a force on the left of British politics as UKIP is proving on the right? The question is not quite as fanciful as it sounds. After all, the Green Party famously...

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