Greens downplay talk of "rainbow coalition"

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Green Party says it would not formally join a Lab-Lib alliance

The Green Party's single MP will not enter into a formal Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition and would treat any Commons vote on a case-by-case basis, BusinessGreen.com has learned. Caroline Lucas, the...

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