Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley elected co-leaders of Green Party

Madeleine Cuff
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Duo proposes 'green industrial strategy' to deliver 'well-paid, low-carbon jobs' across the country in first speech as leaders

Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas has been re-elected as leader of the Green Party, this time in a job share with the Party's work and pensions spokesman Jonathan Bartley. The pair - the...

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