Caroline Lucas to stand down as Green Party co-leader

Madeleine Cuff
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Party's only MP will not run for a third term as party leader

Caroline Lucas, the current co-leader of the Green Party, will not stand for re-election when the party votes for its new leader this summer. Lucas, who leads the party in partnership with Green Party...

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