Lessons and reflections from a Green Party MP

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Caroline Lucas reflects on her 14 years in Parliament as the Green Party's sole in MP in a speech delivered to a Green Alliance event in London

Over the last couple of weeks since I've left Parliament, I've obviously been out and about campaigning with the next generation of Green Party candidates standing for election. And seeing them starting...

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