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Caroline Lucas

@CarolineLucas

Caroline Lucas is the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion.  

<p>Part of this complete failure to deliver is down to incompetent Tory leadership</p>
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Our promise to Afghans has been shattered into a thousand pieces

<p>Brexit has become the gigantic elephant in the room, trampling over our economy, society and environment to its heart’s content </p>
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Neither Labour nor the Tories will face up to the truth of Brexit

<p>Firstly, the good: at long last, and after over three decades of campaigning, a loss and damage finance fund was finally agreed</p>
Opinion

The good, the bad and the exceedingly ugly of this year’s Cop

<p>Just because common sense has prevailed on this one occasion, it doesn’t mean that our government has a climate record to be proud of</p>
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Thank you, Rishi Sunak – the words I never thought I’d say

<p>We’re facing three, deeply interconnected crises – on cost of living, on energy, and on climate </p>
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Fossil fuel-loving Jacob Rees-Mogg as energy secretary? OK then...

<p>Heat health alerts are in place until at least Friday, as the Met Office advises people to stay indoors and look after the elderly and clinically vulnerable</p>
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Enjoying the sunshine? Here’s why you really shouldn’t be

<p>We need to shift away from the dangerous pursuit of endless economic growth at all costs, towards making wellbeing our main economic goal – of people, communities and our natural world</p>
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The government refuses to acknowledge the climate crisis

<p>It’s riddled with mixed messages, ill-judged priorities, and a lack of focus</p>
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The Energy Strategy is one step forward, several giant leaps back

<p>The cost of Hinkley Point’s electricity has already risen to nearly £120/MWh even though it is still four years away from delivering any of it to homes and businesses</p>
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Another nuclear power station isn’t the answer to the energy crisis

<p>The energy price cap will now push more than 6 million households into fuel poverty </p>
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We need to tax energy companies to help households in fuel poverty

<p>‘Our New Year’s climate resolution must be to put more funding at the heart of negotiations at Cop27’ </p>
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We urgently need to rethink the funding of global climate action

<p>Xinjiang is now the world’s largest open prison</p>
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Real insult to Chinese people is to condone the Uyghur genocide

<p>The UK has so far refused to commit to halting new gas and oil operations </p>
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Emissions need cutting to zero, not net zero, to avoid catastrophe

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Emissions need cutting to zero, not net zero, to avoid catastrophe

<p>The UK has so far refused to commit to halting new gas and oil operations </p>
<p>‘The lack of vision, political leadership and groundwork from this government is shameful’ </p>
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No wonder the PM is saying it’s ‘touch and go’ for a successful Cop26

<p>This was Sunak’s chance to show that the Treasury gets the climate and nature crises and is prepared to back the action needed</p>
Opinion

This Budget was a joke when it comes to action over the climate crisis

<p>Assault on democracy: new ID laws would disenfranchise many low-income voters</p>
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The Elections Bill is a dangerous assault on our democracy

<p>‘Hundreds have had their applications for asylum rejected in recent months’</p>
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The new Nationality and Borders Bill could criminalise Afghan women

<p>‘Hundreds have had their applications for asylum rejected in recent months’</p>
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The new Nationality and Borders Bill could criminalise Afghan women

<p>Extreme weather has led to events such as wildfires in Greece</p>
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This is the year when pledges on climate must be turned into action

<p>Boris Johnson has plenty of work to do over the climate crisis</p>
Opinion

Net zero by 2050 is far too late to avert climate catastrophe

<p>A man walks past a banner displayed on a garden wall in St Ives, Cornwall, ahead of the three-day G7 summit being held from 11-13 June</p>
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Our economic model is broken – are G7 leaders brave enough to fix it?

<p>The Queen’s Speech will open parliament on 11 May as the climate emergency needs an urgent change of direction</p>
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The Queen’s Speech is a chance to urgently tackle the climate crisis

<p>Boris Johnson has faced plenty of scrutiny from MPs during his tenure as prime minister</p>
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It’s time to call the PM out for failing to be honest with parliament

<p>Members of the Muslim Uighur minority hold placards as they demonstrate in front of the Chinese consulate in Istanbul</p>
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Appeasement of genocide shames our country – and all for a trade deal

<p>Those who have suffered long Covid as a result of doing their job deserve support</p>
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Frontline workers who have contracted long Covid deserve compensation

<p>Members of the Muslim Uighur community hold placards as they demonstrate over the whereabouts of family members</p>
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Given what the Uighur are facing, the government’s stance is shameful

<p>Members of the Muslim Uighur minority hold placards as they demonstrate in front of the Chinese consulate in Istanbul</p>
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Appeasement of genocide shames our country – and all for a trade deal

<p>Those who have suffered long Covid as a result of doing their job deserve support</p>
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Frontline workers who have contracted long Covid deserve compensation

<p>Members of the Muslim Uighur community hold placards as they demonstrate over the whereabouts of family members</p>
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Given what the Uighur are facing, the government’s stance is shameful

<p>Flames and smoke rising from a flare stack at Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical plant in Scotland</p>
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Environment Bill is flawed – too weak and unenforceable

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Environment Bill is flawed – too weak and unenforceable

<p>Flames and smoke rising from a flare stack at Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical plant in Scotland</p>
<p>Parliament will vote on the Brexit deal on Wednesday</p>
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Why I’m voting against the Brexit deal

Boris Johnson addresses the 10 Downing Street press conference
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What the oil and gas sector really needs to ‘build back better’

<p>Protesters calling for action on the climate crisis earlier this year</p>
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This is what’s really needed in a plan to battle the climate crisis

Boris Johnson dismissed concerns about Russian interference in elections as the moaning of 'Islington remainers' 
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Russia interfered with our democracy – why is the PM not interested?

Boris Johnson dismissed concerns about Russian interference in elections as the moaning of 'Islington remainers' 
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Russia interfered with our democracy – why is the PM not interested?

Rebuilding a greener UK after the pandemic
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Coronavirus is an opportunity to rebuild a more sustainable Britain

The UK will see more and more heatwaves as climate change ratchets up
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After coronavirus, Britons are ready to tackle the climate crisis

Brexit: European parliament says it won't 'consent' to watered-down trade deal
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The last chance to save us from a no-deal Brexit has slipped by

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Here’s how we can help the economy, the climate and fight apathy

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A natural history GCSE could help fight the sixth mass extinction

'What once was impossible is now happening' say experts urging green economy to emerge after coronavirus
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The ‘old normal’ wasn’t good enough. It’s time for a green economy

Too many people, trapped in small flats, have no access to green space during the coronavirus crisis
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Repay the sacrifices of Britain’s poorest with a greener country

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The UK is failing miserably to show climate leadership

Many who voted for Brexit say they are angry about being ignored by Westminster
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Taking back control means releasing Whitehall’s grip

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Most Brits actually support free movement – whatever the Tories say

UK economy starting 2020 in ‘stagnation’ and uncertainty, British Chambers of Commerce warn
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Democracy dies in darkness, and Boris is turning off the lights

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Democracy dies in darkness, and Boris is turning off the lights

UK economy starting 2020 in ‘stagnation’ and uncertainty, British Chambers of Commerce warn
Boris Johnson to Labour voters: ‘We will never take your support for granted’
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The Tories won't get far once progressives join forces

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Johnson’s failing to attend the Channel 4 climate debate is atrocious

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This isn't the Brexit election – it's the climate election

Extinction Rebellion protesters face off against police in London
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Extinction Rebellion and a Final Say can save our planet

Extinction Rebellion protesters face off against police in London
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Extinction Rebellion and a Final Say can save our planet

White’s recommendations aren’t necessarily new but they are needed, says Lucas
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Bullying in Westminster is nothing new – it’s been ignored for decades

Ms Cox was shot and stabbed on 16 June last year as she arrived for a constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire
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To remember Jo Cox, we must wrest control from Farage and Johnson

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How one simple law could solve our environmental crisis

Labour made the announcement after party leader Jeremy Corbyn met climate activist Great Thunberg earlier this week.
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If Labour cares about climate change, why did it back a new coal mine?

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Politicians can’t waste years over Brexit while our planet burns

A Yemeni girl receives treatment at a hospital in the Huthi-rebel-held capital Sanaa on March 11, 2019, from wounds sustained during a reported air strike in the Kisar district of the northern Hajjah province
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We call on the government to stop fuelling war in Yemen

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If you want to protect our environment, join me on the Final Say march

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Brexit and climate change are a product of our failing democracy

A couple eats ice cream on a beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Winter heatwaves are not OK – this is climate breakdown

May addresses MPs following the voting on amendments on Tuesday
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Admit it MPs, the fantasy Brexit debates are pointless at this stage

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Why now's the time for Remain to learn from its mistakes

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Why now's the time for Remain to learn from its mistakes

Theresa May making a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday
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May’s Brexit is dead – a Final Say is the only route out of the chaos

The public is recognising that the UK's fortunes are now in the grip of a feeble government being held to ransom by hardliners
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The Remain campaign needs to be led by new, younger voices

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May visits Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, April 10, 2018. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via Reuters
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Air strikes in Syria could make things even worse

The actions of those who took to the tarmac at Stansted follows in the footsteps of many brave people who have put their bodies in the way of state violence
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Activists are being charged under terrorism laws for the first time

The actions of those who took to the tarmac at Stansted follows in the footsteps of many brave people who have put their bodies in the way of state violence
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Activists are being charged under terrorism laws for the first time

Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, previously said he had 'reserves' of 'ten million jobs that are being occupied by non-Saudi employees' that he could 'resort to at any time of my choosing'
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Why aren't you protesting against Mohammed bin Salman?

Not only do ministers continue to back fracking, against the wishes of local communities, but they hand subsidies to gas and oil.
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If the Tories cared about the environment they'd ditch fossil fuels

Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom is convening the group of MPs today
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I'm meeting as part of the new sexual harassment group for MPs today

The Government must stop shutting down the debate about how a change of direction could save people’s lives
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Drug consumption rooms can help reduce the harm caused by addiction

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Today’s Nobel Peace Prize winners were not impressed with the UK

The leader of Antigua and Barbuda spoke in the media today to say that it was sad some westerners ignored the climate change that was destroying the Caribbean
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No, I don't 'lack humanity' in my views about Hurricane Irma

Boris Johnson addressed Parliament on the continuing situation in North Korea
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There are no safe hands for nuclear weapons

Sir Michael Fallon on board the HMS Vigilant in Clyde. The submarine is one of four vessels carrying the Trident nuclear system
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The Tories' emotional attachment to Trident has to end

Gove has been a cheerleader for ditching EU environmental laws
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Michael Gove is an environmental disaster waiting to happen

An advertisement run by Amnesty International to save the Human Rights Act, 15 November, 2016
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May's plan to scrap human rights is a distraction turned dangerous

The US President has pulled his country out of the Paris Agreement
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It must be a coincidence that Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement

The Conservative manifesto has pledged to scrap free school lunches
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The Tories want to slash education budgets to lower taxes for the rich

Credible action on air pollution must include a programme of investment in the clean, renewable energy that we have in abundance
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The Government shamelessly tried to hide its report on air pollution

The Green Party are offering a referendum on the final Brexit deal
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The Green Party backs a second referendum on Brexit

Reviews

Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman, reviewed by Caroline Lucas

The Chancellor is expected to increase investment in electric cars to combat air pollution
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Philip Hammond needs to use the Budget to tackle diesel cars

The Green Party are offering a referendum on the final Brexit deal
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The Green Party backs a second referendum on Brexit

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Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman, reviewed by Caroline Lucas

The Chancellor is expected to increase investment in electric cars to combat air pollution
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Philip Hammond needs to use the Budget to tackle diesel cars

The Government has performed a U-turn on allowing child refugees into the UK
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If we turn our backs on child refugees, British values are dead

The US President has signed a wave of executive orders since taking office last month
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Donald Trump is not an inexperienced politician, he's a racist bigot

A waxwork of US President-elect Donald Trump, on display at Madame Tussauds in London to mark his inauguration
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The idea of girls growing up with a leader like Trump turns my stomach

Donald Trump must pick the right team to help him tackle the economy, foreign policy and health
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Trump's views on climate change mean he’s a danger to us all

Heathrow expansion protesters gather outside Parliament
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The Heathrow expansion is unforgivable – we will fight this decision

Protesters block the A16 highway around the port of Calais
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We've taken inspiration from Trump in building a Great Wall of Calais

Pupils around the country will receive their A Level results today
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Pupils are being let down by University snobbery and inaccessibility

Green MP Caroline Lucas, who is introducing a Bill in favour of reforming the voting system
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In the EU referendum, every vote mattered – as it always should

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