Why I'm not going to stand again to be Green party leader | Caroline Lucas

The party has made huge strides and offers the bold alternative UK voters so desperately need. But now it's someone else's turnIn May 2016, less than a month before the European Union referendum, I announced that I would be standing for the Green party leadership with Jonathan Bartley. By any political standard, it's been a tumultuous time since, but two things that have remained constant are my faith in our party and a commitment to doing what's best for it. That's why, when the party was being buffeted by strong countervailing forces, I was honoured to be approached to stand for the leadership. I hope I'm continuing to show the kind of leadership that's about doing what's best for the party by creating space now for more voices to be heard. Related: Caroline Lucas to step down as Green party co-leader Continue reading...