Lucas to step down from Green Party leadership

Caroline Lucas will step down as co-leader of the Green Party in September saying she would like more of the party’s talent to be showcased.

Ms Lucas, the party’s sole MP, has represented Brighton Pavilion since 2010 and returned for a second spell as leader on a joint ticket with Jonathan Bartley in 2016.

Writing in The Guardian, the former MEP said she had faith that a new leadership team “will step up to the challenge that our increasingly febrile times present”.

Under the rules of the party, leaders are elected to serve a two-year term. Nominations open on Friday.