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The '''Green Party of England and Wales''' is a [[Green politics|green]], left-wing [[political party]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. The party's policies promote [[environmentalism]] and progressive social reform. It wants to create a system of [[proportional representation]] for British elections. It has progressive policies on [[animal rights]], [[LGBT]] rights and believes in drug policy reform. The party also supports a universal [[basic income]] (UBI).

The '''Green Party of England and Wales''' is a [[Green politics|green]], left-wing [[political party]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. The party's policies promote [[environmentalism]] and progressive social reform. It wants to create a system of [[proportional representation]] for British elections. It has progressive policies on [[animal rights]], [[LGBT]] rights and believes in drug policy reform. The party also supports a universal [[basic income]] (UBI).

Since May 2010, the party has 1 out of 573 English and Welsh seats in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]], two members of the [[London Assembly]] and hundreds of elected members of local government. The party is close to the [[Scottish Green Party]] and the Green Party of Northern Ireland. The party's first leader was [[Caroline Lucas]] from 2008 until 2012. Its current leaders are [[Jonathan Bartley]] and [[Siân Berry]], who were elected in September 2018.<ref>[https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2018/09/04/green-party-announces-jonathan-bartley-and-sian-berry-as-new-leaders/ Green Party announces Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry as new leaders]. Green Party of England and Wales (official website). Published 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.</ref>

The party has 1 out of 573 English and Welsh seats in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]], three members of the [[London Assembly]] and hundreds of elected members of local government. The party is close to the [[Scottish Green Party]] and the Green Party of Northern Ireland. The party's first leader was [[Caroline Lucas]] from 2008 until 2012. Its current leaders are Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, who were elected as co-leaders on 1 October 2021.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 October 2021 |title= Green Party elects co-leaders: Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/58761481 |work= BBC News |access-date= 5 October 2021}}</ref>

The Green Party includes several regional parties.<ref name=Constitution>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenparty.org.uk |title=Green Party Constitution (only available to party members from the Members' Website or the Policy Coordinator) |publisher=Greenparty.org.uk |accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref> The Cornish Green Party supports [[autonomy]] for [[Cornwall]].<ref>[http://www.cornishgreenparty.org.uk/ Cornish Green Party website]</ref>

The Green Party includes several regional parties.<ref name=Constitution>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenparty.org.uk |title=Green Party Constitution (only available to party members from the Members' Website or the Policy Coordinator) |publisher=Greenparty.org.uk |accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref> The Cornish Green Party supports [[autonomy]] for [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornish Green Party website |url=http://www.cornishgreenparty.org.uk/ |access-date=2013-07-30 |archive-date=2013-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520142828/http://cornishgreenparty.org.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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[[Category:Political parties in England]]

[[Category:Political parties in England]]

[[Category:Political parties in Wales]]

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[[Category:Green political parties]]

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