And now youve decided to walk away. Why . Because i want, ironically, to spend more time really focusing on climate and the environment. And right now, as the sole mp for my party, i have to be the expert on absolutely everything. I am the front bench spokesperson on everything. And that means that when you add that to two days a week constituency work easily, looking at everything from peoples visas to their housing problems, important though those are, they are massively time consuming at a time when im now at The Point In My Life when i really want to focus on climate and nature. Two huge areas, i know, but at the minute im getting pulled in 100 Different Directions, so ive decided not to stand at the next election. Im very hopeful that an excellent green candidate, sian berry, will take overfrom me in brighton. Weve got some other target seats in Bristol Central and suffolk as well, waveney valley. So were hopeful of getting more greens at the next election. But right now, this is
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