Ellie Chowns in party leadership bid
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North Herefordshire MP Ellie Chowns has launched a bid to become national co-leader of the Greens.
She and current co-leader Adrian Ramsay, who represents Waveney Valley in East Anglia, made the joint announcement earlier today (May 12) after the party's other co-leader Carla Denyer said she would not re-stand for the position
'As co-leaders, @AdrianRamsay and I will grow Green power, hold government to account, and lead with ambition, unity and deep-rooted values,' she tweeted this morning.
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The pair already have already launched a campaign website, ellie-adrian-2025.org, and a campaign video.
In it, she says: 'The old parties are crumbling fast. After the next election, Green MPs could hold the balance of power.
'Adrian and I know we can achieve so much more.'
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Both only won their Westminster seats at last July's general election, being among four Green Party of England and Wales candidates to do so, up from the party's previous tally of a single MP.
The party made further gains in county elections in England earlier this month, made a net gain of 43 local councillors.
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But last week the party's co-leader Carla Denyer MP announced she would not re-stand, saying she wanted to focus her energies on her Bristol Central constituency.
Earlier its deputy leader Zack Polanski, a London Assembly member, launched a solo leadership challenge, saying the current party is 'too polite'.
A leadership ballot of party members will take place over the summer.
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