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03/09/2012
New Green Party Leader Elected
Natalie Bennett has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party.
The Australian-born journalist for will be in charge of the party in England and Wales.
She beat three other candidates to the position in a poll of party members.
The former editor of Guardian Weekly will get the opportunity to address grassroots members at the party's conference this weekend in Brighton.
She replaces Caroline Lucas, the Greens' first MP elected in 2010, who stood down to focus on her duties as an MP.
Lucas said she wanted to "give other people the opportunity to get well known".
(GK)
The Australian-born journalist for will be in charge of the party in England and Wales.
She beat three other candidates to the position in a poll of party members.
The former editor of Guardian Weekly will get the opportunity to address grassroots members at the party's conference this weekend in Brighton.
She replaces Caroline Lucas, the Greens' first MP elected in 2010, who stood down to focus on her duties as an MP.
Lucas said she wanted to "give other people the opportunity to get well known".
(GK)
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Salmond elected First Minister in Scotland
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Cameron elected new party leader
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Cameron elected new party leader
David Cameron has been elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party. Mr Cameron will succeed Michael Howard to become the party’s fifth leader in eight years. The Shadow Education Secretary defeated his rival, Shadow Home Secretary David Davis, by 134,446 votes to 64,398, in a postal ballot of party members across the UK.
15 June 2005
Tory MPs to vote on leadership election changes
Conservatives MPs are due to vote tonight on how the leader of the party should be elected.
Tory MPs to vote on leadership election changes
Conservatives MPs are due to vote tonight on how the leader of the party should be elected.
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