Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has been recognised by a prestigious political body as the MP who has most influenced the political agenda in 2011.
Since her election in 2010, the UK’s only Green MP has made a significant impact through her work on a range of issues – from putting pressure on the Government to tackle fuel poverty and drop Trident, to campaigning for Parliamentary reform and fairer rail fares.
Caroline, left, received the Political Studies Association award for ‘Influencing the Political Agenda 2011′ from Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow at a packed ceremony in Westminster last week.
She said: “I am honoured and delighted to collect this award from the Political Studies Association – and appreciate the judges’ recognition that having even one Green in Parliament can make a positive difference.”
The panel of judges at the Political Studies Association said: “Caroline Lucas has made unprecedented steps forward in raising the profile of the Green Party.
“The achievement of winning a seat in Parliament under the first-past-the-post electoral system should not be underestimated.
“When considering these factors alongside her role in influencing the AV debate, we felt she was a worthy winner of the 2011 award for Influencing the Political Agenda.”
The Political Studies Association is the leading organisation in the UK linking academics in political science and current affairs, theorists and practitioners, policy-makers, journalists, researchers and students in higher education.
You can find them here http://www.psa.ac.uk/
For more information please contact the Brighton and Hove Green Party on 01273 766 670