The Green party MP on her stint as a chambermaid, a brush with the law and the importance of hairspray
Born in Worcestershire, Caroline Lucas, 63, studied at the University of Exeter where she gained a PhD in English. She joined the Green party in 1986 and went on to become leader in England and Wales from 2008 to 2012, and co-leader from 2016 to 2018. Since 2010 she has been MP for Brighton Pavilion, the UK’s first and only Green party MP. At the next election she plans to retire from parliament. Her new book, Another England: How to Reclaim Our National Story, has just been published. She is married with two sons.
When were you happiest?
Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.
