A Green candidate hoping to keep hold of the party’s first and only seat says she wants to bring “hope” to the city and described Labour’s campaign as “dismal and depressing”. Sian Berry said it was a “unique thing” Brighton Pavilion residents did in first electing a Green MP in 2010 and promised she will continue her predecessor Caroline Lucas’s work to be the city’s “independent voice” if elected. The 49-year-old, who moved to Brighton after her selection last summer, said the decision had “put Brighton on the map”.
Sian Berry with Steve Coogan and Green Party canvassers (Image: The Argus/Andrew Gardner) She said she wants to be an MP who listens to her constituents and champions the work of others, particularly groups and organisations involved in youth work, environmental and food waste projects and upcycling. “My favourite thing in the world is to be able to find a community organisation that’s doing great work and help elevate its voice because they are the people who are picking up where policies need to change,” she said. “They’re the people who know the impact on the ground of bad policies like austerity or changes to welfare.
“This is my home and I hope it will be for ever.” Ms Berry wants to see water renationalised, for more council homes to be built and bought by local authorities and for greater greener investment. “Building new homes, particularly council homes, is absolutely vital," she said.
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