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Published: 12 June 2009

Green vote is healthy

• I WOULD like to thank everybody in London who voted Green in the European elections.
We were very pleased with the result: we made the biggest gains of any of the established parties, as our share of the vote in London went up to 11 per cent. Our share of the national vote rose too and there are now more Green MEPs right across Europe.
Everyone who voted for our party made a positive choice for the future, and has provided us with the support we need to carry on putting our practical, principled and progressive thinking into action.
I’ll continue our work on behalf of Londoners – tackling climate change, working to create new jobs and standing up for equality and human rights.
Greens will be at the heart of negotiations ahead of the crucial UN December climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Here in London I’m going to continue to support the campaign for a living wage and to ensure that new air quality standards – vital for protecting health – come into effect. I’ll also be championing new equalities legislation, which is even more important now given the rise of hate-based parties elsewhere in the UK and across Europe.
I will be supporting and promoting the positive actions and attitudes of Londoners from all backgrounds. I am very proud to have been chosen to represent the residents of this city again.
Jean Lambert
London’s Green Party MEP

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