caroline lucas, not economic necessity. caroline lucas. thank _ not economic necessity.we would talk about energy specifically, let's do that. i am joined by chief executive of national energy action, adam scorer. thank you for waiting to to us. there will still be some help on the energy front with energy bills, so your thoughts on what you heard in the autumn statement? you're right, there is some relief benefits have been updated in line with inflation, the targeted package for people eligible for means—tested benefits is there so there is a bit of relief, but it doesn't really disguise the fact, the hard fact that for millions of people of the cost of their energy bills will get much worse in april for people on low incomes, people are not eligible for means—tested benefits, there is no support for them really, the really vulnerable people, carers, families with young children, people with medical conditions which leave them particularly vulnerable to the cold, they don't get means—tested benefits for those circumstances. so it will be really tough. there's no gettin

second and got more than any green is ever gotten other than any green is ever gotten other than caroline lucass going to say, especially the boundary changes that have just been announced. find that have 'ust been announced. and because i that have just been announced. and because i said _ that have just been announced. and because i said there was a long wait before you become a member of parliament, you might not but you quibble with my suggestion that there was quite a long way before you dream of becoming the foreign secretary in this country. why did you quibble with that what you think the change may happen quickly stop you will be customer pulling is the moment, it is liquid whenever another conservative government and the complexion of the new government, it is hard to predict at this stage, a lot can change between this stage, a lot can change between this and the next general election but i would be very happy to work with other left—wing and centreleft parties to form a coalition parliament and i would be keen for us to learn lessons of where they have gone into government elsewhere

caroline lucas from the green party has posted extraordinary evening and gavin williamson seems to thinkty to the job and that is been immediately shattered this evening. yeah, i think the writing was on the wall over the weekend and certainly looked as though things were slipping away as far as gavin williamson is concerned and looks as though the war revelations were going to come out and i think it is only a matter of time before ultimately, you would have to take in the course of action or rishi sunak would have had to have intervened. but very serious questions about rishi sunak�*s judgements this morning and saying that he still had confidence in him despite the revelations of the last couple of days so, it is usually embarrassing for rishi sunak and catastrophic for gavin williamson having been sacked twice already and i'm to resignjust a couple of having been sacked twice already and i'm to resign just a couple of weeks into his newjob and so, yes, a new prime minister but the chaos still continues. in prime minister but the chaos still continues. , , .,, ., .,, continues. in jul

green mp caroline lucas welcomed what she called a "screeching "u—turn" and "an embarrassing mis—steprowlatt. first of all, how unusual would it have been for him not to go? leaders don't always — have been for him not to go? leaders don't always turn _ have been for him not to go? leaders don't always turn up, _ have been for him not to go? leaders don't always turn up, but _ have been for him not to go? leaders don't always turn up, but britain i have been for him not to go? leaders don't always turn up, but britain is i don't always turn up, but britain is in an unusual position, we were hosts of the last un climate con, conference last year and, traditionally, there would be a ceremony where you hand over responsibility for these climate talks to the next. so there is an expectation from the un that the leader of the country hosting the talks will attend the next talks and hanover the responsibility for the talk. stop there was an expectation. there is also a general feeling that leadership is important at these talks, to galvanise action on climate, that leader turning up signals