Caroline Lucas 'I respect my Labour opponent Nancy Platts'

All the other parties have trained their fire on the Greens in Brighton.There can only be one reason for all this attention: they see the Greens as front-runners in the race and regard us as the party to beat - just like the bookies.The Tory tactics are clear - to split the progressive vote and bustle unsatisfactorily through the middle.They seem to be hoping that, if the Labour share rises at