Thom Yorke backs Caroline Lucas in Brighton Pavilion

Thom Yorke has signed a statement supporting Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP who has held Brighton Pavilion since 2010, as she stands for re-election at the general election on 7 May. Its other signers, musicians, actors and comedians among them, include Brian May, Billy Bragg, David Attenborough, Joanna Lumley and Jeremy Irons.

The statement praises her five years in Parliament on climate change, farming, human rights and a fairer economy, at a time when, it says, the bigger parties are struggling with all of them. Regardless of our own political allegiance, we believe that our democracy can only be strengthened by maintaining such a strong and inspirational presence in Parliament.¹