In the space of two weeks in July, both co-leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales announced that they would be standing down. Jonathan Bartley, who has co-led the party since 2016, announced on 5 July that he would quit at the end of the month to make space for new faces ahead of a potential general election in 2023, and to dedicate himself to forming alliances with other progressive parties.
Siân Berry, who has co-led the party with Bartley since 2018, announced on 14 July that she would not run in the autumn for the leadership by-election triggered by his departure. In a statement, she hinted at the politics behind this decision – division among senior Green politicians over trans rights, a policy area to which Berry is dedicated.
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