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Lumley goes Green
THE INDEPENDENT
It is the celebrity endorsement that all the major political parties would have loved to receive. But Joanna Lumley, who shamed ministers into granting immigration rights to Gurkha veterans, has given her backing in next week’s European elections to the Greens. Her decision is a blow for the Liberal Democrats who had been wooing the Absolutely Fabulous star during the Gurkha campaign. But the actress – named as the female celebrity the public would most like to run the country – said the Greens were most likely to bring about real change. “I urge you to cast a positive vote for a better future by voting Green in the European elections,” she added. Read more here