Natalie Bennett says voters will have the chance at the election to start "a possibility of a peaceful political revolution". People will be able to stop the poor being punished for the mistakes of the wealthy, she says. "We can deliver a Britain which delivers to all people - a Britain which cares", she adds.

tweets, external: Punchy speech from Caroline Lucas - now Natalie Bennett needs to make sure she's not upstaged by the warm up act

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Natalie Bennett on her feet at Green conference now. She thanks Caroline Lucas for being "the stand-out MP" in the current Parliament. She's confident she will be in the next Parliament and beyond, too. It's been a momentous year for the party, putting it at the forefront of British politics and making it the third largest in England and Wales.

Caroline Lucas says the party will defend politics without austerity, nuclear power or demonisation of those who need the welfare state or those who come from abroad.

tweets, external: .@CarolineLucas says "opposition to austerity" links @theSNP & @TheGreenParty, calling for a "progressive alliance" between the two #gpconf

It's the Greens who set the agenda on a number of issues, Caroline Lucas says. She says the party will champion the NHS reinstatement bill - to reverse "marketisation" of the health service.

tweets, external: Caroline Lucas supposed to be introducing Natalie Bennett in show of support. Risk she might simply upstage her

"Just imagine what we can do if we elect more MPs", Caroline Lucas says, adding that leader Natalie Bennett is putting the Greens on course to do that.

With the rise of the SNP and Plaid, we have the chance to form a "progressive alliance", Caroline Lucas, the Greens' MP tells the party's conference. They've worked before on their opposition to austerity and after the election, they could do more is her message. If Labour are a minority government, the Greens could stop them pandering to big business, she says, adding: "Support them when they do the right thing, block them when they're wrong".

tweets, external: .@CarolineLucas tells Green party activists at the #gpconf that leader @natalieben is doing a "fantastic job"

On the general election, Caroline Lucas MP says the Greens are challenging from "a position of strength". This election is different, she says because they have something to defend - her seat in Brighton and Pavilion. That victory has given the party a voice in Parliament, to show "you can be a force for good in politics without selling out your principles".

Paying tribute to Natalie Bennett, Caroline Lucas MP says she is proud to call her a colleague and friend.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett is introduced by the party's MP Caroline Lucas. Ms Lucas welcomes the party's new members. She says the party is "truly democratic". "Your votes count as much as mine," she adds.

tweets, external: Love that the live prompter in front of the stage at Green Party conference leaves gaps for applause

tweets, external: ITV, I'm told, NOT thinking of going it alone & accepting Downing St proposal for 7-person debate. TV cos to unveil united plans very soon

We're just about to get going with Natalie Bennett's speech to the Green Party conference in Liverpool.

tweets, external: Standing ovation for @natalieben and all she's done is walk onto the stage #GreenParty

tweets, external: It's very green here: now know what it's like inside a mange tout

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The BBC's health editor Hugh Pym reports that draft legislation which would repeal the Health and Social Care Act is to be debated in the Commons next week.

Green MP Caroline Lucas is to introduce the National Health Service Bill, which attempts to restrict the role of commercial companies in the NHS, as a private members bill next Wednesday.

The Independent

Mark Steels uses his column , externalin today's Independent to express 'sympathy' for Nigel Farage for the supporters his party attracts.

He writes: "You have to feel for Nigel Farage, because all he set out to do was construct a party around the idea that Britain could only be great again if it won back its independence from meddling foreigners ... and for some reason this party seems to attract a few racists."