Caroline Lucas, the MP for Brighton Pavilion has been named UK MP of the year. More than 90 MPs from across the country were nominated.

The Green Party MP was given the award in recognition of her work with minority and deprived communities. The award was announced at a ceremony in the Speaker’s House and presented by House of Commons Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow MP.

Caroline Lucas said, “I'm honoured to have been nominated for this Patchwork Foundation award, and delighted to have won. Sadly there is still a long way to go in terms of addressing the huge underrepresentation of minority and deprived communities, both in society and in parliament itself. As MP for Brighton Pavilion, I am committed to continuing to do all I can to support and engage with those communities and to prevent people from being excluded from the political process.”