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The Greens won their first ever Westminster by-election after achieving a historic 41 per cent of the vote after ballots were counted on Thursday (26 February).

She, of course, has shown solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, focusing on the culture of transphobia that has grown within the UK over the past few years.

“I’m tired of politicians blaming everyone else for their mistakes,” she told the campaign group Stand Up To Racism in January. “I’m tired of minorities being scapegoated. And I’m tired of my safety, and the safety of all the women and girls in society, being used to fuel hatred.”

She also said in a 2025 post on Bluesky: “Grew up watching a Trans woman win Big Brother, hearing music with lyrics that celebrated Trans people, seeing folk flourish as themselves. Now we’re going backwards. I will ALWAYS stand against the politicisation and degradation of human rights. Solidarity to our Trans family.”