Queen guitarist Brian May visited Brighton on Monday to show support for Caroline ahead of the General Election on May.
Brian's spearheading the Common Decency campaign, encouraging the public to elect politicians who'll “act decently, transparently and accountably” once in Parliament and has singled out Caroline as, "probably the most decent politician there is".
"More than half of MPs in the House are too much influenced by their career", said May, "too much influenced by business interests, too much influenced by the whip who’ll make them vote according to the party line.”
Brian described Caroline Lucas as a "hero" and said she's someone who has "the courage of their convictions".
Caroline said: "Politics should be a public service, accountable and transparent. It should look like the people it's supposed to represent. Good MPs work across parties for the public good and I'm fortunate to have been able to cultivate those relationships - but the political system is completely geared against that mindset.
"But politics can change - and if we want a fairer future, it must."
Brian and Caroline stopped by the city’s seafront, before heading to the brilliant Brighton Music College (BIMM) for a tour and Q&A with students, many of whom had returned from holiday early to meet the rock legend.
BIMM Principal, Vaseema Hamilton, said: "The BIMM Team in Brighton were delighted and quite unable to contain their enthusiasm when we hosted Caroline Lucas of the Green Party and Queen’s multi talented guitarist Brian May today. Brian toured our industry standard studios - stopping off to sign a signature Red Special guitar from our collection - and then met with a packed live room of eager young musicians for questions from the floor. His advice echoed BIMM’s key messages - in that more than anything what it takes to succeed and have a life long career in the Music Industry is enduring passion, generosity and absolute self-belief - through the hard times and the good that are an inevitable part of every musician's career."
The visit was rounded off at the University of Sussex for an event supporting unsigned musicians, where Brian also participated in a Q&A and a drive to encourage young people to register to vote.
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