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Red-faced Greens cancel posh bash
£1,000-a-head black tie do gets the boot as Greens rage

THE Greens cancelled a controversial £1,000-a-head black-tie bash yesterday following angry protests from members.

The party planned to stage the posh dinner at a luxury London hotel later this month to raise cash for its biggest ever general election campaign.

Wealthy donors who gave at least £1,000 were offered an audience with leader Natalie Bennett, along with other “lead candidates and senior party figures.”

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