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An active representative
I believe that people in Penistone & Stocksbridge deserve a public servant who has the skills and experience to fight for them. If selected, I will act as a shadow MP from day one, holding regular surgeries, representing constituents, campaigning on the issues that matter to people.
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A fully funded NHS
Training to be an NHS mental health nurse I’ve seen at first-hand the impact of the Tory cuts to our NHS, including long waiting times and understaffing. I support treating mental health as seriously as physical health, with a commitment to guaranteeing mental health treatment within a month for all who need it under a Labour government. I oppose privatisation of our NHS and support increased investment
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Standing with Workers
We live in a low wage economy, where salaries have stagnated for over a decade while profits have mushroomed. The only ways to address this are through a well-organised, confident trade union movement and progressive policies only a Labour Government can deliver. I will never shy away from standing on picket lines in solidarity with workers demanding a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
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A winning, local campaign
Our campaigning needs to be rooted locally, listening to the people we wish to represent. I’ll immerse myself in local community campaigns, focusing on local issues that our voters care about so voters know we’re on their side
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Green New Deal
As Sheffield’s Cabinet lead, I introduced a transformative Green City Strategy, and spent 4 years as co-chair of South Yorkshire Climate Alliance. As MP I would support a Green New Deal consisting of public ownership of energy, massive investments in renewables, and a mass home insulation programme.
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Ending the cost of living crisis
With inflation at 10%, and wages having stagnated for years, increasing numbers of people are being forced to choose between heating their house and having enough food to eat. I support public ownership of energy to address price fixing by the big six, rent controls to support private renters, and higher wages for the low-paid. Only Labour will deliver the progressive taxation, and the crackdown on tax evasion and avoidance needed to reduce the grotesque inequality in our economy.
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Life Long Education
As our MP, I’ll fight for real investment in our schools and colleges, with properly funded SEND provision. Having been a teacher in adult and community education here in Penistone and Stocksbridge, I’m passionate about the value of trade union learning and adult education. Seeing my original Sheffield degree in English Literature suspended, and seeing student nurses saddled with thousands of pounds in debt, is heartbreaking. Higher Education is a public good, and must part of a lifelong free education offer which only Labour can deliver.
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