From farming to finance; tech to the trades - they’re the backbone of this constituency, and we need to support them. Business owners here tell me they need lower taxes and fewer unnecessary regulations. That’s the case I’m relentlessly making to government.
I grew up here - and love our countryside, rivers and village communities. I worry about climate change, about the loss of biodiversity, about pollution and flooding.
I’m fortunate to have been able to create a home here with my family. But these days that’s just not an option for many people who, like me, were brought up here.
Like many other people here, I’ve struggled recently to get swift access to healthcare, mental healthcare and social care for my family. We need to find solutions to the strains on our health and social services. But the answer can’t just be putting more money into them: we need to make
I’m in the first generation of my family to go to university. I know how valuable good education and training is for getting on in life. That’s true for children and young people, as well as for adult workers wanting to retrain and up-skill.
A good education doesn’t just mean A’levels.
