๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง ๐น๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
I'm standing to be your MP, but this is ๐๐ข๐ story.
It's about Mike, Mark, Graeme, Nicky, Carys โ it's about all of us in the Vale.
We're at a crossroads: vote for change, vote
@UKLabour
.
On my first full day as the Valeโs MP, I was delighted to get to work on my three key campaign priorities for our community.
๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ. Full of ideas after discussing our shared hopes for tackling child poverty in the Vale with
@slloydselby
, who
Day 1 in Parliament:
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Community meeting with Llantwit Major residents
๐นInduction with 410 remarkable Labour MP peers, thanks to brilliant
@UKParliament
staff
๐บ Fighting the Valeโs corner on
@SharpEndITV
๐ป Talking economics on
@TimesRadio
I am delighted to be supporting
@DefraGovUK
work again, as PPS for
@SteveReedMP
and an exceptional team, on priorities close to my heart:
๐ Clean rivers, lakes and seas
๐พ A thriving British farming sector
๐ณ Ambitious nature recovery
๐ก Communities safe from flood risk
โป๏ธ
I have enjoyed doing ~10 media interviews this week, putting the Vale's voice forward.
My toughest questioners, though: exceptional learners at
@Holtonprimary
.
Thank you for leaving me full of energy and drive. Your ideas and your ambition will stay close to my heart.
Question Time with
@KanishkaNarayan
- What will be the first thing you do in your new role? Are you going to try and let younger people have more of a voice?
The summer of change arrived in the Vale of Glamorgan today โ๏ธ๐น
Donโt forget to vote for it - ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ! ๐ณ๏ธ
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐.
An incredible day of seeking it.
๐ Power launch to our Vale campaign
โฐ Hundreds of conversations with residents desperate to get the Tories out
๐น The incredible power of our
@UKLabour
family
Progress comes from change.
Change, from voting for it! ๐ณ๏ธ โ๏ธ
Remarkable day of our
@UKLabour
family coming together, taking an optimistic, energetic message to voters across the Vale.
As a researcher, I found
@CitizensAdvice
a saviour for families in severe debt.
As a trustee, I found
@CitizensAdvice
the best of Britain: the spirit of support that binds us.
On this day of division, thinking of former colleagues and holding onto the spirit they always show.
The place set alight last night was Citizens Advice, Sunderland. Its manager this morning told me theyโre devastated and now trying to figure out how to help the people they were supposed to see
#sunderland
I was delighted to welcome
@darrenpjones
, our brilliant Shadow Chief Treasury Secretary, to the Vale.
Darren and I share a common
@UKLabour
vision:
๐ An economy back on track
๐๏ธ Our high streets thriving again
โ๏ธ A brighter tomorrow for the Vale
๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ.
Delighted to host
@DavidLammy
,
@AnnaMcMorrin
and
@SDoughtyMP
in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Together,
@UKLabour
will reconnect Britain and restore our standing for a safer, more prosperous Vale.
The highlight of my first two weeks as the Valeโs MP: being back in our community, knocking doors, putting our communityโs voice first! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐น
๐๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
๐ง 100s of emails from Vale residents
๐ช10s of doorstep chats today, listening to residents directly
๐๏ธ10 media interviews with BBC, ITV, B&D, Times Radio and Bro
Across the Vale of Glamorgan, residents have a deep ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐.
Join us in delivering it! ๐น
๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
Incredible effort from Team Vale, speaking to thousands of voters today from Barry, through Cowbridge and Llantwit Major, all the way to Ogmore-by-Sea.
Now for the final
๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ!
Such a show of support from across our Labour family today, listening to voters.
A common complaint: residents whoโve been here for decades have never had a visit from their absentee Tory MP!
A defining focus for me and for
@UKLabour
will be to end mass dependence on emergency food parcels, reviewing Universal Credit nationally and working with our exceptional volunteers locally.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ: ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ
Thank you to the most energetic Team Vale, with the generous boost of
@GeraldJonesLAB
,
@Jeremy_Miles
,
@NickTorfaen
and
@SDoughtyMP
, as we listened to hundreds of Vale residents
An exceptional day of Team Vale listening to voters across the Vale of Glamorgan!
If you want to get Sunakโs Conservatives out, ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐! ๐น
Another day of seeking change in the Vale!
Exceptional Team Vale friends, a message of change from Rishi Sunakโs Conservatives, and a beautiful painted โgarden stakeโ ๐น โ๏ธ
๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐!
๐จ A single message in hundreds of conversations: for our economy, for our security, time to get Rishi out.
โก๏ธThree brilliant new canvassers, each a young person passionate about the Valeโs future.
Huge congratulations to
@Eluned_Morgan
, whose deep experience of public service will put the people of the Vale and Wales front and centre.
Our community and I are ready to work with you to achieve progress and security.
An incredible sense of energy with Team Vale, as we spoke to hundreds of voters seeking change across Cowbridge and St Nicholas ๐นโก๏ธ
Thank you to an exceptional volunteer team, and to
@AnnaMcMorrin
&
@sarah4bridgend
!
Today, on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we honoured the brave soldiers from across the Vale and the rest of the UK, who stood with our Allies and turned the tide of the Second World War.
Some made the ultimate sacrifice so we could live freely.
We must never allow their
I spoke to
@ITVWales
last week about what a
@UKLabour
government means for the Vale:
๐๐ An ambitious, growing economy
๐ฃ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ The Vale, and Wales, taken seriously in government again
My first campaign pledge and day one commitment was to set up a Vale Child Poverty Taskforce with
@slloydselby
.
I am delighted that we will get to feed into a national Taskforce led by
@bphillipsonMP
, putting child poverty front and centre as our national focus.
The Vale of Glamorgan has an incredible sense of community and mutual support.
I was delighted to be at Amelia Trust Farm to affirm my support for it.
If elected, I will fight for community organisations to get relief from 14 years of intense Westminster chaos.
A highlight this week -- showing off Barry and the Vale's business buzz and talent to
@JoStevensLabour
- together, we will put Welsh business right at the heart of Westminster's agenda for growth! โก๏ธ๐น
Resounding call for change from Tory chaos everywhere we go in the Vale of Glamorgan.
We can only get it by voting for it (photo ID in hand!) ๐ณ๏ธ ๐น
Our politics is crying out for change.
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I am so proud to be part of a
@UKLabour
cohort of candidates relentlessly focused on listening.
Every now and then, weโre fired up by glimpses of impact โจ
"His values resonate with mine as a former military leader, and he's local." โ Find out why Michael, an RAF veteran, is backing Kanishka to be the next Labour MP for the Vale of Glamorgan ๐๏ธ
An exceptional Team Vale has been speaking to hundreds of voters each day, listening to our communityโs clear call: ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ!
๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ
Within my first week as the Valeโs MP, I met with both the newly appointed Armed Forces Minister and the Veterans Minister.
I put to them the priorities of our serving and veteran families, the heart of our community in the
Great to have assisted with this fantastic Holi event!
Amazing speeches from
@Keir_Starmer
@wesstreeting
@SadiqKhan
Labour is the true home for British Indians
๐ฎ๐ณ ๐น ๐ฌ๐ง
What a joy to show the Valeโs amazing small business talent and potential to
@carolynharris24
!
๐ฅ
@FFTDeli
: my usual lunch spot!
๐ซ Maggie Joโs: Barryโs premier gossip spot!
Sharp message on the doors in Barry: ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐คโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ!
A big thank you for a huge team effort (and a great boost from
@AnnaMcMorrin
!), as we heard hundreds of residents again ๐น
Going for growth ๐
Our Chancellor,
@RachelReevesMP
, has a serious plan for British growth: fiscal rigour, planning and regulatory reform, targeted investment.
Growth that will power our community in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Delighted to have been out with
@JaneHutt
, whose community commitment has been unparalleled. Thank you for joining us in listening to residents, Jane!
๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐: don't let Rishi risk our future ๐จ
โ๏ธ No more damage to our armed forces and to military families' living conditions
โ Put our security and our country first
โ Put
I was delighted to host a busy first constituency surgery in partnership with local police representatives and with
@JaneHutt
.
Working together, we will ensure prosperity and security for the Vale of Glamorgan.
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฅ
๐ฌ Heard 100s of residents fired up for change in Westminster
๐น๐ช๐ฝ Came together as a remarkable
#LabourFamily
โ thank you,
@JaneHutt
,
@JoStevensLabour
,
@JennyRathbone
,
@lisburnett
,
@rubasiva
,
๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐: ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค?
Incredible Labour teams out all across Barry, Rhoose and St Athan.
A sharp message: get the Tories out!
Economic historians will look back at yesterday as confirmation that the Tory Party is the party of fiscal abandon.
๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐: ยฃ22bn in-year
๐ด ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐: ยฃ6.4bn in-year
๐ด ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐:
@OBR_UK
investigation
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ.
The price of 14 years of Conservative government.
It doesnโt have to be so. From Gibbonsdown to Llantwit Major, I know the Vale is ready for change.
Our First Minister brought energy and spring sunshine to Barryโ๏ธ๐น
Diolch yn fawr,
@vaughangething
and
@JaneHutt
, for a fantastic morning of listening to our community!
Three consistent days of listening to residents in the Vale, through rain and mist, hearing one sharp message:
๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐
Economic confidence is
@UKLabour
โs
Given total dismay with 14 Tory years, I am finding Labour support in every part of the Vale!
Ewenny didnโt disappoint. A wet morning made all the better by Labour optimism, early spring, and some Coast Coffee treats
@EwennyGC
! ๐น๐ผ ๐ง
I had the best time at
@rhwsprimary
, seeing the exceptional environment for learning and developing at the school.
Thank you for your warm welcome.
Excited to be back soon, not least for more Rangers time! ๐ณ ๐
A wave of ex-Conservative voters switching to Labour - thank you,
@JoStevensLabour
, for an energetic morning of
#labourdoorstep
listening in Rhoose! ๐น ๐
๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐คโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ: ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐
Fantastic weekend across the Vale, with a series of teams out taking Labourโs message to voters:
To stop 5 more years of Rishiโs Tories, vote Labour in the
I am out with a committed Team Vale almost every day, listening to residents and supporting our community.
In doing so, I am delighted to learn from our most consistent community champion,
@JaneHutt
, as we make the case for change in Westminster.
My very first interview as an MP was at ~3am post-GE with
@BRORADIO
's Rhys.
I was delighted to be back on the Vale's fab local radio station, this time for a calmer Westminster stocktake with
@nathanspackman
.
As the Conservatives fight internally again,
@UKLabour
is relentlessly looking outward and listening to our country.
Thank you to Rhoose residents who shared their yearning for change on the doorstep.
A MASSIVE thank you to all our Welsh Young Labour members putting in blood, sweat and thousands of steps on the doors to get a Labour government. ๐น๐น
You are all superstars ๐
Just 26 days until polling day!
Iโve left the UK civil service, after two years spent creating the
@AISafetyInst
, AI Safety Summit, AI Research Resource, and more. It was an honour and a privilege.
Thereโs lots left to do, and Iโll continue to work on advancing global progress in AI. Onwards and upwards ๐
I have learnt so much from
@JaneHutt
about the impact of positive, practical politics on our community.
Delighted to be out campaigning together in Barry!
The history and the sacrifice of our armed forces are deeply present in our history, in our community, across the Vale of Glamorgan.
Today, we say thank you to them, and we commit to making that gratitude count each day, not just today.
#ArmedForcesDay
from
@UKLabour
โจ Full of energy from backing the Valeโs small business founders!
๐ท
@StHilaryVinyard
latest in recent visits - donโt forget to check them out!
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ
Highlights from Llantwit Three Streams Festival and St Donats Summer Fayre:
๐ถ Political puppies
๐ Fantastic volunteers
๐ธ
@barryislandgin
and other brilliant local businesses
Llongyfarchiadau,
@vaughangething
! A historic First Minister at a historic juncture for our country. I'm excited to work together for a brighter tomorrow, in the Vale of Glamorgan and across Wales.
Rwy'n cefnogi ffermio Cymreig ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐พ
Delighted to see
@AbiReader
and the
@NFUCymru
team in
@UKParliament
today, discussing our shared commitment to the future of a dynamic Welsh farming culture.
๐บ EXCLUSIVE: Labour has won the endorsement of a coalition of business leaders who have said that a โnew outlookโ is needed so the UK can โbreak freeโ from a decade of economic stagnation โฌ๏ธ
The Vale of Glamorgan has a proud history of contribution to Welsh farming.
Working with
@huw4ogmore
, I want to do everything for us to have a prosperous farming future, too.
That's the promise of change in Westminster: a serious government for Welsh farming ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Rural communities in Wales need a partner in Westminster, who will work with our Welsh Labour Government to see the farming sector thrive.
That will only happen with a vote for Labour on 4 July.
Step 1 in moving forward is to take stock of where weโve come from:
๐ด Tory govt debt โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ, now at highest level for most of our lifetimes
๐ด Q1 2024-25 debt โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ vs forecast
๐ด UK 10-year gilt yields โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ vs US during Truss mini-budget, hitting UK credibility
I spoke to
Delighted to join
@WelshLabour
โs energetic campaign for Waheeda Sattar in Grangetown. Friends from across South Wales out knocking doors! ๐น๐ณ๏ธ
๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ!
Sunshine, Labour optimism, and a big push for change -
#TeamVale
set the mood for the year aheadโ๏ธ๐น
The highlight of 2023 came in its first week:
@ValeofGlamLab
selected me as our
@WelshLabour
candidate.
My focus in 2024 is singular: a
@UKLabour
win, to bring national renewal.
๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ง ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ซ!
Ffodus bod gobaith am egni ac effeithiolrwydd gydaโn harweinydd Llafur Cymru nesaf.
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Rwyโn gwybod bydd
@Jeremy_Miles
yn gwneud popeth i fynd iโr afael รขโn dyfodol. Llawn gobaith am Gymru wedi ei harwain ganddo.
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We are lucky to have energetic, impactful prospects for our next
โ๏ธ Marcoโs morning boost โ๏ธ
โ๏ธ Sun on the beach ๐๏ธ
โ๏ธ Catch up with visiting friends ๐ฌ
Thanks for visiting,
@t8el
! ๐ โ๏ธ
๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ
To mark
#ArmedForcesWeek
, I had the privilege of hearing directly from Barry residents who lived through WWII. Their sacrifices and
1/5ย
๐ช๐ฌ
Today marks my first 100 days as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the Vale! Iโve been off social media: knocking on doors, volunteering, listening, and learning.