I turned 18 in June 2010, just as the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition ushered in the age of austerity. Throughout my adult life, I have seen how Tory policy has left our public services decimated and our communities hollowed out.
As a barrister practising in healthcare law, I saw the pressure facing healthcare professionals. As a trade union organiser, I saw exploitative working practices from companies that too often refused to pay their cleaners properly. And as a member of the public, I have seen that those in power, whether Tory politicians or heads of multinational corporations, are simply not listening to ordinary people – and particularly those people in rural and coastal communities such as Pembrokeshire.
It is these injustices that have motivated me to stand, because I believe that a Labour government will help improve people’s lives for the better, and I am confident that I can make a difference as part of that movement.
I have the skills and energy to be an MP that you can be proud of, and that is why I am asking you to give me a chance so that I can fight for you in Westminster.
