Serving as your Member of Parliament is a privilege. As we move into the General Election and I stand in the new Lancaster and Wyre area, I’m reminded of some of the local achievements we’ve made over the past few years:

🌍 Secured a fracking-free Lancashire
🏥 Campaigned for a new local hospital
👩‍⚕️ Saved local cancer services
🚌 Extended rural bus routes
🚂 Won funding to restore axed rail line
🏊‍♂️ Reopened leisure facilities
💧 Held United Utilities to account on sewage
🏃‍♀️ Raised money for food banks and hospices
🚓 Enhanced local area police patrols
🎫 Protected rail ticket offices from closure
🛍 Championed local small businesses
🏛 Preserved listed buildings and heritage
💰 Fought for environment disaster funds
📶 Fixed major mobile connectivity issues
💸 Won compensation for affected customers
🚮 Held park clean-up and community litter picks
👩‍⚖️ Expanded local court capacity
👵 Improved Pension Credit take-up
🚗 Stopped driving test centre closure
🩺 Changed hospital policies to free up GPs
🌊 Successfully lobbied for flood defence funding
📮 Challenged Royal Mail cuts & replaced boxes
❌️ Stood against quarry and landfill plans
🥳 Celebrated many community groups & events
🛣 Had major roads resurfaced & potholes fixed
🚧 Improved road safety and speed enforcement
🏡 Called for park home/alternative energy help
👷 Took dodgy developers to task
🏘 Objected to housing without public services
💐 Recognised local community champions
🙋‍♀️ Hosted Chats with Cat drop-in surgeries
👧 Spoke in schools on democracy & their futures
🚪 Enjoyed countless conversations on doorsteps
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supported residents and local businesses

This list is not mine, it bears the weight and power of thousands of your voices – and it’s an honour to represent them in Parliament.

It’s a reminder of how lucky I am to have this opportunity. Thank you to all of you, especially those who will no longer be in the new constituency, such as the residents of Fleetwood and the Lower Lune Valley.

As well as getting started on fixing our broken economy and public services, I hope to champion your priorities and aspirations for the next five years as your MP for Lancaster and Wyre.

We live in a beautiful area. The hustle-and-bustle of an historic cultural city brimming with small independent businesses and a thriving higher education sector at the forefront of climate and health innovation, alongside the close-knit rural village life with renewable energy and sustainable agricultural vitality that keeps Britain powered, fed and connected – and all this on the doorstep of the cracking views across national landscapes like Morecambe Bay, the Forest of Bowland and the Lake District.

It’s a vision of what Britain can aspire to be when we come together and harness our potential.

So let’s roll up our sleeves and get the positive change our area deserves, and #VoteLabour!

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