About me
It was the honour of my life to be elected as Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness and to then be selected to be on to the Defence Committee. I will always be a strong voice in Parliament for my constituency and for the interests of our brave armed forces and veterans.
My experience
I’m a relative newcomer to politics, not a career politician. I set up and ran a high street retail and online business. I’m deeply involved in the community, volunteering with many of the local festivals and organising the largest, Ulverston Dickensian Festival, for the past 8 years. I’m proud to be part of this volunteer committee which brings approx. £3 million to Furness each year.
My early career was in banking, working locally in Barrow, Dalton, Millom and Ulverston and ensured I was well known to the community.
During my years at the bank I was shocked at the levels of discrimination and never one to back down in the face of injustice, I became a union rep and eventually the Jointly Accredited Rep for the North West Region, and Chair of the Banking Insurance & Finance Union North West. I spent many years representing members facing redundancy, bullying, harassment and disciplinary issues, and regularly spoke on their behalf at BIFU’s National Annual Conference.
Standing up for our communities
My drive in life is Community. I believe it’s the bedrock of a lot of the best things in life and when we work together we can achieve incredible things.
I’m passionate about our High Streets, I see them as the heart of the Community along with being the largest employer in the UK. This, and my love of working with the public was behind starting my business in 2005.
I’ve worked hard over the years to deliver benefits to the wider community wherever possible, enriching lives and improving services in whatever role or job I’ve held, be that in business, as a school Governor, banking, union rep, festival organiser or local government. I will continue to do that and much more as your Member of Parliament.
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