And investment in decent neighbourhood services. Without it there won’t be pride in place felt everywhere and people will not feel things are getting better in the places they call home.

They have my full support in all efforts to achieve this. (3/3)

It will take time to rebuild, & there will always be compromise & trade offs facing any government.

I hope local government's rebuilding is prioritised further in coming treasury discussions to reform the whole system so that failure costs aren’t landing on councils, pushing them to the wall. (2/3)

Credit unions, building societies and mutual banks are a foundation of fair access to affordable finance, but we can do more in the UK.

A key priority for the @coopparty.party.coop and @ukparliament.parliament.uk MPs here too. (2/2)

An inspiring journey not least because of her work to encourage more talented people from underrepresented communities to pursue opportunities at leading universities. 👏💪 (2/2)

If we want local people to come forward and serve in public life, it must be safe and rewarding as a bare minimum. (2/2)

So, this is good news if the pace of mayors being rolled out across England is maintained, and boundaries aligned so they make sense for local people and public services. (2/2)