On the evening of Sunday the 25th of November I was selected to stand in the next general election as the Labour Party candidate for the Yeovil constituency. I stood on a platform of socialist and democratic values, openness and honesty and for a Labour Party that puts working people first.

My key objectives for the build up to the election include:

1) Establishing a link with young working people and introducing them into politics.
2) Re-connecting with voters and members disillusioned with politics in the last ten years.

To do this I believe it is important to show we're not an organisation ruled from top to bottom, but a democratic organisation ruled from the bottom up, where the rank and file members can make and influence policy. To not be afraid to disagree with national policy when we believe it is wrong, nor to criticise when we think it doesn't go far enough. We must be willing to speak our mind and listen to the working people our party was founded to represent.

Over time the Yeovil Labour Party shall be, with the public formulating local policies on which to fight an election campaign. My goal is to ensure they are as fair as possible to people of this constituency and put their interests first.