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I’m absolutely delighted to be writing to you as the new Chair of the Labour Party, and I want to pay tribute to my predecessor Anna Turley, who was an absolute powerhouse as Party Chair. I joined Labour as a teenager in the North East in the 1990s, having watched the Conservatives wreck my community – industries closed, crime on the rise, opportunities limited. In time, I saw first hand the difference a Labour government can make – more money in the pockets of working people, life-changing healthcare, broader horizons for children no matter their background. Our party is the greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known. Ever since, I’ve worked to deliver Labour victories across our country as a member, volunteer, MP and Cabinet Minister. You will know as well as I do, we now face the fight of our lives. A resurgent hard right threatens to roll back all of our hard-fought victories for an open, tolerant, free society. But under the leadership of Andy Burnham, we are pulling together to build a new national sense of unity, common purpose and positivity. We’ll defeat the forces of hate and division by offering hope and by governing boldly, confidently and authentically as Labour. For my part, I want to work with members to put our Labour values and the voices of our movement at the heart of government. Together, we will build the election-winning machine that beats Reform, sees off their divisive politics for good and secures a second term of Labour government. |
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