I am 54 and have lived in Amber Valley for 36 years.

Full statement

I’ve been a councillor for 16 years and for 12 of those I’ve been battling to keep the streets of Heanor, Langley Mill and Shipley clean, providing extra litter bins and collecting rubbish every weekend. In the course of this work, I have listened to a lot of resident concerns and done my best, with my team, to help solve a range of local problems.

Amber Valley is a fabulous place to live and I am continually working to improve things for residents. It is clear to me that the two-party political system is broken. Government ministers are kissing up (to unelected global corporations) and kicking down to the public they are supposed to represent, increasing taxes and pursuing a range of policies that are deeply unpopular with the British people.

The same people who recently shut down businesses, stifled careers, interrupted our children’s and grandchildren’s education and caused untold hardship and misery to families all over this country with untested, unscientific “pandemic control” measures are now begging yet again for your vote. We cannot forget what they did to us, and we should never place our trust in them again.

Successive Conservative and Labour governments have brought our once great country to its knees. We have mass immigration, sky-high taxes, a crumbling NHS, a desperate housing crisis, and our public services are no longer fit for purpose. It is time to vote away from the two main parties. The only realistic option for change is Reform UK. You can bring reform straight to Amber Valley by placing your vote with me. I will not let you down.