I have lived in Earlsdon in Coventry for over 30 years.

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I studied Occupational Therapy at Coventry University and have worked in the NHS since qualifying. As an NHS worker, I am very aware of the challenges facing health and social care, so I strongly support the Green Party commitment to defend the NHS, and would make sure everyone has access to free healthcare when and where they need it. I am aware of the impact of the cost of living crisis on local residents, so as a Green Member of Parliament, I would call for actions such as increasing the minimum wage, increasing universal credit, protecting renters and building more affordable homes. I am very concerned regarding the state of our rivers including here in Coventry, as a Green Party MP I would push for water companies to be brought back into public ownership, to stop the harm being caused to our rivers and coastlines. The climate emergency and biodiversity loss are having increasingly severe impacts here in the UK and across the world, but the other political parties are not committing to act to address the causes and impacts of this climate emergency and resulting loss of biodiversity. As the Green MP for Coventry South, I would push for the bold action needed to protect our precious planet and everyone who calls it their home.