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A big thank you to Andrew Hughes for the invite to the IET First Lego League National Finals yesterday, held at the Convention Centre in Harrogate.

So inspiring to see so many young people exited about engineering, it bodes well for the future of the industry in our region.

So many people have gone out campaigning right across York and North Yorkshire this weekend and I thank every single one of you for your support! 👍🌹

A good morning campaigning in Thirsk to help elect David Skaith as Labour mayor for York and North Yorkshire. The Tories have taken people for granted for too long. Time for change! Thirsk and Malton Labour Party

We started the day with the dedicated and hard working Harrogate & Knaresborough Labour group. Showing Rachel Reeves around the town I grew up in and still have so much love for was a real pleasure.
I can’t wait to put in place my ‘Mayors High Street Fund’ and the The Labour Party plans for our high

Great to have Labour’s candidate for North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith back in Easingwold today 👊🏻

David’s value-for-money plan will be a fresh start for NY and York, improving public services and championing North Yorkshire.

Voters want change and David will deliver it 🌹

A Mayor for everyone

Good to be out in Sherburn delivering leaflets for David Skaith

Vote Labour for Mayor of York and North Yorkshire on 2nd May 🌹

NEW: Labour will cut energy bills for families across Britain.

Creating jobs, cutting bills, and securing our energy independence with our Green Prosperity Plan.

In South Milford and Tadcaster to meet with residents who set up a task force to combat the very real threat of flooding in their community.

Great to join Steve Reed and Keir Mather MP to discuss Labour’s plans to implement a Flood Resilient Taskforce to support areas just like

David Skaith Meanwhile the LibDems in Harrogate & Knaresborough have put out a newspaper for their Mayoral campaign that strangely only uses a constituency bar chart showing them second to the Tories, not a N Yorks one where they'd be a distant 3rd or 4th!

Big thank you to Lucilla Bathurst at Ripon BID for showing me around Ripon and introducing me to so many wonderful businesses this past weekend.
I am proud to be an independent shop owner and it’s been wonderful to meet so many other owners around the region.
Our high streets do

Speaking with residents in Skipton and Ripon this weekend you realise how tired people are after 14 years of a Conservative government.
In 16 days time we have the opportunity to send a message to Rishi Sunak and show him that we are done with his government and that a positive

Cracking day on the #LabourDoorstep in home turf of 🦡 Hill, in Hull Road!
Spreading the message about David Skaith & the chance the elect a serious mayor who cares about all of the region - not just silly gimmicks! 🌹

This is the change we can choose 👊🏻 🌹

Campaign teams out in force this morning right across the region.
I will never be able to thank people enough for the amount of support I’ve received. 👍
Just 20 days to go!!!

York and North Yorkshire is in desperate need of a better integrated transport system.

In North Yorkshire alone we have seen a decline in over 50% of miles covered by buses since 2010.

We have seen bus passenger numbers decline year on year, rural communities become isolated

NEW: Labour's plan for high streets:

✅ 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PCSOs
✅ Guaranteed face-to-face banking in every community
✅ Replace business rates
✅ Stamp out late payments
✅ Revamp empty shops, pubs, and community spaces