Izzy Knowles selected as Lib Dem PPC for Birmingham Hall Green

I am so incredibly proud to be selected as Lib Dem Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Birmingham Hall Green

I passionately believe that as a country we are safer, stronger and better off inside the EU, working hand in hand with our friends and neighbours, with the deal we already have. Birmingham Hall Green voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU. And yet our current MP voted and campaigned to leave the EU, and despite a few words and some votes in the right places designed to placate, he has done nothing to even try to understand what the majority of us feel, our concerns and worries and our desire for unity and peace. He takes no interest in his constituency except where it will win him votes, he took sides with people who are actively promoting hate against a minority group and did not even bother to try to understand the full issues of what is going on or acknowledge the worries of the people who feel their hard won rights are being undermined and put at risk.

I cannot sit by and let him take the votes of his constituents for granted as he has done in the last two elections.

Having lived, worked and volunteered in the area for most of my life I feel I am in a good place to understand and tackle the very many issues that matter to people, such as local policing, crime, fly-tipping, pollution, poor levels of recycling and dirty streets, and to take on injustices that prevent people succeeding in life such as the housing crisis, lack of funding for schools, inequality, prejudice and racism.

“If elected I will be highly visible, hands-on, local, accountable and contactable and when someone needs help or advice I will be there for them because it doesn’t matter who they are, or what their politics are, everyone matters and we can always find common ground.

As your candidate in Birmingham Hall Green I will:

• Continue to campaign relentlessly for the UK to remain in the EU with the deal we already have.
• Fight for our environment by preventing waste, increasing re-use and recycling, expanding renewable energy and cutting air pollution.
• Make our neighbourhoods safe and clean places to live by tackling crime, championing neighbourhood policing  and holding our police to account, supporting the vulnerable and homeless and working closely with community and business groups.