Three Frontline 40 candidates hear the views of women voters
High Peak is a mainly rural constituency stretching from Buxton to Glossop encompassing parts of the Peak District National Park. Local jobs, especially for women, are traditionally low paid and often part time.
We need to offer better support to women, including affordable public transport, which would help to open up more job opportunities. We need accessible services – a district hospital with a maternity unit, to replace the one closed last year, would be a good start. High-speed broadband would give more women the chance to work from home, allowing them the flexibility to work around children and elderly relatives.
Caitlin Bisknell is PPC for High Peak
There is no doubt that the increased cost of living is hitting families and particularly women hard across Reading West. Time and time again younger women tell me how government policy changes have had a huge impact on them. Younger women are angry at the government but they do not want politicians to play the blame game. One voter told me, ‘after my childcare and transport costs I take home £18 a month.’ Women like this want bold, progressive policies on flexible, affordable, good-quality childcare provision and on preschool education. And they want it now.
Victoria Groulef is PPC for Reading West
To win the votes of women in Dover and Deal Labour must speak to local concerns and aspirations in ways that reflect everyday experiences. For too many, politics feels like something that is done to us, that removes rather than gives us a voice. Labour must hear and use that voice.
What might that agenda look like? Delivering a living wage and ending the scourge of zero-hours contracts while ensuring more flexibility that suits workers, not just employers. Promising quality, affordable childcare and personalised health and social care for all who need it. And making sure there are opportunities for all our children to achieve and succeed.
Clair Hawkins is PPC for Dover and Deal