Tim Starkey for Thames Valley PCC

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Speaking at Usdaw Union conference today, I set out Labour's plan to back our retail workers and tackle crime on our high streets.

Shoplifters might get away with it under a weak Tory government, but they won't on my watch.

As we approach the election I’ve spent the weekend with Olivia Bailey for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, Tan Dhesi MP and Oxford Labour

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Across the Thames Valley area people note the lack of police presence. Today Bracknell Labour asked voters if they want to see more bobbies on the beat. on 2nd May 2024

Clear, concise profiles of the candidates in the Thames Valley Police elections. I’m happy to answer questions about my priorities and the experience that makes me right for the role. on 2nd May 2024.

Thames Valley's police commissioner election candidates Meet the candidates preparing for the election in May.

Spent the morning with Chesham and Amersham Labour Party, knocking on doors and meeting voters. We had a lot of positive feedback and I’m looking forward to returning to Chesham in a couple of weeks.

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I knocked on doors in Stoke Mandeville earlier this week with activists from Mid Buckinghamshire Labour Party

It’s been a while since the last election across the whole of Thames Valley, and many of us will require photo ID to vote when we have never previously needed it. Ballot papers have gone out detailing what you can use as identification. Check your ballot paper and please remember your ID on Thursday 2 May 2024.

Today I took a break and spent Easter Sunday with my family, but yesterday I spent some time meeting voters with Maidenhead Labour Party

A positive door knocking session in Theale today with Olivia Bailey for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, Matt Rodda, Cllr Rachel Eden and other Labour activists. Great to have such a warm, engaged reception from voters.

I’m going to keep travelling around Thames Valley throughout April as we approach polling day on 2 May 2024.

Over the weekend I visited Oxford to launch the May election campaign with Anneliese Dodds and other Labour Party members, including Cllr Susan Brown.

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on 2 May 2024 and elect Thames Valley’s first Labour Police and Crime Commissioner.

Labour has consistently been the challenger in these elections. Thames Valley includes the populations of Reading, Milton Keynes, Slough, Oxford and High Wycombe, as well as the villages and towns that sit between them. A Labour vote won’t be wasted, I can win in Thames Valley and I’m asking you to support me.

This weekend I was knocking on doors, meeting voters and talking about the 2nd May Police and Crime Commissioner election, with Olivia Bailey for Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Only 53% of respondents to the force’s “Trust and Confidence Snapshot Survey” feel Thames Valley Police treats everyone fairly, and only half think police listen to the concerns of local people.

Thames Valley Police urgently need to re-build trust, starting with an overhaul of their vetting and misconduct procedures. I would prioritise victims of crime, creating policies to build confidence in officers. Recruiting more neighbourhood police is also vital, as their numbers have been decimated under the Tory government.

This is the legacy of 12 years of Conservative Police and Crime Commissioners in Thames Valley but change is possible this May.

The report into the murder of Sarah Everard by serving Met Police Officer Wayne Couzens clarifies that better vetting and training are required for UK police. Labour's call to prevent those with a history of domestic abuse and sexual offending from serving as police must be enacted to keep women safe.

I will work with the next Labour government to ensure the measures outlined by Yvette Cooper MP are carried forward in Thames Valley. We will not drag our heels on creating safer justice.

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This weekend I’ve knocked on doors in the Micklefield area of High Wycombe to meet voters ahead of May’s election for Police and Crime Commissioner, and the upcoming general election. It’s and in Bucks, which has a Conservative led council, many Conservative MPs and a Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner, there is a real opportunity for positive change.

I've spent some time in Hook Norton, a village in Oxfordshire. I'm determined to prioritise crime in all areas of Thames Valley, rural and urban.

In mid-February I met council candidates for the upcoming local elections in Reading. It's great that my campaign connects me with so many others seeking election this May. Using all of your votes to elect Labour gives us the opportunity to continue to work together for a safer Thames Valley.

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We were very lucky to have a clear, bright morning in Wendover which I spent campaigning with Mid Buckinghamshire Labour Party.

It was great to meet with Tan Dhesi MP in Slough, join him to knock on doors, and discuss the area's priorities and challenges during the first weekend of February.

A late canvassing session in Risinghurst with Oxford Labour, meeting voters and introducing myself as their candidate for Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner.