My name is James Small-Edwards and I’m standing to be our London Assembly Member for West Central. I was born and bred in this area and have lived here my entire life. This community means everything to me.

My spur to get more involved in politics came during the pandemic when I was a key worker at a local food bank. Whilst we provided vital support at that difficult time by delivering thousands of meals right across West Central, I felt frustrated that in modern Britain food banks had to exist at all. Their continued existence — alongside Brexit, our crumbling hospitals and the cost of living crisis — is a damning verdict on 14 years of Conservative government.

But it does not have to be this way. This is the most marginal seat on the London Assembly. So if you want an Assembly Member who will stand up to Tory divisiveness and champion a safe, clean and green West Central, then I’d be honoured to have your support on May 2nd.