Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners will be taking place in three weeks time on Thursday 15th November.
Today Ed Miliband launched Labour’s campaign for the elections at Deepdale Stadium in Preston.
Here in the West Midlands we have a fantastic candidate in Labour’s Bob Jones.
Find out more about Bob Jones on his website and in this YouTube video.
Finally, if you want to know more about how to vote in the election then the Electoral Commission has put together an animated guide.
I was Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield between 1992 and 2019 and a former Shadow Transport Minister. I now chair Healthwatch in Birmingham and Solihull, and the West Midlands Board of Remembering Srebrenica. I also work as a public affairs consultant. I am an effective community advocate and stakeholder alliance builder with a passion for human rights. I am a trustee of the Balfour Project charity and of Citizens Advice Birmingham, and a former Chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians.