[thread] This Parliament has ended & it’s time for the people to decide who they want to put in the next one. I am going to give the campaign everything I’ve got. I just wanted to offer some personal reflections before I get on with it. (1/8) 
Since that election in 2017, I have become a mother & lost my father & those two intensely personal experiences were met by the people I represented with love, patience & compassion & for that I will be forever grateful. (2/8)
The thousands of conversations I have had with people in this community - the very personal & painful things you have shared; the stories you have told; the hours we have sat together through laugher & tears, I carry with me. You have taught me so much. (3/8)
My team & I have tried to help as many people as possible with their invidual problems, whilst at the same time trying to change the system that ultimately creates those problems. (4/8)
It has been an intensely turbulent political period. The lives of the people I have had the privilege to call my constituents is uncertain & I know, many of you worry about your future & the lives of your children and grandchildren. (5/8)
In all of this, the very, very best thing about the position I’ve held has been the people I’ve met, represented & the relationships we’ve developed: all the people who have challenged me to be better, told me the truth and trusted me to try and bring about change. (6/8)
In the next 5 weeks, I will try to unpick the untruths that are told about our party, it’s members & our policies. I will set out to explain our credible, rational & necessary political vision & how that will work to put our communities, the planet & its people first. (7/8)
But tonight I just wanted to say a thank you: thank you so much for affording me that opportunity. Onwards to the General Election campaign. #GE2019 (8/8)
