I am passionate about putting Southampton on the map both nationally and internationally and was responsible for commissioning the city’s Masterplan which will bring £3bn of investment and 20,000 new jobs in the next 15 years. One of my priorities is to bring business and development to Southampton. I have encouraged many multinationals to relocate to the area bringing prosperity and job and Southampton status as a world leading Port is pivotal to our prosperity. I have unashamedly stood up for the port against unfair competition from Liverpool.

Our infrastructure is vital: I led successful bids for Sustainable Transport Funding to improve bus real-time timetables as well as initiatives which brought improvements to Southampton Central Train Station.