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00:00My final message to voters is that I really think people want an alternative to the Conservatives
00:07who have run this area for far too long and they're looking for something different.
00:12I believe I've got years of experience of local government and of the combined authority.
00:18I've spent four years holding both of the previous mayors to account over their commitments
00:23and promises and what they're doing.
00:25I believe I've got the experience to hit the ground running and do the job as it requires
00:31to be done.
00:32I believe that the priorities I've set forward are the priorities of the public and what people
00:38want and that's around the health of the population.
00:44We need a healthy population to be able to work and create prosperity across our area.
00:50We need also to put our roads in good order.
00:54We need decent public transport connecting our cities and our towns and our villages and
01:00communities.
01:01We need an environment that is healthy for us and a pleasure to be in and also that protects
01:08us from the effects of climate change and helps us manage that.
01:13We need housing, more housing but also better quality housing.
01:17And we do need as well skills and jobs.
01:21We've got the world of work changing very fast.
01:24We need young people to have access to the skills and qualifications they need for the jobs
01:28of the future.
01:29And the jobs, the future.
01:30And the jobs from the future.