Roger Godsiff

Independent labour candidate for Birmingham Hall Green. I support Labour values & will support a Labour government but will always stick by my principles first.

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I stand with the #Kashmiri people and the Kashmiri community in this country. #Kashmir

[Roger Godsiff @RogerGodsiff]

Tomorrow is Election Day. For those of you who are in the Hall Green Constituency I hope you will vote for me - 4 places down on the ballot paper.

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Because I have stood up for parents rights the ruling faction in the Labour Party would not allow me to be the official candidate, so I am standing as Independent labour. Thank you for your support. #Vote4

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I can promise young people that I will work with Jeremy Corbyn & a Labour Government to ensure particular attention is given to Hall Green & inner-city areas for job creation through more government funding and government schemes. #Vote4 #Roger4You

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I have consistently supported efforts to suspend the Loan Charge & initiate a proper independent review into the legality & fairness to the Loan Charge. If I am re-elected, then I will continue to make representations to the Government & HMRC. #STOPtheLoanCharge @loanchargeAPPG

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I am standing as an independent labour candidate who will think for himself; stick by his principles; and is prepared to listen to all sides of an argument before making a decision. #Vote4 #Roger4You

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I will support the Labour Party if re-elected because my values are Labour, but I will not be uncritical if there are policies that are not in the best interests of my constituents. #Vote4 #GeneralElection19 #Kashmir

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I have consistently supported the right of the Kashmiri people to determine their own future. I oppose totally PM Modi revoking the special status of #Kashmir & I reject the Labour Party now saying this is a bilateral issue between India and Kashmir. https://t.co/hl7AxWKM5J

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This crisis was always going to happen once Council properties were sold off under Mrs Thatcher & councils were not able to use the proceeds to replenish their stock. There desperately needs to be a massive house building programme in the public sector & I fully support this.

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It is outrageous that young people today are unable to find enough money to put down a deposit on a house while having to rent in the private sector because of the paucity of Council accommodation.

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#HS2 is a complete vanity project which I have totally opposed from Day 1. I said in Parliament it would cost far more than the original estimates and I regret that this has proven to be the case.

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I support securing and strengthening the hunting ban 🦊 I completed the #UnitedAgainstHunting candidate survey here 👉 https://t.co/5g7DB1YnWe.

If I am re-elected on 12th December then I will continue to vote against any proposals to change the legislation on fox hunting.

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I have received many kind messages of support during the campaign and thought I would share this one from a Moseley resident. #Vote4 #GeneralElection2019

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The choice, therefore, is between an official Labour candidate who has been imposed upon you or an Independent labour supporting candidate who will support the Labour Party but who will put the interests of his constituents at the top of the agenda. #Vote4 #Roger4You

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You may hear some people within the Labour Party say that I will “split the Labour vote.” This is just a scare tactic and is nonsense. In the 2017 general election I received 42,143 as the Labour candidate. The Conservatives received 8199, the Lib Dems 3137 & the Greens 831.

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It has been six months since our Parliament declared a climate and environment emergency. I voted for this. #ClimateChange is a threat to all mankind and we cannot wait until 2050 to have a zero emissions economy.

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If I am re-elected as an Independent labour MP (number 4 on the ballot paper) then I will support the Labour Party in Parliament and hope that it will be a Labour government. I have been a Labour MP for 27 years and I still support its values and traditions. #Roger4You #Vote4

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The 1250 members of the Hall Green Labour Party were never given a chance to decide who they wanted to represent them. Instead the official candidate was imposed upon them by the Labour Party. But in this election you will have a choice between 2 Labour supporting candidates.

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I am Labour and my values are Labour, but when push comes to shove the interests of my constituents come first. That is why I have voted against the political conformity of the “Whip” on a number of occasions. I even voted for a 2nd Referendum before Labour changed its position.

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I have consistently supported women’s rights in both this country and globally and pledge to work with @ActionAidUK to champion women’s rights. #PledgeForWomen

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Kashmir is my issue, humanity is my issue. https://t.co/0MpzaABL6k