Labour MP Keir Mather spoke to the YEP after his constituency was expanded to include parts of Leeds such as Kippax and Methley.
He said that the cost-of-living crisis remains a priority, as well as work to reopen old pubs and improve amenities in rural areas.
He said that the cost-of-living crisis remains a priority, as well as work to reopen old pubs and improve amenities in rural areas.
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00:00Keir Mather, you're the MP in Selby, which after the most recent boundary changes has
00:06taken in towns and villages in Leeds like Kippax and Methley. What are the issues facing
00:11those places and what are your priorities in the constituency?
00:14Sure, so providing cost of living support for local people is still one of my top priorities
00:19and it's something that I was really proud to do in my time as the MP for the former
00:23constituency of Selby and it's something that I'm really going to be hitting the ground
00:26running with here in Kippax and Methley. There's also the point as well that local communities
00:30here are extremely vibrant but don't necessarily have the amenities that they deserve. That
00:35relates to pubs so I've been doing a lot of work on reopening closed pubs but also making
00:39sure that places like Micklefield have a community shop as well. There are challenges to transport
00:44that I'm going to be working really hard with the Mayor of West Yorkshire to fix around
00:47making sure we have frequent and reliable public transport and I'll also be working
00:51with the local police to make sure that we tackle crime and especially deal with anti-social
00:55behaviour which I know has been an issue on Kippax's High Street.