'People Are Struggling, My Priority Is Cutting The Cost Of Living,' Says Green Party By-Election Candidate

Green Party leader Zack Polanski and Hannah Spencer launch her by-election campaign.

It’s been a whirlwind few days. At the start of the week I was at college doing a plastering course, and now I’m the Green Party’s candidate in the most high profile by-election we’ve ever properly contested. 

I’m not your average politician. I didn’t go to university to study politics. I’m a plumber in Manchester - and through that job I spend my days in kitchens, bathrooms and front rooms. And from what I see, people are struggling.