Launching Hertsmere’s campaign, Labour candidate Josh Tapper will ‘stand up for every constituent, no matter who they’ve voted for in the past.’

Said Josh: ‘After 14 years of Conservative chaos families are worse off, less safe and have fewer opportunities. As your MP I’ll focus on improving our economy so that families are better off.’

‘I also want to see more police on the streets and deal with crime like anti-social behaviour and burglaries. Labour will get the NHS back on its feet, switch on Great British Energy, take back our streets and break down the barriers to opportunity.

Josh’s journey into politics began with a belief that our education system could be fairer. He’s seen first-hand how the pressure to attend university can overshadow other paths to success. That’s why he’s been a vocal advocate for alternatives like apprenticeships and championed education reform.

He has also pioneered institutional change to mental health and wellbeing services within the Civil Service.

Josh is committed to doing politics differently, raising standards in public life, and showing people that we can have something fundamentally better.

Some might recognise him from Channel 4’s Gogglebox – but since then, he’s leveraged his platform to advocate for social policy reform and hold the Tory government accountable on national TV and radio.

‘I’m standing to be Hertsmere’s first Labour MP because it’s clear that people here have been let down by Conservative instability and chaos, with our MP at the helm as Deputy Prime Minister.’ continued Josh. ‘Hertsmere has shaped who I am – it has given me everything: My education, my first job, my community. And now I want to give this special place everything I can.’

Josh is the fifth generation of a family who fled persecution in Eastern Europe to settle in Britain and receive safe haven and the great, great grandson of the founder of Bloom’s restaurant.

Contact Josh by email; josh@hertslabour.org.uk, on the phone – 07411 791 898, or connect with him on Facebook

You can visit Josh’s website here