Labour’s campaign for the General Election is in full swing across the South-East. Labour’s pledges are to :

• Secure the recovery
• Raise family living standards
• Build a high tech economy
• Protect frontline services
• Strengthen fairness in communities

So far I have been pleased to join members on the campaign trail:

* in Reading West where Naz Sarkar is standing (photo top left), Anneliese Dodds PPC for Reading East (photo top right)and Matt Rodda PPC for East Surrey (photo bottom left) were also there

* in Gillingham and Rainham where Paul Clark is seeking re-election

* in Chatham and Aylesford where Jonathan Shaw is seeking re-election

* and in Portsmouth North where Sarah Buckley-Ryan is seeking re-election

This is a crucial election - the Tories isolationist and backwards approach to Europe alone underlines the importance of the choice at stake.

I am looking forward to joining the campaign trail in a constituency near you.