{"id":59484,"date":"2024-04-26T09:25:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=59484"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:25:07","slug":"lib-dem-candidate-for-south-yorkshire-mayor-promises-to-be-hardest-working-mayor-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/04\/26\/lib-dem-candidate-for-south-yorkshire-mayor-promises-to-be-hardest-working-mayor-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Lib Dem candidate for South Yorkshire Mayor promises to be \u2018hardest working mayor in the country\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Liberal Democrat Mayoral candidate for South Yorkshire has promised to be the \u2018hardest working mayor in the entire country\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to ShefNews on Tuesday, Coun. Hannah Kitching discussed the key issues of next Thursday\u2019s election, including the combining of mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitching said: \u201cThe Lib Dems would be in favour of abolishing the Police and Crime Commissioner across the country and giving more authority to Police and Crime panels. It\u2019s not healthy for democracy to have all that decision making power in the hands of one person. What I hear from talking to my residents is that they want a return to more visible, community policing. It is vital that we involve constituents in the decision making process as much as possible.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitching\u2019s top priority for the region is to get a grip on public transport, citing \u2018Labour infighting\u2019 as the reason for the region\u2019s \u2018terminal decline\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLabour infighting has held South Yorkshire back. The Lib Dems see franchising as the only way to stop the terminal decline in our bus network across South Yorkshire. My day one job would be to get leaders from all the councils on the record saying they support moving forward with franchising.\u201d said Kitching.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greater Manchester combined authority, overseen by Mayor Andy Burnham, franchised their bus services in 2017. Coun. Kitching was keen to ensure that South Yorkshire would not fall further behind other northern powerhouses, Leeds and Manhcester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitching said: \u201cThe whole region is being held back. It looks to me like Labour infighting. They may all be the same party but they don\u2019t get on and they aren\u2019t working as a team. The whole region needs to recognise that to keep up with Leeds and Manchester, we need to start working together. A lot of my residents know what it feels like to be forgotten. It\u2019s vital we start working together to stop South Yorkshire falling behind.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South Yorkshire mayoral elections take place next Thursday 2nd May. 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