Ed Stubbs

I am standing for the NPF because I'm a socialist who knows that Labour is at its confident best as a broad church of ideas.

I have been a Party member for 29 years and a local councillor in Cardiff for 12. I am also a Unite workplace rep. I voluntarily help to run a charity that supports vulnerable people who need food, and demand has grown enormously.

My politics are driven by the knowledge that growing inequality damages communities and limits life chances. As a councillor, my caseload is dominated by housing issues. We desperately need more social housing. With thousands in temporary accommodation, good‑quality social housing gives people a platform to succeed. We have a good story to tell by ending the Right to Buy in Wales and increasing the building of social homes; things are moving in the right direction, but we need to deliver more. My experience of chairing Cardiff's Planning Committee means I feel I have something to contribute to this debate.

I am also passionate about lifting people out of poverty. The cost of poverty burdens individuals and damages society. Good ideas on this are not limited to Labour ministers, we need to empower members. I was proud to see Labour MPs posting about ending the two‑child cap, but members were well ahead of them on this. A policy process that empowered members would have seen these children lifted out of poverty earlier. I want to be a members' voice on the NPF.