Charlie Kennedy will be carrying the torch for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) in Borough and Bankside this year.
The 22-year-old London Southbank University student nurse wants to bring a “working voice to the council”.
Originally from Medway, he has lived in London for three years and is doing his placement working with children at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
He said: “Working in the NHS has given me a real insight into the dire state of our public services.”
“We’re trying to give working people representation in the council – someone who comes for their background and understands the working class.
“I’m a student nurse and understand the experiences people have been through.”
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Charlie believes housing is a “huge problem” and that people in the area are being pushed out by the “wealthy elite”.
He would advocate for building more genuinely affordable homes, arguing that Labour’s target of 40,000 new homes by 2036 lacks ambition.
He would also campaign to give key workers priority on new housing, and provide more monetary support to people facing the cost of living crisis.
TUSC are also standing candidates in Camberwell Green, Rotherhithe, Rye Lane.
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