Rachel is running for Transform in Bishop Auckland.
"I'm tired of feeling I need to choose between Labour and Conservative, and ending up with someone who only chose politics for a lucrative career. I want someone who cares about my town and the people. There wasn't anybody so I stepped up.
We’re failing our children and young adults. They have nothing to do, no positive role models, and no secure future to look forward to. The solution to anti-social behaviour is to regenerate the local area - offering young people training schemes, well-paying jobs, and decent housing.
Instead of representing the British people, Westminster has become a servant of corporations and the mega-rich. They are out-of-touch and we deserve better."