CEREDIGION MP Ben Lake has been nominated for the MP of the Year Award 2019.

The award celebrates the work of MPs from across the UK who actively work with under-represented and disadvantaged communities across the UK.

The awards will take place in December at the Speaker’s House in the House of Commons and are organised by the Patchwork Foundation.

The work that Mr Lake has been nominated for covers three areas:

  • supporting disabled people
  • tackling inequalities
  • bringing communities together, including hosting a ‘Real Talk’ workshop aimed at young women and supporting WASPI’s (Women Against State Pension Injustice) grassroots campaign in Ceredigion

Mr Lake said: “I am humbled to be nominated for this award, but particularly so given that my nomination has been put forward by people from Ceredigion.

“I am grateful for the nomination, but there is still a lot to be done to ensure that the concerns of every community are voiced in Parliament.

“For many people politics at Westminster can seem distant – and often disconnected – from the issues that concern them the most, and so I consider it my duty to engage with different age groups and communities to make the political process more accessible and meaningful to their daily lives.”

The awards are determined in two ways. The first are Judge’s Awards, chosen by an independent panel of judges. The second looks to the public to determine the winners of the People’s Choice Awards.

Voting closes at 11.59pm on Sunday, August 18. To vote, go to patchworkfoundation.org.uk/votes-now-open-for-the-peoples-choice-mp-of-the-year-awards/