Jess, the work you do for the community you live in is incredible. I am so sorry for some of the things you had to endure during this campaign and last night. We are so lucky to have you in Brum. For me, you are exactly what a politician should be. Thank you!
It's been a tense and tough night but I held my composure. In the car on the way home from the count a woman and her daughters who I have worked to free for years text me and told me they had finally been offered a house. I burst in to floods of tears.