I grew up in a single-parent household on a council estate. I went to a failing school and wasted the first part of my life by refusing to accept my personal responsibility. I eventually realised I was holding myself back and my life started to improve immediately.

I started my first business as a Market Trader, moved into wholesale, and then started a new career at Manchester Airport. I had an industrial accident so had to leave. I found a new job at Manchester Council as a Youth Intervention Officer and then as a Community Safety Coordinator. During this time, I won a handful of awards for reducing crime and antisocial behaviour, as well as advising national government.

When austerity hit in 2011, I took redundancy and used my payout to set up and fund a charity to help young people avoid a life of crime. My charity, Mancunian Way, is now multi-award winning and in 2019 I was awarded an MBE for this work, which included uncovering child rape and setting up homeless support projects.

I know how to solve social problems for that has been my career for two decades. Problems are resolved through hard work, dedication, and holding people accountable. I do not have time for pink and fluffy nonsense, incompetence or excuses.

I do not need to be popular, liked or admired. Only respected as someone who does as he says. I say a lot. I will do a lot.

The first step of introducing the concept of honour into our political system is to vote into office someone who already possesses it.