Claire Ward, the newly elected mayor of the East Midlands, emphasizes the importance of 'delivery' in her role after a challenging first year establishing the East Midlands Combined Authority. Following a disappointing local election for Labour, she acknowledges public frustration and aims to enhance the region's infrastructure and services. Ward points to investments in housing on brownfield sites and adult skills training in colleges, and expresses a commitment to engage more with locals to address criticism of her outreach efforts.
I understand that frustration... This year has been about building those foundations, building the capacity and capability of the organisation so that I can go and do things.
There are 20 interim staff. This was a difficult first year because when I arrived a year ago into that office, they were literally unpacking the computers out of the boxes.
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