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Bristol councillors give one-word assessment of Rees’ first two years
On Tuesday, Marvin Rees will become the first mayor in the world to take part in United Nations negotiations in New York on migration.
Rees is now halfway through his inaugural four-year term as Bristol mayor, and has said he will be seeking reelection in 2020.
Stepping away from the global stage of the UN headquarters and returning to City Hall, we asked Bristol councillors to choose one word to describe Rees’ time in office so far.
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Here are their answers:
“Aspirational”
Paul Smith, Central (Labour)
“Banal”
Mark Wright, Hotwells & Harbourside (Lib Dem)
“Discursive”
Mark Bradshaw, Bedminster (Labour)
“Evasive”
Mark Weston, Henbury & Brentry (Conservative)
“Frustrating”
Harriet Clough, Hengrove & Whitchurch Park (Lib Dem)
“Inclusive”
Asher Craig, St George West (Labour)
“Inexperienced”
Chris Davies, Knowle (Lib Dem)
“Inspirational”
Anna Keen, Hillfields (Labour)
“Inspiring”
Donald Alexander, Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston (Weston)
“Inspiring”
Ruth Pickersgill, Easton (Labour)
“Innovative”
Harriet Bradley, Brislington West (Labour)
“Progress”
Mike Langley, Brislington East (Labour)
“Proud”
Lucy Whittle, Windmill Hill (Labour)
“Shady”
Richard Eddy, Bishopsworth (Conservative)
“Shambles”
Gary Hopkins, Knowle (Lib Dem)
“Squandered”
Peter Abraham, Stoke Bishop (Conservative)
“Transformative”
Tom Brook, Bishopston & Ashley Down (Labour)
Every councillor in Bristol was asked for their one-word answer. As a group, the Greens all declined to respond.
Marvin Rees cycling with some of the pupils from St George Primary School, Brandon Hill, after a recent photocall outside City Hall
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