Who is Zo毛 Garbett? The NHS worker and Green candidate vying to be London mayor
Zo毛 Garbett became Dalston's first Green councillor in 2022 - now she's aiming to become London's first Green mayor.
Wednesday 1 May 2024 08:24, UK
Zo毛 Garbett is hoping to "deliver a Green vision for London" in her bid to be the capital's mayor.
The NHS worker became Dalston's first Green councillor in 2022 - now she's aiming to become London's first Green mayor.
Here, Sky News looks at her career, political experience and campaigning priorities.
Party: Green
Campaigning priorities: Introduce a London Living Wage of £15, free bus travel for under-22s
Notable achievements: Dalston's first Green councillor
Ms Garbett has spent a decade as a Green Party member, having joined in 2014.
She became councillor for Dalston in 2022 and finished in second place in the Hackney mayoral elections.
Ms Garbett led a review of the national Green Party's drug policy and managed the manifesto development of the London 2021 election.
NHS career
Ms Garvey works in a non-clinical role for the NHS.
She has worked in the public sector in London for 10 years, holding senior positions in public health, adult services and children's health service commissioning.
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Campaigning priorities
Ms Garbett has said her focus will be on "addressing inequality and injustice" and said the London mayor must "do all within their power to make the city more affordable".
This would include measures such as bringing in free bus travel for people under 22, lobbying for rent controls and providing more council housing.
Ms Garbett has also promised to address "huge failings" in the Met Police.
She vowed to fight for residents to have more power over the lives and communities.
She said: "Londoners need a campaigning mayor - who will stand up for them, fight back against austerity and fight for more rights."