Yvonne Hossack, Independent 5, Stockton South

Name: Yvonne Hossack

Candidate for: Stockton South

Party: Independent 5

Votes: 536

Profile:

Yvonne Hossack is a successful lawyer and activist who fought to keep scores of care homes for the elderly and the disabled open.

Yvonne, labeled as a “champion for the oppressed”, has been shortlisted for the Human Rights Award three times and was the 2004 Private Eye Woman of the Year. In 2009, the Sunday Telegraph named her one of the most influential people in Britain.

Main Issues

Yvonne is passionate about protecting the weak, disabled and the elderly and strives to provide better quality care. She is committed to prioritising constituents’ interests and protecting the weak and the sick from “expected savage cuts”.

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