Labour's by-election candidate Paulette Hamilton has pledged to use her experience of discrimination and poverty to stand up for struggling communities in Parliament.
The former nurse is battling to win next month's Birmingham Erdington by-election, with voters heading to the polls following the death of Labour MP Jack Dromey.
Ms Hamilton broke down in tears as she described how much she wished her father could have seen her elected to Parliament - after he died only two weeks ago.