A Peterborough resident, Paul fought Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in the 2010 General Election, and is also a former Hammersmith and Fulham councillor and cabinet member.

As a Cambridgeshire resident, businessman, District Council leader and County Councillor, I have a track record which sets me apart – proof I am able to deliver as the first Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

I am passionate about our county.  It is where I have worked, where my parents live, where I met and married my wife, where my children were born and go to school and where I have many friends. I'm a former police officer, so policing is something I really understand.