Cllr Reena Ranger is no stranger to the British Asian community. Daughter of a renowned entrepreneur and patriot, Dr Rami Ranger of Sunmark Ltd, Reena established herself as a leading woman and ideal for the diaspora. She is young, grown up locally in the UK, does not fear to speak her mind and approaches issues with a smiling face- something that gives her an edge above many others. She currently sits as a councillor on Three Rivers District Council, in northwest of London and is the founder and chair of advocacy group Women Empowered.
Though Reena has grown up in London, standing from Birmingham Hall Green, she actually symbolises a typical British Asian dream- to represent her own community in the UK Parliament. Birmingham Hall Green has been a Labour constituency since 1997, but that has not dampened Reena's spirit. Speaking to Asian Voice exclusively, she said, “We have a female Prime Minister. The Conservative Party has returned 100% of the female Prime Ministers this country has had. We have a proud record of female ministers and senior ministerial roles have been held by women.
“I feel our participation in politics is vital. This is our country, our home, our world and our participation is crucial at all levels to ensure it looks after us and we look after it. There are so many ways to get involved, the first step is to always vote after making an informed decision.”
Ranger will be running against Labour party's Roger Godsiff, who has been on his seat since 2015 with a vote share of 60%. When asked why locals should vote for her, a confident Reena told the newspaper, “There are many reasons but I think foremost comes my dedication to being a community-centric Member of Parliament and my desire to be a force of positive change. The top three priorities I have if elected are to:
“Support Therasa May's strong and stable leadership, backing her plan to make a success of Brexit for Birmingham Hall Green.
“Be an active and accessible constituency MP who will hold jobs and apprenticeship fairs to boost employment in Hall Green and
“Work with Mayor Andy Street to improve rail capacity and back plans to reopen Mosley & Kings Heath railway stations.”
