Retirement of Tracy Thirlwall

That this House warmly congratulates Tracy Thirlwall on her well earned retirement as Office Manager of the hon. Member for Leeds East's Constituency office after 11 successful years in that role; notes that her retirement comes after more than 4 decades of committed service for Leeds residents, firstly working in the office of then Labour Leader of Leeds City Council George Mudie for the majority of his decade as Council Leader in the 1980s, then working in his constituency office during his 1992 to 2015 tenure as the Labour hon. Member for Leeds East and finally working as the Constituency Office Manager for the current hon. Member for Leeds East from 2015 to 2026; expresses gratitude to Tracy for in that time making such a positive difference to the lives of so many thousands of Leeds residents, and in particular East Leeds residents, by supporting and helping them with a wide variety of issues including housing, benefits, immigration cases, health and education related issues and much more; further notes that at work Tracy was known for her patience and rigorous organisation, her compassionate and thorough approach to assisting local residents and for her uplifting sense of humour; recognises that constituency office staff are some of the unsung heroes of our democracy and believes that Tracy Thirlwall and her contribution in her decades of service exemplifies that; and wishes Tracy and her husband Simon a happy retirement alongside their wonderful family.