Until I retired two years ago I had served on Peterborough City Council for 62 consecutive years, 20 as its leader.
I first met Fiona Onasanya at pre-election hustings at Peterborough Regional College before she narrowly won the city seat in 2017. She was pleasant, eloquent and enthusiastic.
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