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Angered by his parents' death, Salford's new ceremonial mayor entered politics to fight for a better NHS
Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityAngered by his parents' sudden death, Salford's new mayor entered politics 20 years ago to fight for better health care – now he wants to thank NHS staff and other key workers on behalf of the city for their efforts during the pandemic.Barton councillor John Mullen has served the people of Salford since 2004.He joined the Labour Party in 2001 after his father died suddenly, followed by his mother who died six months later due to a late diagnosis of brain cancer.The eldest son of seven wanted to fight this 'injustice' his family had suffered.He said: "He had a heart attack and he rang an ambulance and it took more than an hour to get him
