The Yorkshire Post reporter Sophie Mei Lan Malin speaks to Coun Jayne Dunn as she hands over her chain to Coun Safiya Saeed.
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00:00I actually like the centre. I like walking past the women of steel. It just makes me feel great. And I love the walking down and now we've got the Radisson there. It all seems to be coming together like a hub. So that's what I like.
00:18And with this heart of the city regeneration, it really has changed over the years. On that note, will you ever bring back the Holland Road? The big hole in the centre of Fargate? No. No. I think we have a little bit of over-sentimentality. I did meet some rather hot dates though by the fish tank there, but there was always quite an unpleasant smell, wasn't there, if we've got to be honest.
00:45So we're really sentimental now. And I can tell you now, no. No.
00:53Where do you most like to go for food and drink in Sheffield?
00:56I go to Vito's at the bottom of my road. Amazing Italian, do you know, and I've known him for decades. And yeah, so that's where I like to go.
01:08Where's your favourite place to go in Yorkshire?
01:10My favourite place to go in Yorkshire is on to Burbage. It's where I go to find solitude. And it always makes me have a lot of memories, but also gives me a lot of inspiration.
01:26What's your thoughts on Angela Rayner being out clubbing in Ibiza?
01:30I wish she'd asked me to join her, because I've never done a DJ set. I've done lots of dancing, but I would really like to learn ads. And why shouldn't she?
01:39And what politicians inspire you, personally?
01:44It was John Smith. Do you know, I'll be honest. Harriet Harman. Yeah.
01:50John Smith, I just thought, was really kind. And I wasn't political at the time, but I'll always remember him as being a really kind man.
01:59And I like women that bait boundaries. So the Pankhurst, when I was growing up, even though I didn't really understand the whole story behind it.
02:10That's why I found it really, really fascinating. And I often think, would have I risked going to prison for things that I get really passionate about?
02:20I think I probably would have done, because I'm not scared to put my head above the parapet when things aren't right.