ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Jake Berry welcomed his apprentice caseworker to Westminter last week as part of her training.

Jessica Huddleston, 18, from Darwen beat hundreds of other applicants to the position earlier this year.

As well as the on-the-job training, Miss Huddleston is also working with North Lancashire Training Group towards completing an NVQ Level 2 in business administration.

She said: “I’m really enjoying working for Jake; it’s a really interesting job. Spending a couple of days working in Westminster was daunting — it’s like Hogwarts! But Jake looked after me.”