What are your biggest concerns? We asked the constituents in Esher & Walton – and you answered…
The main job of an MP is to listen to then represent the people in their constituency. That’s why Monica Harding’s team carried out a constituency-wide survey - calling on residents across Esher and Walton and asking them to fill out a short questionnaire - during the weeks before the general election was called, to identify their worries on local and national issues.
I am delighted to let you know that our seat is part of an historic, cross-party agreement, facilitated by the Unite to Remain campaign.
This independent group brought together the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Plaid Cymru for discussions on how we can maximise the number of Remain MPs in the next Parliament.
Read MoreEsher and Walton voted 60% to Remain in the EU. 40% voted to Leave, but not for No Deal - that was never part of the Referendum campaign. The Brexit-Tory party and its hard-right Brexiteer MP Dominic Raab are not representative here.
Read MoreToday the Prime Minister has asked the Queen to prorogue Parliament in September ahead of a Queen’s Speech on 14 October. Read my open letter to Dominic Raab our local MP.
Read MoreOn his first Monday in his new job as Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab was all over the media. He was even trending on Twitter by the evening. Although he’s usually quick to retweet his best bits, his own feed was strangely silent after all this activity. Why such uncharacteristic modesty?
Read MoreVoters are embracing positivity, the Lib Dems and remaining in the EU.
When the local government election results came in on 3rd May – over 1300 seats lost by the Tories, the Labour party failing to capitalise on the Tory collapse and losing over 80 of their own Councillors, and over 700 won by the Liberal Democrats – did you look at them and think that’s an electorate telling Theresa May to “get on with Brexit”? No, me neither.
Read MoreA week is a long time in politics, even at a time of stability and good government. Now, it feels like an eternity. Less than a week ago, the Prime Minister addressed the nation and told them “I am on your side”. Since then, over five and a half million people have signed the petition to revoke Article 50 and over a million people took to the streets of London on Saturday on the People’s Vote March.
Read MoreClaude like many others in this country cannot stand seeing everything around him being taken apart by Brexit. Enough is enough.
Read MorePlease Join Me, Marching For A People’s Vote On #Brexit
Read MoreOn 14th January 2019, the day before voting against his own Government’s Withdrawal Agreement, Dominic Raab gave a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies about his vision for “a bright future for small businesses, workers and consumers” in a post-Brexit UK.
Read MoreDeal or No Deal, Will of the People or People’s Vote? Whichever way we are heading, damage to the UK has already been done.
Read MoreThis extract has been written exclusively for our campaign by a Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager resident in Esher and Walton constituency and who works in London.
Read MoreThe Conservatives are making a mess of Brexit, and the Labour Leadership continue to support them.
The people should have the final say on the Brexit deal.
Read MoreWherever this year takes us you can be sure that I and the Liberal Democrats in Elmbridge will be fighting hard for a better future for you and the UK.
Read MoreThis week parliament considers the most significant Treaty since the Second World War, and the only Treaty in history intended to make us less prosperous and reduce the amount of free trade we are doing with our largest trading partner.
Read MoreThis morning I spoke to BBC Radio Surrey about Dominic Raab quitting.
Read MoreDominic Raab’s geography for dummies paves the way to an idiot’s Brexit so says Marina Hyde in The Guardian.
Read MoreObserver: Europhile Tories reject May's deal Sunday Telegraph: Eurosceptic Tories and DUP reject May's deal Sunday Times: EU and Labour reject May's deal.
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