Today I visited the A3/J10 M25 works alongside Helen Maguire BEM MP 🔶 and Chris Coghlan MP 🔶 for a briefing and tour of works to improve the junction and reduce congestion. It was helpful and informative and I know it will be the first of many meetings with HighwaysEngland.

The top issue in my inbox is emails from parents desperately seeking help and support for their SEND children. It shouldn't be like this. My Surrey Lib Dem MP colleagues and I are working together to get positive change for families and hold Surrey County Council to account.

My weekly snapshot of the past week. No day is the same as MP for #Guildford and our villages. Sadly there continue to be some very upsetting challenges facing local residents which I am working with them to try to address.

A youth mobility scheme would give our young people fantastic opportunities to live and work across Europe, while also providing a much-needed boost to the UK economy. It would also be a crucial first step on the road to rebuilding the ties of trust, trade and friendship with

The Lib Dems have long called on the Government to take action to end fuel poverty. I spoke on Any Questions? about the new Government's decision to scrap the winter fuel allowance and the impact this will have.

⚠️ We Liberal Democrats are calling for a £1 billion boost to the public health grant ⬆️ as figures show that more than 50% of children in some areas are overweight & that there’s been a 20% rise nationwide in obesity among under-18s. thetimes.com/article/013e55…

This morning on BBC Breakfast, I spoke ahead of Starmer's speech about how important it is for the new Labour Government to ensure economic growth is not done at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society.

Good luck to all our ParalympicsGB athletes heading to Paris. Especially Lizzi Jordan (cycling) and Samuel Murray (rowing) from #Guildford constituency. UK Sport ParalympicsGB #Paralympiques2024

ICYMI: In early August I was delighted to open the newly refurbished New Rose Indian Restaurant. This long-established and well-liked restaurant is under new management and I wish them every success. Well worth a visit. guildfordlibdems.org.uk/news/article/z…

Really lovely to meet Zöe Franklin MP - the newly elected MP for Guildford, and to hear her support for The Flying Child CIC. We discussed our survivor-led training #TheFlyingChildProject and the success we’ve had so far reaching schools in Surrey. We also talked about improving

First stop today was Cherry Trees. A big thank you to the team for their warm welcome and tour, and to Claire their CEO for our detailed conversation about their work supporting children and their families. Find out more at cherrytrees.org.uk

I fully support this letter from Chris Coghlan MP 🔶 and Al Pinkerton MP. Together we will keep pressing regarding the SEND crisis in Surrey.

The Erasmus+ Scheme is a fantastic opportunity for young people to study, teach and volunteer abroad. It’s disappointing the new Labour Govt have ruled out re-joining. Munira Wilson 🇺🇦 and I have written to the Foreign and Education Secretaries urging them to re-consider.

Fantastic! Big congratulations to #Guildford cyclist Lizzie Jordan and also Danni Khan! #Paralympics2024 ParalympicsGB

Last night I attended The Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s event highlighting the growing need for food banks and levels of destitute. Change that brings this to an end is desperately needed.

Every day in Parliament is busy and full of variety. Today was no different and included: ✉️ a drop-in about Post Offices, their services and role in communities 🛤️ a drop in with GWR and Network Rail 👏 had the pleasure of watching my friend Will Forster MP 🔶 doing his maiden speech.

Delighted to be taking part in this panel with UK Music at Lib Dem Conference 🔶.

Stripping support from many vulnerable and poorer pensioners across #Guildford and our villages, just as energy bills are set to rise again, is wrong on every level. @libdems are demanding that the Government allow a debate on these misguided proposals. guildfordlibdems.org.uk/news/article/s…