Thursday, 29 August 2024

2407 Angus McDonald


Constituency : Inverness, Skye and  Ross-shire

In  a  result  delayed  by  techical  issues  with  the  counting, Angus  provided  the  icing  on  the  cake for  the  party  by  taking  the  new  seat  of  Inverness , Skye  and  Ross-shire. The  seat  incorporates  Charles  Kennedy's old  seat  and  the  SNP's  campaign  against  him  in  2015 was  still  a  sore  point  for  the  party.

Angus was  educated  privately and  opted  to  join  the  army  rather  than  go  to  university. He  served  in  the  Falklands  imeediately  after  the  war  and  in  Northern  Ireland. He  left  the  army  in 1983 for  a  business  careeer which  has  encompassed  stockbroking, publishing, renewable  energy, online  training  and  waste  managemet. He  previously  supported  the  Conservatives  when  Ruth  Davidson  was  the  leader  and  donated  £25,000  to  the  party. 

Angus  is  a  runner  who  has  promoted challenge  events  in  the  Highlands  and  supported  business start-ups  there. In  2014  he  was  made  an  OBE.

He  is  a  practising  Christian.

2406 Ben Maguire

 


Constituency : North Cornwall 2024-?

Ben  recaptured North  Cornwall  from  the  Tories  on  an  enormous swing.

Ben  is  a  Cornishman who  worked  as  a  researcher  and  caseworker  for  one  of  his  predecessors  Dan  Rodgerson  and  also  Ian  Swales.. He  also  did  research  placements  in  Hong  Kong  and  the  U.S.A. Following  2015  he  worked  as  a  solicitor.

Ben  swore  his  parliamentary  oath  in  Cornish  and  supports  Cornish  devolution.

He  is  gay.

2405 Calum Miller

 


Constituency : Bicester and Woodstock 2024-?

Calum  won  the  new seat of  Bicester  and  Woodstock.

Calum  studied  at  University College, Oxford  gaining  a  B.A. in P.P.E. and an MPhil in International Relations. He  was  a  research  asociate of  the  Global Economic Governance Programme at Oxford. He  was  a  senior  civil  servant  working  as  principal private  secretary to  Gus  O  Donnell  from  2009 to  2010 and  then  Nick  Clegg  from 2010 to 2012. In  2012  he  returned  to  OXFord  as  CEO  of  the  Blavatnik School Of  Government.

He  was  elected  to  Oxfordshire  County  Council in  2021.


Wednesday, 28 August 2024

2404 Joshua Reynolds

 


Constituency : Maidenhead 2024-?

Joshua  took  Maidenhead  from  the  Tories, the  seat  vacated  by Theresa  May, at  the  second  attempt.

Joshua studied business  and  management at  Cardiff  Metropolitan University. He  started  work  as  a  supermarket  manager.

Joshua  has  been  a  councillor  since 2019.

He  is  only 25.


2403 Edward Morello

 


Constituency : West Dorset 2024-?

Edward  took  West  Dorset  from  the  Tories  with  a  comfortable  majority  at  the  second  attempt.

Edward  studied  International Relations  at  Aberystwyth.

Edward  works  in  renewable  energy  investment.

2402 Roz Savage

 

Constituency : South Cotswolds 2024-?

Roz took  the  new  seat  of  South  Cotswolds.

Roz  is  the  best  known  of  the  new  Liberal Democrat MPs  through  her  sporting  exploits. She was  born  in  Cheshire  and studied  law at  Oxford  where  she  took  up  rowing. She  spent  eleven  years  as  a  management  consultant  then in 2000  decided  on  a  drastic  change  in  lifestyle. She  became  a  Fellow  of  the  Royal Geographical  Society and  started  taking  on  extreme  rowing  challenges. She  was  the  first  woman  to  row  across  the  Atlantic, Pacific  and  Indian  oceans  and  holds   four  Guinness World  REcords. She  is  an  environmental  advocate  and  has  done  writing, presenting  and  lecturing. She  was  awarded  an  MBE  in 2013.



Tuesday, 27 August 2024

2401 Helen Maguire

 


Constituency : Epsom and Ewell  2024-?

Helen took Epsom And Ewell  from  the  Tories.

Helen studied French and German at  university then  went  to  Sandhurst. She  was  a  captain in  the  Royal Military Police and  served  in  Iraq and Bosnia, She  later  became  a  fitnes  instructor  with  her  own  business and  then  a  fundraising consultant. In 2023 she  received  a  British Empire Medal.