Constituency : Richmond Park 2016-17, 2019-?
The 2015 election was an unmitigated disaster for the Liberal Democrats who did worse than anyone expected returning just 8 MPs, none of them newcomers. From a very restricted field the party chose Tim Farron as its next leader and the future looked very bleak. However the party's membership started increasing the following day and after the EU Referendum, a serious revival began.
Sarah recaptured Richmond Park from the Tories after Zac Goldsmith honoured his rash pledge to force a by-election if the government gave the green light to a third runway at Heathrow Airport. By that time though, Brexit had replaced the airport as the major issue in a heavily Remain seat and Goldsmith's gesture looked self-indulgent.
Sarah was born in Surrey and educated at All Hallows School, Farnham and Kings College London. She worked as an accountant for a variety of organisations. She was one of the new members who joined in the wake of the 2015 disaster.
Sarah has been reported as having prevented the inclusion of legalising cannabis in the 2017 manifesto.
In 2017, Goldsmith won back the seat by 45 votes. She became chief of staff to Vince Cable ( perhaps as compensation for the diversion of resources to secure his election in the neighbouring seat ) . She resigned after 6 weeks to concentrate on campaigning in her local constituency but retains a party role as special projects manager.
She is now 42
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