Hi, I’m Helen Maguire and I’m campaigning to be your next MP in Epsom and Ewell.

Full statement

I’m standing to be your MP because like many of you I’ve had enough of the economic and political chaos in which we now find ourselves.

I have friends locally who are struggling to feed their kids, pay bills, or are stuck on an NHS waiting list. Businesses are going bust while our day-to-day bills are skyrocketing.

I believe there is a better way.

I love this constituency. It is where I spend so much of my time with my friends, family, and running for Epsom and Ewell Harriers Athletic Club.

But my husband and I worry about the future for our three teenagers. Will they be able to afford to live in Surrey and get a good job? Will the NHS still be there for them?

My career has taken me from serving in the Army in the deserts of Iraq to working with local foodbanks. Now I’m campaigning for change!

I believe in a strong economy shaped by Liberal values, personal freedom, and social justice.

We deserve better than a government whose political choices have divided our country, with devastating consequences for so many.

For decades this constituency has sent a Conservative to Westminster, but recent YouGov polling analysis across Surrey shows that many are fed-up with being taken for granted and are switching to the Lib Dems.