I have lived with my family in Epsom for the last fifteen years.

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I run and cycle locally, so I know how bad the roads are, you’ll often see me at Nonsuch parkrun on a Saturday running or volunteering, or at the Wells Centre helping out.

I have committed to not take a second job if I am elected as MP; instead concentrating all my time on the people, businesses and charities of Epsom, Ewell, Ashtead and Leatherhead. So, you’ll get a full time MP with me not a part time one as previously.

As your MP I will fight to:

FIX OUR BROKEN ROADS The Lib Dem Tory coalition slashed Surrey’s road budgets to unsustainable levels. Our roads are broken and dangerous. I have successfully fought to get some of the worst repaired. I will call for extra funds for the constituency and demand Surrey County Council up their game.

REDUCE SEWAGE IN LOCAL RIVERS

I led a cross-party group demanding Thames Water stop dumping sewage into the Hogsmill, our local stream. Having gained support from Feargal Sharkey, Thames Water met with me and my team and have promised to reduce sewage overflows into the Hogsmill by 80% by 2030. I will continue the fight in Parliament.

MORE NOT LESS COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community centres and youth centres are being cut across the country. I am a trustee of The Epsom Wells Community Centre which Epsom & Ewell council shut and wanted to demolish. As Treasurer, I wrote the business plan with other trustees that convinced the Council to give the centre, now re-opened, back to the community.

MORE HOMES WHILE DEFENDING THE GREEN BELT

We need more homes, but most people want to keep our green belt. I am a strong supporter of preserving our green spaces and green belt. Labour plan to build more homes, particularly smaller affordable units, on brownfield sites and in New Towns to provide homes while saving the green belt.

BETTER SCHOOLS & HOSPITALS

The NHS is on its knees and waits are enormous. Labour has committed to rebuilding our local hospitals at St. Helier and Epsom, if elected. Labour also have a fully costed plan to improve the NHS and state schools by providing 17,500 more doctors and nurses, more weekend clinics, 6,500 more teachers and free breakfast clubs for primary school children so parents can get to work.

RE-TAKE OUR STREETS

Crime is almost decriminalised under the Conservatives with the Police and Court systems so inefficient. Anti-social behaviour and shoplifting is rife, and many women don’t feel safe to walk the streets. Labour will provide 13,000 more police officers and reform the criminal justice system so that more crimes are solved, and criminals punished.

REALLY TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

Labour will take the climate crisis seriously. Labour will work with the private sector to double onshore wind, triple solar power, and quadruple offshore wind by 2030. We will invest in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and marine energy, and ensure we have the long-term energy storage our country needs. These measures will not only reduce carbon but also reduce bills.

ABOUT MARK

• Graduated in Politics and Economics at Oxford University and also has a Master’s degree from Birmingham University • co-founded one of the UK’s largest energy price comparison companies at 28 years old that, recommended by Martin Lewis, and powering comparethemarket’s energy service, it organised 10 million energy switches and employed 350 people • a leading voice in energy, he campaigned tirelessly to ban rip off energy tariffs and was successful convincing the Government to bring in the energy price cap in 2018 • after the election, win or lose, Mark will be part of the All-Party Group on Energy Costs at Parliament as one of the UK’s leading experts in energy