Meet The MPs

As a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford, Zoe Franklin reflects on how her schedule and responsibilities have changed significantly. While the summer recess offers a bit of breathing space, she notes that her calendar is already filling up with meetings, local commitments, and parliamentary duties. One of the first topics discussed is sleep—or rather, the lack of it. Zoe shares t...

From growing up as a 'tomboy' in Hull, new Liberal Democrat MP Pippa Heylings, Westminster's latest polyglot MP, speaks about a career travelling the world negotiating climate deals. Starting life as the daughter of the local GP who “preferred climbing trees to sewing”, Pippa started her career as a teacher in Derby, supporting girls with ambitions to go to university where “you’re not going to ch...

From growing up as "Eastbourne's Cutest Baby”, new Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde speaks about being born and bred in ‘one big village’ Eastbourne. Josh speaks about growing up having to be ‘hyper vigilant at home’, with domestic abuse and violence being a part of his childhood. Joining the Liberal Democrats over a beer mat at a freshers’ fair, Josh went on to receive an OBE after starting a s...

Peter Bedford is the new Conservative MP for the constituency of Mid Leicestershire. From realising he wanted to be a member of Parliament at 15, Peter talks about being the first in his family to go to university, his newfound love of cruising (like, on a ship) and recounts one memorable time being fired at by a man with an air rifle whilst campaigning. As a brand new MP, Peter says the 2024 elec...