Mark Garnier MP

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Mark Garnier was elected to Parliament for Wyre Forest in May 2010 and is former Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade. Prior to being a Minister, Mark was a member of the Treasury Select Committee and the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. He was also actively involved in several All Party Parliamentary Groups including being the Chairman of the APPG for Heritage Rail and the APPG for the Economy of the West Midlands.

Mark’s experience before politics was in finance and business. He built a career in the City of London, specialising in emerging global markets, before leaving the investment banking world in set up his own businesses in investment management. More recently, Mark has worked as a business consultant, helping SMEs with strategic planning. Outside politics, Mark is a governor of Kidderminster College – a role he has held since 2005 – as well as sitting on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London (a City Livery company whose primary function is the pursuit of excellence in the automotive and aviation industries through charitable bursaries).

Bota Hopkinson - Chairwoman

Bota Hopkinson is the Founder and Chairwoman of the Conservative Friends of Eurasia. She is a prominent member of the Conservative Party and a proud British of Kazakhstan origin. Bota was a conservative candidate for the Westminster City Council in a local election 2018.

Lord Popat

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Lord Popat is a Party Whip and a former member of Her Majesty’s Government as the Minister of the Crown with responsibilities for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Transport. Back in 2013 he was the first Gujarati Minister to represent the Conservative Party on the Frontbenches in the House of Lords.

Jeremy Lefroy MP

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A qualified chartered accountant, Jeremy has a background in manufacturing, international trade and agriculture.

Barbara Dingle

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Barbara Dingle has been a Conservative Party Activist since the 80’s when she was Chairman of Worcester Young Conservatives. Today, she is a member of the Executive of the Cities of London and Westminster Association.

Bob Blackman MP

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Bob Blackman is the Conservative MP for Harrow East and presently serves as Joint Secretary of the 1922 Committee within Parliament and as a Member of the Backbench Business Committee. After first being elected in 2010, he increased his majority at the 2015 General Election, receiving over 50% of the vote.

Matthew Offord MP

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Before being elected as the Member of Parliament for Hendon in the 2010 General Election, Matthew worked for the BBC, advising on a range of political matters. During this period he was elected as a Councillor for the Hendon Ward in the Borough of Barnet. He went on to become Deputy Leader of Barnet Council. In Parliament he has raised issues on a diverse range of topics including policy in relation to Israel, Cyprus and the British Overseas Territories; eye health; energy costs; animal welfare; policing; and transport services.

Paul Scully MP

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Paul Scully was elected Member for Sutton and Cheam at the 2015 general election. Having lived in Sutton for 28 years, he was previously the Parliamentary Assistant to Alok Sharma MP between 2010 and 2012. He is a founding partner of Nudge Factory Ltd, is married and has two children- both of whom were born in the local St Helier Hospital and educated in Sutton schools.