The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers and marine protected areas, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 129 times in Esher and Walton in 2023.
Read MoreSurrey Hills, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, enjoyed by many local Elmbridge families, is at risk from being destroyed by fracking.
Read MoreWhat are your biggest concerns? We asked the constituents in Esher & Walton – and you answered…
The main job of an MP is to listen to then represent the people in their constituency. That’s why Monica Harding’s team carried out a constituency-wide survey - calling on residents across Esher and Walton and asking them to fill out a short questionnaire - during the weeks before the general election was called, to identify their worries on local and national issues.
It’s not often that an 85-page policy document gets a reaction like this: “this is pretty flippin' good - pragmatically realistic.” But that was what a senior leader of a major conservation charity told me after he’d read the Liberal Democrats’ new policy paper, “Tackling the Climate Emergency” -
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