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Maiden speeches: Susan Murray, MP for Mid Dunbartonshire

Parliament is back and that, at the moment, means more Lib Dem maiden speeches. Susan Murray, our new MP for Mid Dunbartonshire, made her debut yesterday in a debate on the NHS, talking about her experience of caring for her husband – and also spoke up for fair votes.

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Maiden Speeches: Manuela Perteghella MP for Stratford-Upon-Avon

Up to the West Midlands now for the maiden speech of Manuela Perteghella who spoke on 12 September in the debate in memory of David Amess MP.

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Maiden speeches: Freddie Van Mierlo, MP for Henley and Thame

Oxfordshire now has five Liberal Democrat MPs. Freddie Van Mierlo, who represents Henley and Thame, gave his maiden speech on 12 September in the debate remembering David Amess MP.

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Maiden speeches: Edward Morello, MP for West Dorset

The next stop on our maiden speeches tour is West Dorset MP Edward Morello, who made his debut on 12 September in an adjournment debate held to remember the MP David Amess who was murdered during a constituency surgery in 2021.

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Maiden Speeches: Helen Maguire MP for Epsom and Ewell

Back to Surrey for the next stop in our maiden speeches tour. Helen Maguire, MP for Epsom and Ewell spoke in the adjournment debate in memory of David Amess MP.

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Maiden Speeches: Sarah Gibson, MP for Chippenham

Sarah Gibson, newly elected Lib Dem MP for Chippenham, made her maiden speech in the Building Safety and Resilience debate on 11 September.

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Maiden speech: Zoe Franklin, MP for Guildford

Zoe Franklin, our new MP for Guildford, made her maiden speech on 11 September, in a debate on building safety.

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Maiden speech: Charlie Maynard MP for Witney

Charlie Maynard, our new MP for Witney, made his maiden speech on 9 September in a debate on Syria.

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Maiden speech: Tom Morrison, MP for Cheadle

Tom Morrison, our new MP for Cheadle, made his maiden speech on 5 September on the Great British Energy Bill.

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Maiden speech: Liz Jarvis, MP for Eastleigh

Liz Jarvis, the Lib Dem MP for Eastleigh, made her maiden speech on 5 September on a debate on the Great British Energy Bill. Enjoy.

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Maiden speech: Lee Dillon MP for Newbury

Lee Dillon MP for Newbury made his maiden speech on Monday 9th September. Here it is in text form, or please click on the white arrow below to watch it via the party’s channel on YouTube:



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Maiden speech: Clive Jones MP for Wokingham

Now that Conference is over, we can start catching up with the maiden speeches our MPs made last week. Here is Wokingham MP Clive Jones speaking in the Budget Responsibility debate.

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Maiden Speeches: Will Forster MP for Woking

Our next maiden speech comes from Will Forster, the new Liberal Democrat MP for Woking who spoke in the Budget Responsibility Bill.

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Maiden Speeches: Marie Goldman MP for Chelmsford

Marie Goldman, the new Lib Dem MP for Chelmsford, made her maiden speech in the debate on the Budget Responsiblity Bill.

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Maiden speech: Calum Miller MP for Bicester and Woodstock

We continue our coverage of our new MPs’ maiden speeches with Calum Miller, who spoke during the debate on the Passenger Railway Services (public ownership) Bill this week.

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Maiden speech: Angus MacDonald, MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Next in our series of maiden speeches is the one given by Angus Macdonald on Thursday, in the debate on the Great British Energy Bill.

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Maiden speech: Caroline Voaden, MP for South Devon

Continuing our series highlighting the maiden speeches of our new MPs, here is Caroline Voaden, speaking in the debate on Technology in Public Services on Monday. 

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Maiden speech: Mike Martin, MP for Tunbridge Wells

Our new MP for Tonbridge Wells, Mike Martin, also made his maiden speech, which he titled An Ode to Tunbridge Wells, in the debate on Technology in Public Life on Monday.

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Maiden speech: Alex Brewer MP for North East Hampshire

We’re back on the maiden speeches of our new Lib Dem MPs now. Alex Brewer, our MP for N E Hampshire made hers on Monday in a debate on technology in public services. 

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Maiden speech: Chris Coghlan MP for Dorking and Horley

Our maiden speech of the day comes from Chris Coghlan, our new MP for Dorking and Horley, in the technology in public services debate. He talked about the lack of support for those with special educational needs in Surrey and highlighted the harrowing murder of his constituent’s autistic son who had not been able to get the support he needed. 

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Maiden speech: Pippa Heylings MP

Our final stop, for now, on the Maiden Speech Tour takes us to South Cambridgeshire. Pippa Heylings MP made her debut on 26 July. 

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Maiden Speech: James MacCleary MP

Our maiden speech tour today, like yesterday, starts in Sussex in the constituency of Lewes represented by James MacCleary.

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Maiden Speech: Brian Mathew MP

Our maiden speech tour heads to the West Country now, to hear Brian Mathew, our MP for Melksham and Devizes.

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Maiden Speech: Alison Bennett MP

LDV has been bringing you our new MPs’ maiden speeches. We’re catching up with those made at the end of the Parliamentary session with Alison Bennett from Mid Sussex.

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Maiden speech: Bobby Dean MP for Carshalton and Wallington

Apologies for not covering Bobby Dean’s maiden speech earlier. He gave it during the debate on the Budget Responsibility Bill on 30th July.

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Maiden speech: Jess Brown-Fuller MP for Chichester

Jess gave her maiden speech in the debate on the Budget Responsibility Bill on Tuesday.

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Maiden speech: Josh Reynolds MP for Maidenhead

Josh Reynolds made his maiden speech in Tuesday in the debate on the Budget Responsibility Bill.

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Maiden speech: Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton & Wellington

Yesterday, Gideon Amos made his maiden speech in a debate on Passenger Railway Services.

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Maiden speech: Claire Young MP for Thornbury & Yate

Yesterday, Claire Young made her maiden speech in a debate on Passenger Railway Services.

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Maiden speech: Lisa Smart MP for Hazel Grove

Yesterday it was the turn of Lisa Smart to give her maiden speech.

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