Last week’s election saw 140 new MPs joining the House of Commons, along with 15 former parliamentarians who have managed to regain a place. 2019 has seen a record number of women entering parliament as well as the most ethnically diverse set of MPs yet elected. Many of the new intake have impressive CVs and some could well find themselves on the front benches of their respective parties before too long. Here is our list of the most promising new MPs from each of the major parties:
Claire Coutinho – East Surrey
Con HOLD – 24,040 majority
Coutinho previously worked at Number 10 as an advisor
Coutinho won the candidacy for the Conservative safe seat of East Surrey when the sitting MP Sam Gyimah defected to the Lib Dems. After quitting KPMG she became a government adviser so that she could, in her words, get Brexit done ‘from the inside’.
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