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She later explained as part of a speech to her party's annual conference that one of the reasons she had been forced to leave Camden was due to the areas high house prices.
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Porritt called for empty offices to be turned into affordable housing, and reform of stop and search. She has been critical of the government's handling of
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Porritt joined the Liberal Democrats a few days after the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016. She became a Liberal Democrat councillor for the
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from the Conservative incumbent by nine votes, following a recount. She became leader the Liberal Democrat group on Camden Council on 7 September 2020.
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She was elected as a Councillor for Belsize ward in Camden in 2018 and served as the leader of the Liberal Democrats on the council from 2020 to 2022.
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on 13 October 2020 after the only other shortlisted candidate, Geeta Sidhu-Robb, was suspended from the Liberal Democrats following antisemitism.
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withdrew from the race following its postponement from the original May 2020 date. She won the selection against the option to
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Porritt was reported to be "seriously considering" putting her name forward to be the Liberal Democrat candidate in the
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Before her political career, Porritt worked as a journalist, a consultant for strategic advisory firm
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She grew up in Camden and was educated at a local private school. She earned a degree in history from
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Porritt ran to become the Liberal Democrat candidate for the parliamentary constituency of
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Higher – The Magazine for the alumni of Royal Holloway and Bedford
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where she failed to achieve 5% of the vote and lost her deposit.
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from 2019 to 2020. and was the party's candidate for the
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Member of the European Parliament
London
2 July 2019
Mary Honeyball
Lib Dem Group Leader on Camden Council
Flick Rea
Camden London Borough Council
Belsize
Honorary President of Young Liberals
Incumbent
Royal Free Hospital
Liberal Democrats
Alma mater
Royal Holloway, University of London
Sciences Po Paris
Liberal Democrat
Member of the European Parliament
London
2021 London mayoral election
Sutton and Cheam
2024 general election
Luke Taylor
Royal Free Hospital
Hampstead
Royal Holloway, University of London
Master's degree
Sciences Po Paris
Global Counsel
Shriti Vadera

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