Helen Maguire, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Ewell and Epsom, has made waves with her relentless campaign to flush out the filth and stop raw sewage from contaminating water supply – an issue close to her heart. Though she’s found herself knee-deep in controversy over one of her donors, Piers Clark. Mr. Clark has donated a total of £9,700 toward Maguire’s campaign since 2022. Clark has a somewhat muddy past…
Clark was Commercial Director of Thames Water, a time when the company was given a hefty fine of over £20 million for repeated illegal discharges into the Thames. He then went on to found Isle Utilities, a consultancy now specialising in cleaning up aquatic messes. It’s interesting that Ms. Maguire is so happy to take the flow of donations from Mr. Clark, considering her vocal stance on cleaner water. Willing to wade through anything to keep her campaign afloat…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”