Abingdon Ward invites KCFC members and their guests to join them for a speech and Q&A with Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey.
Please come along to meet Claire, ask questions relating to her work in the Department for Education and her role as an MP, and catch up with your councillors and local activists. Tickets include wine and canapes, and we will draw a fundraising raffle after Claire's speech and Q+A.
Claire Coutinho was elected as the Conservative MP for East Surrey in December 2019. She was then appointed a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Treasury in March 2020 and Minister for Disabled People at the Department of Work and Pensions in September 2022. She currently serves as Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing at the Department for Education. She began her career at Merrill Lynch, before leaving the City for a career in social justice policy, focusing on a wide range of issues from education and financial inclusion to the regeneration of deprived communities. She then spent two years within Government as a Special Adviser, including in the Treasury. She has a master’s degree in Maths and Philosophy from Oxford.
Date: Thursday 16th March 2023
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: our location in Abingdon will be disclosed to ticket-holders 48 hours before the event.
Tickets are £25 and can be purchased here - for our members under 26, tickets are just £5 and are available here.