Towards a new Liberal England

An internal Liberal Democrat viewsletter

by Matt J. McLaren

Matt McLaren is an elected member of the Liberal Democrats in England's governing Council and has been for approximately two decades, as well as previously serving on its Executive body too. Matt has been a regional officer in two Liberal Democrat Regional Parties, most recently being the Chair of the Local Parties Committee in London Region. Matt is also a highly experienced Election Agent for and on behalf of the Party's candidates, including being the London-wide GLA Election Agent in 2024 for Rob Blackie as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London, as well as Hina Bokhari AM and the rest of the Liberal Democrats' London-wide Assembly list. This election ultimately saw Rob beat the Greens and become the only third-placed Liberal Democrat London Mayoral candidate since 2008, and Hina returned to the London Assembly (to subsequently take on the role of Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at City Hall).

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Within his home borough of Enfield, Matt is the Vice-Chair of the Local Party and is currently also Convenor of Winchmore Hill Liberal Democrats.

Before the days of Brexit, Matt stood unsuccessfully in the Greater London regional constituency as a Liberal Democrat candidate for Member of the European Parliament.