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As part of Parliament Week 2025 we were honoured to have Helen Maguire, MP for Epsom and

Ewell, visit us to discuss what life is like as a Member of Parliament. Students from Year 12

Politics, and the Model United Nations Co-Curricular Club joined her and listened intently as she

recounted her personal journey from a Captain in the Armed Forces to Member of Parliament.

She spoke passionately about the NHS linking to her role as ‘Primary Care and Cancer

Spokesperson’, the military and the situation in Ukraine, violence against women and girls,

transportation in Epsom and Ewell, the police and education with a focus on SEND.

Following her talk, there was a Q&A session. The students were incredibly engaged and posed a

variety of insightful questions to Helen, such as ‘What do you think the most prevalent problems

that young people face today?’ and ‘As a female MP, do you think that in today’s parliament, your

voice is just as important as a man’s?’. Helen’s answers were thoughtful and gave the students an

insight to what it is like to be an MP and the pressures they face to balance the demands of

representing their constituency with the demands of Parliament.

Student Voice:

“I thought it was interesting hearing Helen talk. She answered lots of very pressing questions for the

youth – I think the fact that she goes into schools is important as it keeps the youth updated with what’s

going on in current politics” – Elle

“It was nice to hear from our local MP as seemed to really care what questions young people in her

constituency had to ask. It was interesting to hear why she became an MP and how her past career

experiences helped her with her work today.” – Gwen

“I found her visit to school interesting as it was insightful to hear her perspective on controversial topics

in today’s politics. It was inspiring to hear her story on how she became an MP and how her political

career has developed; it was really enlightening!” – Abbie

“I found Helen Maguire’s talk very helpful and insightful, in terms of understanding the journey she had

in becoming the sensible and intelligent MP tat she is. After the talk, I felt more confident and prouder

of our political representation nationally.” – Faelan

“I found Helen to have some brilliant views. She talked about what her life was before becoming an MP

and why she decided to become one which was really inspiring. I believe this talk has been helpful for

me in thinking about my future.” – Sofia

“It was really insightful to hear from a woman in Parliament. It was interest to hear views and opinions

on topical subjects. Furthermore, it was inspiring to hear her story and how she became a politician.” –

Lottie