Meet Lorna Dupre: The Visionary Candidate for Cambridgeshire's Future

On 1 May, voters in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will choose their next Combined Authority Mayor, and Lorna Dupre is a prominent candidate. Residing in Sutton, near Ely, Dupre serves as the leader of the Liberal Democrat & Independent Group on the East Cambridgeshire District Council, alongside being the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats on the Cambridgeshire County Council and chair of the environment and green investment committee.

With hands-on experience, Dupre has previously chaired the Combined Authority’s overview and scrutiny committee, where she held the previous mayors accountable and gained firsthand insight into the mayoralty’s functions. Her campaign emphasizes the pressing need for better public transport and addressing ’broken links’ within the current infrastructure. She is dedicated to prioritizing the repair of roads, investing in long-term solutions, and ensuring that every community receives the infrastructure they rightly deserve.

Dupre is also vocal about the urgent necessity for genuinely affordable homes strategically situated across the county. She aims to leverage new governmental powers to facilitate this development. Additionally, she seeks to expand access to new skills in response to the evolving job landscape and to enhance collaboration in tackling the urgent challenges posed by a changing climate. For ongoing updates, follow local news on platforms such as BBC Sounds and social media.