The Rt Hon Tom Brake was formerly Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Liberal Democrat Brexit Spokesman and MP for Carshalton and Wallington.

He also served as a local Councillor on Hackney and Sutton Councils.

He read physics at Imperial College, London and went to school in France and is a French speaker.

Tom is currently a consultant specialising in sustainability and human rights’ issues.

He is a longstanding trustee of Ecolocal which delivers a broad range of environmental sustainability services that are designed to help people move toward more pro-environmental behaviours and advises Bioregional, an award-winning sustainability organisation which developed the One Planet Living framework.