Rebecca Paul entered Parliament in July 2024 as the Conservative MP for Reigate, making any assessment of her career necessarily provisional. She is a first term MP succeeding Crispin Blunt, who had been Conservative MP for the seat since 1997 but had the Conservative whip removed in October 2023 following his arrest and did not stand again. Nevertheless, her rise from local government to Westminster offers useful clues about both her strengths and the challenges she faces ahead.