Buchan worked for a decade at American investment bank JPMorgan Chase in their syndicate and capital markets division and was promoted to vice president of their European syndicate.[7] She left the company in 2001 to join Bank of America as a managing director in its debt capital markets division.[8] As of September 2022, she holds at least £70,000 of shares in both companies.[9]
After leaving the financial services industry, she volunteered at a North Kensington children's charity and was the chair of governors of Bousfield Primary School.[5]
During the 2017 campaign, Buchan wrote an article for the website BrexitCentral in which discussed her support for "a tough Brexit deal: that means leaving the Single Market, the Customs Union and the ECJ" and decried a London-centric view of politics.[10]
Member of Parliament (2019-2024)
2019 election
She was selected as the Conservative candidate for Kensington on 16 July 2019. Buchan had been the treasurer and a member of the board for the Kensington Chelsea & Fulham Conservatives Local Association, roles she had held until 2019.[11][3] In an interview, Buchan stated she lived in Kensington for 25 years.[12]
When asked about her prior comments on Brexit during her 2017 campaign, she stated that she had "always campaigned for a good negotiated deal" and that she was not in favour of a "hard Brexit".[13] She was elected as MP in the 2019 general election with a majority of 150.[14]
Tenure
After her election, she pledged to accept and help to implement the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry "with a sense of urgency". The purpose of the inquiry is to investigate the Grenfell Tower fire which occurred in 2017 in North Kensington, which lies within her constituency.[15] She was a member of the Treasury Select Committee between March 2020 and December 2021. Buchan has been a member of the Finance Committee since March 2020.[16]
On 7 September 2020, Buchan voted against a Labour Party amendment to the Fire Safety Bill which was intended to implement the recommendations of the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry before the end of the consultation process. This was criticised by campaign group Grenfell United and opposition politicians. She defended her vote by stating the government was "committed to implementing the recommendations", and criticised the Labour Party for "misrepresenting the vote" for political reasons.[17]
^Hogan, Roger (6 September 1999). "BBB borrowers boosted". The Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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