About Philip

Born in Doncaster in 1972, I graduated from the University of Huddersfield with an Upper Second honours degree in Historical and Political Studies. Before being elected to parliament, I had a career as a Senior Marketing Manager for ASDA in Leeds. I also served as both a parish councillor and a school governor because I have always believed in the importance of community involvement.

I have always been involved in politics, joining the Conservative Party in 1988, and in 1997, making a speech on foreign affairs at the Conservative Party Conference. However, I increasingly found that politicians were not making the arguments I wanted to hear. Since it is my firm belief that change requires action, I decided to run for parliament and was first elected in 2005. After being first elected, it has been an honour to be re-elected in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

In my spare time, I enjoy horseracing and full English breakfasts.

Your interests,

not self-interest.

My contract with you

I will always put your interests before self-interest.
I will always be honest about my views on issues even if they differ from Party policy.
I will always be available so you can see me or speak to me at a time and place convenient to you. I will keep you informed through delivering regular newsletters across the constituency.
I will keep in touch with your priorities through regular surveys, and I will personally read and reply to every one.
I will work hard on your behalf all of the time, not just at election time.

Philip's Experience

Philip's aim is to represent the interests of ordinary, decent, hardworking people who live in the Shipley constituency. He thinks it is important to stand up for local people in Westminster rather than vice-versa. His goal is to concentrate on issues relevant to the people of the Shipley area and to spend as much time as possible in the constituency rather than in London.

Philip has been involved in politics from an early age, always in Yorkshire. He has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1988 and in 1997 he made a speech on Foreign Affairs at the Conservative Party Conference.

Philip has spent almost a month working with West Yorkshire Police to get a Police insight into how to tackle crime, and in October 2005 became the first Conservative MP to openly state that Britain should withdraw from the EU. Philip is also the Parliamentary Spokesman for the Campaign Against Political Correctness.