Published: November 12, 2013

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Chris Philp selected for Croydon South

By Mark Wallace

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I gather that Chris Philp has been selected tonight to be the 2015 PPC for Croydon South.

After a hotly contested race, Philp won out over the other shortlisted candidates – Suella Fernandes, Lucy Frazer and Charlotte Vere.

Here is his potted biography:

• Chris Philp. An entrepreneur and campaigner, Philp was pipped to the post in Hampstead and Kilburn in 2010 by only 42 votes after securing a 9.8 per cent swing. He has remained active in both business and politics since the election, acting as the Conservative No2AV Co-Ordinator in London, and most recently cropped up as the author of theTaxPayers’ Alliance report “Work for the Dole”, recommending welfare reforms which the Government swiftly adopted.

His website, with more information, can be found here.