St Ives has not had a female Member of Parliament since 1928. Philippa thinks that it is about time this trend is broken.
It is important to Philippa, as a young woman, to see more women populating the House of Commons. She is proud of the efforts of the Labour Party to get more female members [...]

Cornwall faces a clear choice – a Labour government that understands that families, businesses and communities need help during the bad times or a Conservative opposition whose approach to the global economic downturn is to simply do nothing.
The choice for Government is a straight two way fight between Conservative and Labour.
Labour understands that the way [...]

Cornwall is a highly desirable area to live. As in other such areas, this can result in increased pressure on the housing market, forcing up prices and denying local residents the opportunity to buy.
Philippa is pleased that in this year’s budget, the Government committed £1 Billion to kick start the housing industry and boost [...]

Health facilities in Western Cornwall need to be defended vigorously.
Notwithstanding the excellent achievements of the Labour Government in relation to the strengthening of the NHS since 1997 – for example there are now over 38,000 more doctors and 80,000 more nurses – Philippa believes that local health facilities are something that must be championed in [...]