Background
Philp was brought up in West Wickham where his mother, Edna (née Mynott) was a teacher and his father, Doctor Brian Philp Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire, Federal Security Agency is an archaeologist.
Philp was brought up in West Wickham where his mother, Edna (née Mynott) was a teacher and his father, Doctor Brian Philp Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire, Federal Security Agency is an archaeologist.
He was educated at Street Olave"s Grammar School in Orpington, and then at University College, Oxford where he was awarded a First Class Physics Degree and completed a Masters specialising in theoretical quantum mechanics.
Philp was Chairman of the Conservative think tank the Bow Group from 2004–2005 and the key adviser to Andrew Lansley, then Shadow Secretary of State for Health, in the national campaign against MRSA in the run up to the 2005 General Election. Philp’s book “Conservative Revival: Blueprint for a Better Britain” was published in conjunction with the Bow Group and was co-authored by 10 Conservative Member of Parliament’s or recent candidates in their 30s. Philp was the author of "for the Dole: A proposal to fix welfare dependency," published by The Taxpayers" Alliance in September 2013.
His report called for mandatory participation in community work and training in return for the continued payment of benefits payments.
In November 2013, Philp was selected to be the Prospective Conservative Party Candidate for Croydon South, held by Richard Ottaway who was retiring from parliament. On 8 May 2015, he was elected Member of Parliament.
Philp founded in 2009 which resembles Dragons Den and works to get youngsters from inner city backgrounds interested in business, building their confidence and widening their horizons and their ambitions.
This concept is thought to be the inspiration for the Government’s StartUp Loans fund which is chaired by James Caan of Dragons Den.
In a 2008 interview with The Guardian about his views as a candidate he said "10 years ago I wouldn"t have voted Tory myself.".
Quotations: "10 years ago I wouldn"t have voted Tory myself.".
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He was elected in May 2015 as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Croydon South.
He was the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn in 2010, losing by 42 votes to Labour Member of Parliament and former actress Glenda Jackson.