Only the Conservatives can Beat Labour Here

With a general election in the offing, the new Parliamentary seat Hampstead & Kilburn will be a tight race. It's the same here in Hampstead & Kilburn as it is nationally: only the Conservatives can beat Labour. At the last General Election, the Conservatives came second behind Labour in our area, with Lib Dems trailing behind in third. That's why Sarah Teather has chosen to fight Brent Central, rather than taking on the new seat. Only local Conservatives can beat Labour - here in Hampstead & Kilburn and nationally.

Why I'm Running to be Your MP

Dear Neighbour, I've lived in this part of north London for the better part of 10 years now. I was fed up with the way that Camden and Brent were run by Labour and wanted to improve our neighbourhood. That's why I ran for Camden Council, beating the sitting Labour leader in the process. Elsewhere in the site are some of the things I've achieved for my neighbours since being elected.

Nationally, there is a lot of work to do to fix our broken society. Too few children in the state system get a great education. I want everyone to have the opportunities that I did - making it from a south London state school to Oxford. Education reform is needed to make this possible. Urgent action is also needed to tackle rising crime - including more prison places and more Police on the streets. As a successful entrepreneur who has created businesses and jobs from nothing, I believe that enterprise - not just Government handouts - can help beat poverty by creating jobs. Finally, the extra money that has rightly been spent on public services in the last ten years has too often been wasted. Reform is needed to ensure that patients, pupils and parents get value for the taxpayers' money that is being spent.

I'm a successful local campaigner with national ideas. Whenever the election is called, I hope to have your support.

Best wishes, Chris Philp