Virginia Crosbie

Crosbie is a great supporter of equal representation in parliament and has fought especially hard for female Conservative MPs through her Directorship at Women2Win since 2017. She is a CPF champion for Social Mobility. She is the first Conservative to represent her seat in over 30 years. Of her victory last year, she said: “Apart from my dear Dad, no one thought I could turn Ynys Môn blue in just three weeks. I am proud that with the help of a few friends and a cocker spaniel we now have a 1,968-vote majority.” Crosbie has a particular legislative interest in fighting domestic violence, having sat on the Domestic Abuse Bill committee. She commented: “Abuse is not always physical and can affect anyone regardless of gender, age or ethnicity.” Crosbie is also interested in the education of girls around the world, which she has celebrated the UK government for supporting. Crosbie is a leading light of the Conservative Environment Network.

Hot Seat

What book or poem has influenced your choice of career, and what do you think your choice reveals about your personality?

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy.

What was learnt both personally and in terms of national policy and future political debate?

As a three-way marginal seat it can be challenging to get people to work together, but that is what I am trying to do. I want people to judge me by my actions and hard work on behalf of the island, not by the political party that I represent.

Are you currently working with any think-tanks, local or national charities or pressure groups?

At the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic to help those shielding I established a volunteer group to deliver prescriptions for a local pharmacy on Anglesey.