Chris Philp

Conservative MP for Croydon South, since 7 May 2015

Shadow Home Secretary

The Rt Hon Chris Philp is the Conservative MP for Croydon South, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Home Secretary.

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Scorecard

63.1% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote

363 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

212 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

11 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs

11 Interests declared 3 at £5,000 or more

618 Debates spoken in 138 written questions tabled

Ranked 464 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
22 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22	No vote	74–323
22 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11	Aye	104–391
22 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4	Aye	164–311
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3	Aye	144–244
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13	Aye	135–258
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8	Aye	143–249
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3	Aye	85–317
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion	No	233–94
16 Jun 2026	Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No	262–86
16 Jun 2026	Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3	Aye	162–246
16 Jun 2026	Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14	Aye	151–258
16 Jun 2026	Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13	No vote	77–255
15 Jun 2026	Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival	No vote	24–37
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill: Third Reading	No	278–149
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148	Aye	155–279
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143	Aye	167–266
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1	No vote	77–271
9 Jun 2026	Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026	No	356–86
9 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4	Aye	157–287
9 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12	Aye	94–297
9 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20	Aye	90–290
8 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8	Aye	145–251
8 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2	No vote	65–251
8 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12	Aye	81–266
3 Jun 2026	Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£10,000

Name of donor: Anthony Todd
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 support for my work as Shadow Home Secretary
Donor status: individual
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: Jonathan Lourie
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 support for my work as Shadow Home Secretary
Donor status: individual
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: Alan Morgan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 support for my work as Shadow Home Secretary
Donor status: individual
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The Football Association
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 98Q
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to watch Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield for me and a family member, value £390
Date received: 10 August 2025
Date accepted: 10 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 11 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Millgap Ltd
Nature of business: Consulting, advisory and investment
(Registered 5 June 2015)