51 Facts About Virginia Crosbie

Virginia Ann Crosbie was born on 8 December 1966 and is a Partner at Nuclear Capital LLP an investment fund aimed at helping to capitalise new projects in the nuclear sector.

Virginia Crosbie studied microbiology at Queen Mary University of London before completing a diploma in management studies at the University of Westminster.

Virginia Crosbie did a Corporate Finance programme at London Business School.

Virginia Crosbie then retrained, and became a part-time mathematics teacher.

Virginia Crosbie is a former chair of the charity Save the Baby which is based at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington.

Virginia Crosbie decided to join the organisation after experiencing a miscarriage.

Virginia Crosbie contested the Rhondda constituency as the Conservative candidate in the 2017 general election.

Virginia Crosbie finished third behind the Labour Party and Plaid Cymru candidates.

Virginia Crosbie then became the deputy chair of the Kensington, Chelsea and Fulham Conservatives Association, and the director of Women2Win, an organisation which campaigns for more female Conservative parliamentarians.

Virginia Crosbie worked as a senior parliamentary researcher for Basingstoke MP Maria Miller.

Virginia Crosbie was selected as the Conservative candidate for Ynys Mon on 14 November 2019.

Virginia Crosbie was chosen after the former Brecon and Radnorshire MP Chris Davies, the previously selected candidate, withdrew the day before due to opposition by the local association, and other Welsh Conservatives.

Virginia Crosbie was elected as MP for at the 2019 general election with a majority of 1,968.

Virginia Crosbie was the first Conservative MP to represent this three-way marginal seat since 1987.

In January 2020, Virginia Crosbie tabled an early day motion about the protection of the Welsh language.

Virginia Crosbie was a member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee throughout much of her time as an MP and sat on the Women and Equalities Committee between March and September 2020.

Virginia Crosbie said she was learning the Welsh language and working on a fully bilingual website.

Virginia Crosbie carried out her first Welsh interview with Guto Bebb for S4C in 2022.

In January 2021, Virginia Crosbie began a campaign to get 100 people in Anglesey trained in mental health first aid.

Virginia Crosbie campaigned locally for improved broadband connectivity, better availability of defibrillators, a third Menai crossing, reversing the Welsh Government's 20mph default speed limit, a new medical centre in Holyhead, better understanding of the impact of large scale solar farms on rural communities and agricultural land and a new Aldi supermarket in Amlwch.

In 2020, Virginia Crosbie started the Anglesey Freeport Bidding Consortium following the UK Government's announcement that at least one freeport would be established in Wales.

Virginia Crosbie sponsored Anglesey County Council's bid for UK Government Levelling Up Funding.

Since beginning her career as an MP, Virginia Crosbie has made the case for building new nuclear power stations in the UK.

Virginia Crosbie was very vocal in her support of setting up a new nuclear plant on the site of Wylfa on Anglesey.

Virginia Crosbie became synonymous with nuclear and Wylfa in the House of Commons earning the nickname of the Atomic Kitten.

Virginia Crosbie sat on the Nuclear Energy Bill Committee and was instrumental in the inclusion of new nuclear in the green taxonomy announced in the Chancellor's 2023 budget.

Virginia Crosbie took several nuclear companies including Bechtel, Westinghouse, Rolls Royce and Kepco around Ynys Mon to look at Wylfa.

Virginia Crosbie brought the representatives of the US Energy Department to visit to Wylfa.

Virginia Crosbie visited nuclear sites in Finland, Georgia in the USA and Hinkley.

Virginia Crosbie expressed her concerns about plans to develop large scale solar farms on land across Anglesey.

Virginia Crosbie launched a survey of local people and contributed to a Westminster Hall debate on large scale solar farms.

Virginia Crosbie had previously spoken on behalf of those affected on Anglesey in 2021.

Virginia Crosbie resigned as PPS in July 2022 in protest against the leadership of Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his handling of the Chris Pincher scandal.

Virginia Crosbie endorsed Sajid Javid in the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.

In January 2023, Virginia Crosbie said that she wears a stab vest when meeting constituents.

Virginia Crosbie commented that she took this precaution following the murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess in 2021.

Virginia Crosbie had previously reported around 30 threats, abusive emails and social media posts to the police since being elected as an MP which included violent threats.

Virginia Crosbie apologised in June 2023 for attending an event briefly in Parliament while COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were in place on 8 December 2020 which she attributed to a "momentary error of judgment".

In July 2023 Virginia Crosbie was again made PPS to the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales.

Virginia Crosbie led a ten minute rule bill to update the Dogs Act 1953 which formed the basis of proposed reforms to the Act in the Dogs Bill introduced by Therese Coffey.

Virginia Crosbie sat on the Agriculture Bill Committee and Environmental Bill Committee.

Virginia Crosbie was part of the campaign to encourage supermarkets to tag foods for "Buy British".

In 2020 Virginia Crosbie took part in the Parliamentary Armed Forces Scheme and she supported developments in RAF Valley on her island constituency.

Virginia Crosbie has led Parliamentary debates on communities served by the West Coast Mainline franchise, the closure of the Menai Suspension Bridge and Freeports in Wales.

Virginia Crosbie subsequently expressed her disappointment that Avanti West Coast was reawarded the West Coast Mainline contract and that the Menai Bridge repairs would not be complete until 2026.

Virginia Crosbie had stated that "In many places - outside schools, outside hospitals - 20mph is appropriate".

Virginia Crosbie launched a number of local campaigns whilst MP for Ynys Mon including her campaign to bring Aldi supermarkets to Amlwch - which led Penny Mordaunt to announced that she would use her ceremonial sword to open the new supermarket in Business questions.

Virginia Crosbie worked with local residents in Brynsiencyn to oppose the introduction of double yellow lines through the village.

Virginia Crosbie campaigned for a new health centre in Holyhead.

Virginia Crosbie sat on the Seafarers Wages Bill, British Sign Language Bill, Shark Fin Bill, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, Health and Care Bill and the Women and Equalities Committee.

Virginia Crosbie nominated and welcomed several local people to local champion receptions at 10 Downing Street.