Ruth is standing to represent her home, having been born and brought up in Perranwell Station in the heart of the constituency.

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She lives in Falmouth and works on an environmental research project on Penryn university campus. Ruth is passionate about Cornish culture and heritage and is a volunteer trustee at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.

Ruth worked for many years in the charity sector, and it was this experience which prompted her to get more involved in politics. She felt that too often, people’s voices were not heard by those in power and charities were left picking up the pieces where policy and politics had let people down.

Ruth’s top priorities are to fight for our struggling NHS, protect our natural environment and ensure more housing is available for local people. Ruth has the experience needed to get things done in Westminster, having previously worked for mental health campaigner and Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb. She is passionate about Cornwall and determined to stand up for people in Truro and Falmouth and give them the representation in Westminster they deserve, which has been sorely lacking in recent years.

Ruth says: “When I’m out talking to people on their doorsteps, they often mention David Penhaligon and Matthew Taylor. They remember them as people who were on their side, who worked hard to represent the community and get things done. A good MP can really make a difference. That’s what we need, and that’s why I’m standing to represent people in Truro and Falmouth.”

Inspired by the example of great Cornish Liberal MPs before her, she is determined to be a voice for Cornwall in Westminster, rather than a voice for Westminster in Cornwall.