She is of Chinese descent.[8] In her maiden speech in Parliament, Collins indicated that her mother arrived in the United Kingdom from Malaysia for her education in 1974, and her mother went go on to run a shop where Victoria helped as she was growing up.[9]
Early career
She has previously worked on economic and environmental policy in the European Parliament,[10][11] and was a contributor on Forbes's website.[7] She has also worked as an independent consultant on sustainability.[11]
Political career
Collins contested the Poole constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 general election. She came third, with 15.5% of the vote.[1][12]
