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Tories are trashing Britain’s university sector

British universities are a national achievement. World renowned centres of learning and research which attract students and academics from all over the globe. At their best they sit at the heart of our towns and cities, bringing new jobs, opportunities and prosperity to the communities they serve: a walk around…

Bridget Phillipson’s powerful journey from free school meals to Labour education chief

Labour’s new Shadow Education Secretary opens up about her youth – and how, with a single mum in a council house, she was still luckier than many who grew up around her in Sunderland Bridget Phillipson knows very well the transformative power of education. Labour ’s new Shadow Education Secretary went…

Tes’ 10 questions with… Bridget Phillipson

The shadow education secretary talks about ‘aspirational’ teachers, her inspirational grandad and the challenges for schools during the pandemic Bridget Phillipson is the MP for Houghton and Sunderland South. In November she was appointed as shadow education secretary after Labour leader Keir Starmer’s reshuffle, taking the helm from Kate Green…

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Sunderland Echo column

Sunderland Echo: After 12 years of Conservative Government, almost two million people in Britain have gone without food for a whole day

This week marks 12 full years of Conservative government. And in the past month, almost two million people in Britain have gone without food for a whole day because they can’t afford to eat. We are in the middle of a cost of living crisis that the Tories…

Sunderland Echo: Education means opportunity and I want that for every child

This week in Parliament has seen the publication of a White Paper – a document setting out the government’s plans for new laws and spending – on education. It has been a little over two years since schools were closed to most pupils, and this should have been a…

Sunderland Echo: If we’re to cut crime we must also bring down poverty levels

Last week, I was delighted to join Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness for the launch of her “fighting poverty, fighting crime” focus for local policing. In January, Boris Johnson wrongly claimed that the Government had cut crime. Offences are rising and prosecutions are plummeting, and we need a comprehensive new approach…

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