Articles - Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson: We remain in the thick of a pandemic, but our Chancellor is worryingly out of touch.

We remain in the thick of a pandemic, but our Chancellor is worryingly out of touch. Our country is faces unemployment on a scale not seen since the 1980s. We have already lost one million jobs since the start of the pandemic – and the figures ahead are bleak. That’s…

Bridget Phillipson MP: We need a plan to recover jobs, retrain workers, and rebuild our economy

The government should look to alter its coronavirus emergency loan schemes to assist companies that may struggle to pay back their debts, according to a Labour shadow cabinet member. Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Bridget Phillipson told City A.M. in a wide-ranging interview that some firms are “are in…

Bridget Phillipson MP: We don’t need any more slogans from ministers – we need a strategy

I heard first-hand about the challenges they’ve faced as they grapple with this pandemic, and their hopes and concerns for the future. Whether it’s a sports centre, a brewery or a coach company, businesses and entire industries have faced huge challenges in adapting to the situation we’re in. And although…

Bridget Phillipson MP on Labour’s long-term strategy

“I believe that no matter where you’re born or the family that you come from, you should have every opportunity to get on in life. That’s why I joined the Labour Party. That’s why I came into politics. And that’s the kind of country I think we need to build.”…

Bridget Phillipson MP sets out Labour strategy for creating “social democracy of hope”

Labour frontbencher Bridget Phillipson has set out the party’s challenges and strategy on the path to creating a “social democracy of hope” in a conference organised by member organisation ‘Labour to Win’. Phillipson told the Zoom call: “Our party cannot ever just become a parliamentary pressure group. We can and…

Bridget Phillipson MP: This week the first group of young people can access their Child Trust Fund – if they know where to find them

Politicians are often accused of only ever thinking in the short term, that they think up policies to win the next election, not to provide for the next generation. But this week, a whole new generation of young people will see the difference Labour can make to their lives even…

Bridget Phillipson MP: One in three Brits has no financial safety net as economic disaster looms

More than one in three Brits have no savings to fall back on as financial disaster looms. Labour analysis shows 20 million adults cannot afford to put money away – three million more than when the Tories came to power in 2010. That means they have nothing to cushion them…

BRIDGET PHILLIPSON MP: Chancellor risks undoing the positive impact of furlough scheme

This summer, Labour called on the Chancellor to deliver a Back-to-Work Budget that addressed the unemployment crisis we face. The North East has almost 15 jobseekers for each available job – the highest number in England. In Sunderland alone around 1 in 3 workers is furloughed, and no doubt anxious…

Bridget Phillipson MP: We were promised a New Deal – but Rishi Sunak gave us a meal deal

The chancellor should yesterday have a delivered a proper Back to Work Budget. One that focussed on jobs and a plan for growth, so we could start to get our economy motoring again. But what we saw didn’t match the scale of the challenge facing the country. For weeks, the…

Bridget Phillipson MP: 10 things to look for in Wednesday’s speech from the Chancellor

Rishi Sunak will deliver a statement in the Commons on Wednesday. Detail has been thin on the ground, save for some briefing to the newspapers about apprenticeships and possible VAT cuts. But if Boris Johnson’s damp squib of a speech last week is anything to go by, it is unlikely…

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