Articles - Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson MP: “We need a plan from the government. There is no plan.”

Having grown up in poverty as the child of a single mother, Bridget Phillipson knows as well as anyone how much those on low incomes suffer through lean times. It’s why, she tells Laurence Sleator, she’s determined to defend the red wall – and see the return of a Labour…

Bridget Phillipson MP: ‘Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak should admit the truth – they don’t have a plan’

The Prime Minister’s argument that wages are rising is as out of touch as it is dishonest. For millions, their pay packets are being hit by skyrocketing prices. Energy bills are reaching for the sky. Petrol costs up. Growing gaps in supermarket shelves. Even Tory Cabinet Ministers know that wages…

Bridget Phillipson MP: ‘Boris Johnson’s crass jokes about coal pits show his inadequacy to handle real change’

A prime minister who jokes about Thatcher’s devastating pit closures is not a prime minister who is ready to protect jobs as we look to tackle climate change. The Prime Minister thinks that Thatcher closing the coal mines is something for which we should be thankful. He’s shown us exactly…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Labour wants to buy, make and sell more in Britain. Here’s our three-point plan

Over the last couple of weeks, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has begun to set out Labour’s vision for Britain’s economy. Put simply, as a country, we need to buy, make and sell more in Britain. The pandemic exposed the weaknesses not just of this government, but of our economy as a…

Bridget Phillipson MP: It’s clear what Rishi Sunak’s priorities are for the economy – to help the few rather than the many

The chancellor’s weak answers over the Greensill scandal are just not good enough It’s hardly surprising that chancellor Rishi Sunak’s appearance before the Treasury Select Committee was weak, with him missing key answers to far too many questions around the now-collapsed financial services company Greensill Capital. From trailing off as he was pressed…

Bridget Phillipson MP: A strong story – work and security

Labour cannot afford to seek solutions from the past for the challenges of today. Instead it needs to reclaim the language of security as it seeks to frame an offer to people about the future of their working lives. If you represent a seat like mine, you get used to…

Bridget Phillipson MP: What to look for in Wednesday’s Budget: Labour’s hopes and expectations

Last week the Prime Minister set out the roadmap the government has in mind for the restrictions – but there was no clear sense of direction for businesses and families. Yet again the government has detached decisions about dealing with the health crisis from decisions about how to support the…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Rishi Sunak’s free ports are no silver bullet for our economy

Today Rishi Sunak is Chancellor of the Exchequer, responsible for an economy that suffered the worst recession and the worst growth of any major economy in 2020. But not that long ago, he was just a backbencher. One of the policies he wrote about back then is now at the centre of…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Why our approach to the economy is one every Labour member should support

Earlier this month, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds shattered the glass ceiling in the world of economics by becoming the first woman to deliver the Mais lecture in its 43-year history. One of the most high-profile events of the year in the banking and finance community, she used her lecture to set out…

Bridget Phillipson MP: This Equal Pay Day, COVID-19 hasn’t just exposed the barriers that women face in our economy – it could raise them

If we don’t get a grip on the challenges of today, yesterday’s progress will be lost. And as always, women will pay the heaviest price. Today is equal pay day, our annual opportunity to highlight Britain’s enduring gender pay gap while celebrating the fact that it has been narrowing. Sadly, the impact of…

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