Articles - Bridget Phillipson

Tories are failing England’s schools

Parents across the country know how schools and school leaders adapt daily to the circumstances of their pupils, from changing staffing patterns, to doing trips to the coast or to local museums, or deciding which GCSE syllabus is the right one for their students. Now imagine if it were not…

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…

Labour’s Bridget Phillipson: ‘Life should not come down to luck’

The shadow education secretary recalls how Labour’s investment in education helped her through school as a child in poverty When we meet in the chill of Westminster Hall, Bridget Phillipson is fresh from a morning round of media interviews about Sue Gray’s much anticipated report and “partygate”. A rowdy session…

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…

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