Articles - Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson MP: We must plan now to avoid a furlough cliff edge

In just over a month, 6.3 million workers have been placed on furlough. With the TUC, CBI, FSB and many others, Labour supported the creation of the Job Retention Scheme. It has staved off the immediate threat of mass unemployment, and protected families’ incomes at this time of national crisis.…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Gaps in support mean many workers will be left out

While this is a hugely challenging time, we are also seeing the best of our community, as local people look out for another and help those in need. I pay tribute to our key workers, from shop workers, to the NHS and social care, and across our public services, who…

Bridget Phillipson MP writes for Renewal

Getting the basics right This article was written in February 2020, and featured in Renewal in April 2020. The original article can be found here. Labour needs to win big in 2024. It’s time for the party to re-learn the art of professional leadership and communication, and to accept the…

Bridget Phillipson MP: With kindness and compassion we can come through this crisis as a stronger community

I know many people are worried about the impact of Coronavirus on their life, from their ability to work and earn an income, to family and friends who may be forced to self-isolate. Like many, I have been in awe of our NHS staff, who are working tirelessly to provide…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Using the State for Change: Towards an Effective Labour Government

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the government is making a complete mess of Brexit, but behind that observation lie two others, which for now, go largely unremarked while Brexit consumes the attention of Westminster and Whitehall. The first is that the government is making a complete mess of…

Bridget Phillipson MP: For Labour, Rishi Sunak’s Budget is an opportunity – but also a danger

Some of the commentary on the Budget suggests that had Labour won the general election, a new chancellor would have presented a similar financial and economic package: focusing infrastructure spending on roads, neglecting to fix Universal Credit, failing to lift working people out of poverty and deprioritising investment in green technologies. Counterfactuals…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Long term funding is the only way to get us back on track

Our region is home to some incredible heritage – from the stunning Penshaw Monument, to the beautiful Victoria Viaduct, running from my constituency, over the River Wear into Washington. Those with longer memories will remember the days when trains passed over the viaduct along the Leamside Line, a rail corridor…

Bridget Phillipson MP: We need investment in education, skills, and infrastructure for our young people

For many people, the work they do is one of the most important aspects of their life. A good job can provide a sense of purpose and meaning, not just a salary. Yet people can only work if the opportunities are there – which is why one of my top…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Lifelong Labour voters felt let down and Party must look to rebuild

I am honoured that the voters of Houghton and Sunderland South put their trust in me again. But I know from countless conversations on the doorstep that too many lifelong voters felt badly let down by Labour, and could not support us. We must now seek to re-build, select a…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Labour needs to learn from the winners, not repeat a losing formula

I suspect it will be months before we have anything more than a fairly broadbrush understanding of what happened in last week’s election, and while the results did not surprise me, the points I really want to make are about the immediate pitfalls to avoid rather than the longer term…

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