Bridget Phillipson MP urges the government to go further after local Nursery Schools petitions response 20 Mar 2019 In February, I presented petitions to Parliament on behalf of local nursery schools and nearly four hundred…
Bridget Phillipson MP challenges the government on education initiatives 15 Mar 2019 This week, I pressed the Secretary of State for Education to get to grips with…
Damaging Tory policies will lead to a lost economic decade – Bridget Phillipson MP 14 Mar 2019 As I write this column, the Chancellor will soon deliver his Spring Statement to Parliament.…
Bridget Phillipson MP presses the Prime Minister on child poverty 13 Mar 2019 On Wednesday 13th March, I pressed Theresa May on her government’s failed approach to reducing…
Bridget Phillipson MP stands up for workers’ rights in Parliament 08 Mar 2019 Earlier this week, I pressed the government on workers’ rights after Brexit. The government’s Brexit…
Bridget Phillipson MP presses government on Stronger Towns Fund 08 Mar 2019 Today, I pressed the government on its newly announced ‘Stronger Towns Fund’ which would see…
Bridget Phillipson MP holds latest coffee morning on local and national issues 08 Mar 2019 Last weekend, I held my latest coffee morning at Penshaw Community Centre. It was great…
Bridget Phillipson MP presents NCS Gold Award to Kepier School 01 Mar 2019 It was a pleasure to attend Kepier School this morning for the National Citizen Service (NCS) launch…
Bridget Phillipson MP: Labour’s 2017 manifesto was far from perfect – we can’t be bound by it forever 01 Mar 2019 Last week saw a number of my colleagues decide they could no longer remain Labour…
Bridget Phillipson MP slams government’s failure to improve north east rail services 27 Feb 2019 Bridget Phillipson, Labour’s MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, has this week backed a damning…