Sunderland Echo column - Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson MP: Labour’s vision for Sunderland is for a revitalised and safe city for everyone

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To view the original click here. Labour has a vision for Sunderland. A vision of a revitalised city where everyone feels safe to walk the streets. A straightforward vision for policing and criminal justice. Labour is taking significant steps to see the…

Bridget Phillipson MP: It’s time to end snobbery around skills and not waste the talents available

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To view the original click here. Our country’s greatest asset is its people. However, the talents of too many are being wasted because of spiralling economic inactivity. Millions of people are being denied all of the benefits of good work. We’ve…

Bridget Phillipson MP: People deserve to feel safer on our streets – Labour is making it happen

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To view the original click here. Feeling safe where you live is not an outlandish expectation, but one of the basics of a safe, secure, law-abiding society. Yet, too many in our community don’t. I often hear from you about crime in…

Bridget Phillipson MP: My mission is to break down the barriers to opportunity for every child

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To view the original click here. At the recent Budget, the Labour government took tough decisions to fix the foundations and deliver change. By taking these decisions, we’ll be able to make crucial investments in our public services. I am proud of…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Quality of teaching can make the single biggest difference to children’s life chances

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To view the original click here. During Parliament’s break, I had a chance to reflect on the six months or so since my re-election as your MP and what I’d like to see from this Labour government to make a difference…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Over 14 years the Conservatives broke our NHS – but it is not beaten

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Bridget Phillipson MP: Labour will build a system where every child is able to achieve and thrive

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To view the original click here. Last week’s report from the National Audit Office (NAO) laid bare what many families in Sunderland and across the country already knew: the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system left behind by the Conservatives…

Bridget Phillipson MP: Labour delivering on its promise to show working people that politics can be a force for good

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To read the original article click here. On 4 July, the Labour party made a pact with working people. We offered economic stability, national security, protected borders, and strong alliances with NATO and Ukraine. In return, you delivered the first Labour…

Bridget Phillipson MP: The King’s Speech will take the brakes off Britain – but it is only the beginning

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To read the original article click here. This is my first column for the Echo since being re-elected as Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South at the recent General Election. Having been born and raised locally, it’s the privilege…

Bridget Phillipson MP: This Tory government has set families up to fail

This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To read the original article click here. This week, MPs flooded back to Westminster with inboxes full of messages from constituents unable to access the childcare It won’t come as a surprise to anyone working in early years education and childcare…

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