Bridget Phillipson

British politician (born 1983)

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Bridget Maeve Phillipson is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton and Sunderland South since 2010.

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Bridget Phillipson: School absences ‘an endemic issue’ The education secretary says the government is using new technology to work with schools in tackling “persistent absence” by pupils. Bridget Phillipson says the problem has become an “endemic”.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:37Published 3 weeks ago

Ministers arrive for cabinet meeting at Downing Street Government ministers arrive in Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting with the prime minister on Tuesday morning. David Lammy, Ed Miliband, John Healey and Bridget Phillipson are seen walking into No 10.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:01Published on March 11, 2025

Minister: We absolutely will get to two and half percent Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government is “determined to get to two and half percent” of GDP for defence spending which she says is “very ambitious”. Report by Blairm. Like.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:03Published on February 23, 2025

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Minister accuses Tories of being 'bandwagon jumpers who don't care about children' over grooming gangs inquiry calls Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has accused the Conservatives of being "bandwagon jumpers" who "don't care about children" as they try to force a national grooming gangs inquiry. Sky News - Published on January 8, 2025
Cabinet split over assisted dying as another minister reveals they will vote against bill A split is emerging in the cabinet, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson revealing she will join several of her colleagues and vote against the bill to legalise assisted dying. Sky News - Published on November 18, 2024
Education secretary defends £14k donation as 'declared properly and thoroughly' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has defended receiving a donation of £14,000 from a Labour peer embroiled in a freebies row, saying it was "declared properly and thoroughly". Sky News - Published on September 22, 2024

Labour secure win in first result of the night Labour have secured their first win of the night, with shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson holding on to Houghton and Sunderland South. Sky News - Published on July 4, 2024
Jess Phillips is not racist, Labour frontbencher says Labour MP Jess Phillips is not racist, her front bench colleague Bridget Phillipson has said after she was accused of "extreme and unprompted hostility" by high-profile headteacher Katharine.. Sky News - Published on July 1, 2023