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Bridget Phillipson

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Bridget Phillipson

@bphillipsonMP

Secretary of State for Education. Minister for Women & Equalities. Proud Labour MP for Houghton & Sunderland South. More at @educationgovuk.

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Joined January 2009

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Bridget Phillipson
@bphillipsonMP
May 13
The Tories haven't tabled a debate on education for the King's Speech. I wonder why? Maybe they don't want to talk about all the things Labour are doing to give children growing up in our country the best start in life – so here's your reminder. 👇
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Labour Press
@labourpress
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Nigel Farage has just re-instated this man into Reform UK. Let that sink in. Britain is better than this.
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Bridget Phillipson
@bphillipsonMP
Jun 9
High quality early years education transforms children’s life chances. Labour has made childcare more accessible & affordable with 30 funded hours and school-based nurseries. Now, we're backing those doing vital work where it's needed most.
Nursery teachers offered £4,500 to work in deprived areas - see full list
From mirror.co.uk
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Bridget Phillipson
@bphillipsonMP
Jun 9
Working with schools and families, Labour has driven the biggest attendance gains in over a decade – 140,000 fewer children are persistently absent. Today's analysis shows we have further to go, and we're equipping schools with the tools they need.
England's 'just one day off' culture means weeks of lost learning
From dailymail.com
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North East and North Cumbria NHS
@NENC_NHS
Jun 8
Last week, @bphillipsonMP visited Sunderland’s Women’s Health Hub to learn more about how it's improving access to menopause, contraception & gynaecology services. By bringing care closer to home, the hub is helping women access the right support and improving health outcomes.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
@SciTechgovuk
Jun 7
AI is creating exciting new opportunities - we’re making sure young people benefit 🚀 ✅ 400,000 disadvantaged school students to gain AI & tech skills ✅ New AI bootcamps rolling out across England ✅ A new government-industry alliance to support early careers
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Keir Starmer
@Keir_Starmer
Jun 8
This government will not stand by while children are put at risk online. Today I am calling on the tech companies to introduce device-level controls to prevent children from taking, sharing or viewing nude images. And if they don’t act, we will.
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Jess Phillips resigned from gvnt May 12 citing Starmer's failure to act on this specific measure. lbc.co.uk/article/keir-s… Technology like this requires blanket ID vertification to take vetted photos. Kids easily verify as adults rendering measures useless while curbing liberty for everyone else. eff.org/pages/uk-onlin… thedailyeconomy.org/article/califo…
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Keir Starmer
@Keir_Starmer
Jun 7
Our support for Ukraine is ironclad. We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security. Slava Ukraini.
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The Labour Party
@UKLabour
Jun 7
The first duty of any government is to keep our country safe. That's why we're delivering the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War.
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Bridget Phillipson
@bphillipsonMP
Jun 6
10 million free breakfasts served is a massive achievement. It's not just about the breakfast, it's the club too. A softer start to the day that gets children ready to learn and helps parents juggle work and family life.
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Department for Education
@educationgovuk
Jun 6
“Over time, with the investment going in, we are driving that change – both in terms of school budgets and wider support for families.” @btphillipsonmp talks about education funding in her chat with Teach Sleep Repeat podcast 💸 Watch the chat in full: youtu.be/Wku6auvgHpQ?si…
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Department for Education
@educationgovuk
Jun 5
📰 Did you see the news? We’ve got over 4,600 new teachers in the places they’re needed most, supporting every child to achieve and thrive.
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Total state-funded school teachers fell by 1,900 FTE to 466,372 in 2025/26, with declines in primary and secondary. The 4,600+ figure excludes primary schools and includes further education against a 2023 baseline. …e-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistic… gov.uk/government/pub…
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Josh MacAlister MP
@JoshMacAlister
Jun 5
Making changes so that care makes, rather than breaks, lifelong relationships.
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