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Bridget Phillipson MP

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🌹 Proud Labour MP for Houghton & Sunderland South 📚 Secretary of State for Education 🟰 Minister for Women & Equalities

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 29d

I am running to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

As a proud working-class woman from the North East, I have come from a tough council street all the way to the Cabinet.

I will be a strong voice to unite our Party, take the fight to Reform, and deliver for our country.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 4h

“Bridget will have the clout to get buy-in from colleagues and the ear of Keir Starmer - even when saying what he may not want to hear.”

Honoured to have David Blunkett’s backing.

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David Blunkett - 'Bridget Phillipson has the clout to be Labour deputy'

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett argues that Bridget Phillipson is the best choice for Labour deputy leader as she has clout and the ear of Keir Starmer

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 9h

Another sunny day on the campaign trail in Exeter yesterday!

I’ve been out speaking with members across our regions and nations about what matters most to you. As your Deputy Leader, I’ll be by your side - making members proud of our government and proud to knock on doors.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 9h

Divided parties don’t win elections.

With the threat of Reform, we must unite, not divide our movement and energise our opponents.

As your Deputy Leader, with a seat in Cabinet, I’ll put Labour’s heart & soul into government and deliver for all of our nations and regions.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 11h

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 12h

I spoke to Matt Forde about Irn-Bru, crowdsurfing, Byker Grove, the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 Washington in the North East — and a bit of politics too.

Yes, our crowd was bigger than Mel Stride’s at Tory Party conference.

Listen below 👇
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Show 372. Bridget Phillipson - LIVE

Podcast Episode · The Political Party · 08/10/2025 · 1h 7m

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 13h

As your Deputy Leader, with a mandate to do more and a seat at the Cabinet table, I will deliver for all our regions and nations.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 14h

I’m standing to be the Deputy Leader who unites our party, defeats child poverty and changes our country for good.

We need to win again, not tear ourselves apart.

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Bridget Phillipson - 'I guarantee child poverty will fall in this Parliament'

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Bridget Phillipson sets out her pitch for job in the Mirror as she pledges to put the party's soul in the heart of the Government

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 15h

As your Deputy Leader, with a mandate to do more and a seat at the Cabinet table, I will deliver for all our regions and nations.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 1d

Prescott, Harman, Rayner.

Great deputy leaders who put our party’s soul into the heart of government with a mandate from the membership and a seat at the Cabinet table.

Big shoes to fill but footsteps I am pledging to follow in as Deputy Leader.

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Bridget Phillipson - 'I guarantee child poverty will fall in this Parliament'

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Bridget Phillipson sets out her pitch for job in the Mirror as she pledges to put the party's soul in the heart of the Government

www.mirror.co.uk

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 1d

Divided parties don’t win elections.

With the threat of Reform, we must unite, not divide our movement.

As your Deputy Leader, I’ll bring our party together and be a strong voice in Cabinet, keeping Labour focused on the everyday issues that matter most.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 1d

Tackling child poverty would be my number one mission as Deputy Leader.

I’ve already delivered for thousands of children. But with a mandate to do more and a seat at the Cabinet table, I’ll drive real change for working people across our country.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks two years since Hamas’s horrific attack on Israel - the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

We stand with Jewish communities against hate and terror.

Our goal remains clear: free the hostages, get aid into Gaza, and build a lasting peace.

Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 1d

In our first year, we got more children back in our classrooms and more expert teachers at the front of them – Labour is fixing the foundations of our schools.

But we’re doing more to recruit 6,500 teachers with financial incentives to Get Into Teaching.

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Pupils to benefit from more specialist teachers in classrooms

Aspiring teachers can get up to £31,000 tax free through bursaries and scholarships, as the government boosts efforts to attract more great teachers.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful to visit St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School in Penge, where a new school-based nursery is being built - giving children the best start in life and making life easier for working parents.

That’s the difference a Labour government makes 🌹

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 2d

A very sunny day out on the doors in Beckenham and Penge with @liamconlon.bsky.social 🌞

As your Deputy Leader, I will be your campaigner in chief. And with a seat in Cabinet, I will make sure that our Labour government stays focused on what matters most to our members and trade unions.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 2d

Great to be at Labour Conference last week - but I know most of you were at home, in your communities, busy with life.

But you want to know Labour’s getting on with the job: delivering and focusing on the issues that matter most to you. That’ll be my focus as your Deputy Leader.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 2d

As Deputy Leader I will push our government to be bolder, to go further and be the voice of members at the Cabinet table.

Give me a mandate to do more, not give permission for more division and disunity.

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A united Labour party is making Britain work better for all. We cannot allow our mission to be disrupted | Bridget Phillipson

I’ve delivered for tens of thousands of schoolchildren, lifting them out of poverty – as deputy leader I can deliver for all, says education secretary Bridget Phillipson

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 2d

Campaigning recap:

➡️ Saturday - Hornsey & Friern Barnet then Islington North
➡️ Sunday - Bristol

I want our members proud to knock on doors, proud of our Labour government, and ready to win again.

As Deputy Leader, I’ll be the voice for working people at the Cabinet table.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 3d

The attack on a mosque in Peacehaven this weekend represents an evil we must tackle.

Hate cannot and will not win.

Every community must be safe in Britain.
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Peacehaven: Police release photos of mosque arson suspects

The images are of two people in balaclavas seen outside the mosque before the large blaze spread.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 3d

Deeply proud to be backed by Alan Johnson, a giant of the Labour movement.

The deputy leadership is a choice between a strong government true to our values and ready to win again, or the divided party for which Farage is desperate.
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Alan Johnson backs Bridget Phillipson for next Labour deputy

The former home secretary said that the No 10 favourite was one of the party’s ‘star performers’ and her rival Lucy Powell would ‘destabilise’ the leadership

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 4d

Yesterday I joined the Jewish Community Council of Gateshead for a discussion and a walk round Bensham.

We stand with them in this time of grief and will work together to root out antisemitism from our society.

Every community must be safe in Britain.

Photograph shows Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, with Mark Ferguson MP, on a walkabout in Bensham with members of the Jewish Community Council in Gateshead, October 2025.

Photograph shows Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, with Mark Ferguson MP, meeting members of the Jewish Community Council in Gateshead, October 2025.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 6d

My thoughts are with all those affected by the horrific attack on a synagogue in Manchester this morning and with the Jewish community on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year.

My thanks to our emergency services for their response.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 6d

As Deputy Leader I’d be putting our values into action.

Tackling child poverty. Transforming children’s chances.

A voice for members and unions not just on the airwaves, but in Cabinet.
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Two-child benefit cap has been devastating, says Phillipson

The education secretary says there is a

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 6d

Child poverty will be my number 1 priority as Deputy Leader.

There’s no time to waste.

We’ll only tackle it if we come together, not by turning on each other.
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BBC Radio 4 - Political Thinking with Nick Robinson, Bridget Phillipson on life as education secretary

The Labour deputy leadership candidate joins Nick in Liverpool at Labour party conference.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s why I’m standing to be your Deputy Leader 👇

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