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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson dodged a grilling on Labour's stance on the burka ban, following calls by Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin.Speaking to GB News, Phillipson declared "women can make ...

Healey hadn’t bargained for Sir Keir Starmer, who had just been elected an MP. Nor had he factored ... published by Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson. Her main job is Education Secretary ...

Another promise made, another promise broken. This week it’s the turn of Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to abandon one of Labour’s biggest pledges. Labour said they would employ 6,500 ...

I am proud to support this Labour Government’s new plan for a controlled, managed, fair migration system. Immigration is a top priority for me, and one that I know that many people across ...

However, there is now hope that the town can become a major hub for clean energy. Ms Phillipson said: "Today is a really important opportunity for the people of Blyth and South East Northumberland.

Last night Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson warned that white working ... attainment and life chances. Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty said: 'Since the early 2000s, white working-class ...

Scrapping the controversial two-child benefit limit is an option "on the table", Bridget Phillipson has insisted. The Education Secretary made clear the policy - introduced by austerity Chancellor ...

Alongside the Secretary of State Bridget Phillipson, also in attendance were Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson, North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and Martin Lawlor, the chairman of the ...

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government was providing opportunities and ‘it’s now the responsibility of young people to take them’. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson ...