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Bridget Phillipson has said she is ready to take on the unions in a battle over compulsory reading tests for 13-year-olds and more extracurricular activities for…

Bridget Phillipson says it’s unacceptable that Jewish students feel they need to conceal their identity on campusUniversities must act to protect Jewish students from harassment and…

What would you do to tackle the cost of living crisis that has ravaged working-class communities?Stephen Heinson, CardiffBridget Phillipson: I wouldn’t be here without Labour governments.…

Bridget Phillipson is pushing the prime minister and chancellor to scrap the two-child benefit cap entirely in next month’s budget, with the education secretary telling the…

Last week, conference showed the best of the Labour party: our collective strength, united, and with purpose. Our message to the British public was clear: that…

Nigel Farage is “endangering women’s health” by failing to condemn Donald Trump’s claims that using paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism, Bridget Phillipson has said.The education secretary…

Labour’s deputy leadership contest is set to be a race between the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, and the ousted cabinet minister Lucy Powell, as three other…

Parents and caregivers “need to do more” to reverse post-Covid trends of poor attendance and behaviour in schools, the education secretary has said, announcing measures to…

Like many young mothers, Jenna was unsure where to start. But that’s where her local family support service came in. Offering breastfeeding advice, a space to…

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made “harder” by the government’s U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary has said, as she did not commit to…