Tuesday 11 January 2022 Bridget Phillipson / Education / Schools Bridget Phillipson responds to new data showing 310,000 children out of school Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 January 2022 Bridget Phillipson / Coronavirus / Education Labour reveals promised air purifiers will not arrive with schools until 620 days after Sage first warned about the importance of ventilation Continue Reading
Tuesday 7 December 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Education / Schools Bridget Phillipson responds to Ofsted annual report Continue Reading
Monday 6 December 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Education Government has no plan to deliver targets to protect vulnerable children, Labour warns Continue Reading
Sunday 5 December 2021 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson comments on launch of a national review following the murder of Arthur Laninjo-Hughes Continue Reading
Thursday 11 November 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson comment on new GDP figures Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 October 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson comments on new inflation data Continue Reading
Thursday 14 October 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Business / Economy / Energy Bridget Phillipson responds to Rishi Sunak ruling out help for energy intensive industries Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 October 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson comments on GDP figures Continue Reading
Sunday 10 October 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Business / Economy / Energy Labour says government needs to get a grip after Treasury slaps down Business Secretary Continue Reading
Monday 4 October 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson responds to Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech to Conservative Party conference Continue Reading
Wednesday 15 September 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson responds to comments from Rishi Sunak that he gives his blessing to private equity firms despite asset stripping takeovers Continue Reading
Wednesday 15 September 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson comments on new inflation data Continue Reading
Monday 13 September 2021 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson comments on the Government’s infrastructure announcement Continue Reading
Friday 10 September 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson comments on latest GDP figures Continue Reading
Friday 3 September 2021 Bridget Phillipson Labour comments on Sajid Javid’s calls for a 2% tax rise to fund social care Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 August 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson comments on latest inflation figures Continue Reading
Tuesday 27 July 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Labour responds to IMF economic forecasts Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 July 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson responds to Treasury Select Committee call for tougher regulations for non-bank lenders after Greensill collapse Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 July 2021 Bridget Phillipson Labour responds to ONS data revealing that the rate of inflation rose in Juneg that the rate of inflation rose in June Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 June 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Business New figures show over 400,000 businesses in England to be hit by end of support measures on 1st July – despite many being unable to open Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 June 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Climate Change / Economy Labour slams Chancellor’s Green bond announcement after revelations his own Net Zero Review will be further delayed Continue Reading
Sunday 20 June 2021 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson responds to reports of a rift on spending between the Prime Minister and Chancellor Continue Reading
Thursday 17 June 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Workers' Rights Bridget Phillipson responds to revelations the government suppressed access to sick pay Continue Reading
Saturday 29 May 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Defence / International Trade Labour responds to new national flagship Continue Reading
Friday 16 April 2021 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson reacts to National Audit Office launching Greensill Capital investigation Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 April 2021 Bridget Phillipson Five times the Chancellor owned the CLBILS Covid loan scheme Continue Reading
Saturday 10 April 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Press Releases Bridget Phillipson responds to latest revelations about David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of Greensill Continue Reading
Friday 9 April 2021 Bridget Phillipson Shapps’ “Looking-glass World” defence of Sunak adds to mounting questions Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 March 2021 Bridget Phillipson Labour reacts to reports the Chancellor will extend the furlough and self-employed support schemes Continue Reading
Sunday 28 February 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Budget It’s the politics, stupid: Rishi Sunak repeatedly refuses to deny reports he has said his tax plans are driven by election planning, not securing the economy Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 February 2021 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson responds to announcement that levelling up fund will be used to make direct grants to local areas across UK Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 February 2021 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson reacts to reports the Chancellor is considering extension to stamp duty holiday Continue Reading
Monday 22 February 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Bridget Phillipson / Economy Labour to force votes to protect family finances and support jobs, businesses and the excluded through the worst economic crisis of any major economy Continue Reading
Saturday 6 February 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson calls for urgent action to secure our economy Continue Reading
Thursday 28 January 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Coronavirus Bridget Phillipson comments on reports the UK Government spent £800 million on unreliable Covid-19 tests Continue Reading
Thursday 28 January 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Labour calls for fourth grant of self-employed support scheme to pay 80% of pre-crisis profits Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 January 2021 Bridget Phillipson Labour demands urgent fixes to the furlough scheme Continue Reading
Tuesday 8 December 2020 Brexit / Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson responds to votes on the Taxation Bill Continue Reading
Monday 26 October 2020 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson responds to letter from the Northern Research Group of MPs to the Prime Minister Continue Reading
Thursday 15 October 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson responds to Dame Louise Casey’s warning that the UK faces a ‘period of destitution’ Continue Reading
Friday 11 September 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responds to Treasury Select Committee report Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 July 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Economy Bridget Phillipson responds to Steve Barclay admission that further targeted economic measures may be necessary Continue Reading
Thursday 23 July 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Press Releases A sorry catalogue of Government failure – Bridget Phillipson Continue Reading
Tuesday 21 July 2020 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson responds to the Chancellor’s announcement on the Comprehensive Spending Review Continue Reading
Friday 17 July 2020 Bridget Phillipson Bridget Phillipson calls for National Audit Office probe value of Job Retention Bonus Continue Reading
Thursday 16 July 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Economy ONS Labour Market Statistics – Bridget Phillipson responds Continue Reading
Thursday 9 July 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Business Bridget Phillipson responds to Rishi Sunak’s “deadweight” comments Continue Reading
Tuesday 7 April 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Business Bridget Phillipson responds to news that just 2,022 Coronavirus business loans have been approved so far Continue Reading