Bridget Phillipson

She attacked Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Party and her right-wing rivals, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap inheritance tax (IHT) on family homes and increase the amount couples can leave tax-free to £1m, in her keynote speech at the party's conference in Birmingham

This led Labour to severe local and regional election defeats in May and ultimately spelt his predecessor Starmer's demise

It comes as part of a government shakeup of its equalities work that will result in the Social Mobility Commission being abolished

Barnaby, his friend Grace O'Malley-Kumar and school caretaker Ian Coates were killed on 13 June 2023 by Valdo Calocane, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and was sentenced to a hospital order

She accused the shadow justice secretary, Nick Timothy, and Reform’s economic spokesperson, Robert Jenrick, of having made racist statements in recent years

Dafydd Trystan Davies praised the "remarkable response" of firefighters and soldiers during a visit to Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, as several grass fires continue to burn in south Wales

Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne’s £5m gift to Farage is already under scrutiny by the parliamentary commissioner for standards

Nigel Farage retains seat to return as MP with Count Binface distant second place

Investigation into Nigel Farage finances resumes after by-election win

Reform UK has unveiled plans to create a so-called ‘Turkish barber tip line’ in an effort to crack down on businesses employing illegal migrant workers

Report casts fresh doubt on Farage’s defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne

Under parliamentary rules, newly elected MPs must register any relevant financial interests and gifts received in the 12 months prior to their election

It was alerted to the post in May, the month Gibbins was elected, and launched an investigation before the Crown Prosecution Service authorised a charge

Andy Burnham has appointed three new ministerial aides from Labour’s most leftwing faction, the first time members of the Socialist Campaign Group have been part of the government

Bridget Phillipson has been appointed Labour party chair, putting her at the vanguard of Labour’s battle to win the next general election

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson wasted more than £500,000 of taxpayers’ money attempting to block free speech protections for university academics

There were 913,000 suspensions across state schools in 2024/25, a 4% decrease on the year before

For many families, the summer holidays mean more than just eight weeks away from school

After Ecuador pulled off the 2-1 upset, President Daniel Noboa declared a national holiday

Pubs can stay open until 5am for England’s World Cup match against Mexico

Keir Starmer wants children up and ready for school on Monday morning regardless of the England game being played at 1am UK time

Sir Keir’s formal apology came after he met with campaigners in Downing Street on Thursday morning

Exam board Pearson has apologised after announcing this year's Sats results in England would be delayed by more than a week

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson also backed the School Teachers’ Review Body’s call for a 3 per cent increase from September 2027

Linsday Hoyle scolds Kemi Badenoch on language after swipes at Keir Starmer during PMQs

Preston was sexually abused and murdered by his adoptive father, Jamie Varley, 37, former high school teacher

It was set up last summer to look into why such children are the lowest-performing large demographic in the school system in England

The Conservative leader made the Nazi comparison while criticising the government's decision to end a tax exemption for private schools, an insult which drew heavy criticism from Labour

As debate continues over school closures and disruption during the heatwave, Independent readers are divided over where responsibility should lie when extreme temperatures make classrooms uncomfortable or potentially unsafe

As debate continues over school closures and disruption during the heatwave, Independent readers are divided over where responsibility should lie when extreme temperatures make classrooms uncomfortable or potentially unsafe

Bridget Phillipson made the remarks during her first appearance before the Women and Equalities Committee since the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published its updated guidance on single-sex spaces last month

Andrew Muir, who is gay, was speaking after it emerged the NICS had decided not to participate in the LGBT events this summer

Keir Starmer has already revealed how he deals with a personal loss

Thousands of pupils will either be unable to attend school this week or will be sent home earlier than normal due to full or partial closures brought about by the extreme heat

When the government announced it would welcome influencers into its tightly controlled media circles late last year, the reaction drew ire from the public and politicians alike

Sarah Pochin, the Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby, made the claim in a short social media video the day after England’s 4-2 victory over Croatia in their opening fixture

An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from mothers in the three decades after World War Two

The new policy, which would supersede the 2010 Equality Act, is said by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to put in doubt the right for equal pay from jobs that are different but demand comparable levels of skill, effort and responsibility

The share of 9-year-olds — the other age group studied — who read for fun has declined 16 percentage points in the past 13 years

The research, carried out by reading improvement charity the National Literacy Trust (NLT), surveyed 125,375 children and young people aged 5 to 18 from 479 schools across the UK

She issued a plea to parents to ensure pupils attend lessons as normal, as schools struggle to reverse a massive increase in absences which began with the Covid pandemic

The latest statistics show 4,654 teachers in those settings, which represents solid progress against their target of 6,500 by the end of the parliament

Eligible working parents across England are entitled to 30 hours of free childcare per week for children aged between nine months and four years old

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is to ask the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to examine the hidden costs parents may be charged by childcare providers

At around the same time, the updated code of practice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission was published