Tory defector Christian Wakeford joins Labour’s shadow education team
Former Conservative MP Christian Wakeford, who defected from the Tory Party earlier this year, has joined Labour’s frontbench…
Bridget Phillipson
“Children don’t even register in the Chancellor’s thinking,” Phillipson says
Bridget Phillipson has declared that “children don’t even register in the Chancellor’s thinking” and that for the Tories…
Children “priced out of opportunity” by Tory failure on childcare, Labour says
Bridget Phillipson has argued that “Tory inaction” on childcare costs means that children across the country are “being…
Ministers push for academisation with “smoke and mirrors” white paper
Ministers will unveil the schools white paper today. Central to the plan is a push for academy trusts…
Operation Save Big Dog spirals as MP claims PM was “ambushed with a cake”
The plot thickens. Boris Johnson was, according to one Tory MP, “ambushed with a cake”. His birthday bash was…
Government “tolerated” failing services, Labour says after Labinjo-Hughes death
Bridget Phillipson has called for action following the murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, telling the minister that “for too…
Big reshuffle sees Cooper, Streeting, Lammy, Reynolds, Phillipson promoted
Yvette Cooper has become Shadow Home Secretary, Wes Streeting is the new Shadow Health Secretary and Jonathan Reynolds…
Labour warns of a tough winter as Sunak prepares to deliver the Budget
Rishi Sunak will deliver the Budget today. He will paint a sunny picture of the country entering an…
Six things to look out for in Wednesday’s Budget and spending review
Wednesday is the government’s chance to rise to the scale of the challenges that face our country. With…
Pre-Budget briefings to press under fire from Speaker, opposition and Tory MPs
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has vowed to “do everything in my power” to ensure that ministers are called to…
