No parent should have to choose between a summer day out to the beach and kitting their child out for school.
Bridget Phillipson: “No parent should have to choose between a summer day out to the beach and kitting their child out for school.”
On the recordJuly 6, 2026
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Bridget Phillipson
Labour Party
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mirror.co.ukEditor's note · Context
Commenting on the new free breakfast clubs initiative.
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