Bridget Phillipson

Every young person should be able to go to their local school 'with their friends' and get a 'brilliant education'.

It was racist, he should be ashamed of himself, and he should have been sacked.

I’m focussed on better life chances for children.

Next time you see me, I’ll be wearing a T-shirt saying ‘Spiteful Class Warrior’. Because if being a spiteful class warrior means lifting half a million children out of poverty, then I’ll be wearing that T-shirt with pride.

The public are going to find out who you really are.

We are rebalancing the system to focus on the 94% of kids in state schools, a majority that has been sidelined for too long.

The predicted exodus from private schools simply hasn’t happened and today’s data proves it.

These planning changes will cut unnecessary delays for schools affected by RAAC, helping vital works progress more quickly while minimising disruption for pupils and staff.

It shouldn't matter if you're born in Sandwell or Middlesbrough, in Rochdale or Rotherham – every child deserves the best teachers, with the best tools at their disposal, to give them the very best start in life.

That’s what’s best for them.

Reform seems to think that the job of government is just to get out of the way, whereas I think government should be stepping in to help parents and families at a time when it's still really tough for people, and it shows that Reform have…

It's disappointing because I worked closely with Wes on rolling out Best Start Family Hubs, and I think what we're delivering right now with Best Start Family Hubs absolutely draws on the best evidence and the best experiences that we had…

We'll always look closely at what schools need and I do recognise that some of the temperature fluctuations that we see, and particularly some of the hot weather in recent years, can make life really difficult for teachers and staff and…

I think government should be stepping in to help parents and families at a time when it's still really tough for people.

It is frustrating that the really important measures that we're delivering for families do get crowded out amongst the noise about what goes on in Westminster.

Yes, of course we do.

Everyone should welcome the fact that over three-quarters of mothers of dependent children are now in paid work.

A generation of young people have been thinking twice about starting a family; worried not only about rising mortgage and rent repayments, wary not only of the price of fuel and food but also put off by a childcare system simultaneously…

I want more young people to have children, if they so choose; to realise the ordinary aspiration so many share, to create the moments and memories that make our lives fulfilling: having children, seeing them take their first steps…