The Latest Breaking News from Bridget Phillipson

Minister tells employers to explain what they are doing to support staff going through menopause

While the plans are not compulsory, the aim is to make them mandatory from spring 2027

The Independent UK · Mar 4

Bright Horizon Paedophile Case: Nursery Abuse Victims Demand Accountability in Key Ministerial Meeting

Parents of children at Bright Horizons nursery demand accountability and reforms after a former employee is convicted of multiple sexual offences.

International Business Times UK · Mar 3

Families of children abused by nursery paedophile slam safeguarding failings

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The Independent UK · Mar 3

Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns

Education leaders and MPs say government needs to be careful about mental health impact on leaders and teachers in already overstretched sector

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

Cabinet minister denounces ‘liar’ Mandelson after his arrest by police

Bridget Phillipson defended Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador saying the PM sacked him ‘as soon as it became clear the full extent of what had been going on’

The Independent UK · Feb 24

Explosive Mandelson files to be published as soon as next week after peer's arrest in London

The Government is seeking to publish the documents as soon as possible as it seeks to contain the damage being caused by the Mandelson scandal

Evening Standard · Feb 24

Ministers still plan to release Mandelson files in March after peer’s arrest

Lord Mandelson was released on bail in the early hours of Tuesday morning after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The Independent UK · Feb 24

Starmer and Polanski in furious drugs bust-up as they scrap for votes in 'knife edge' Gorton by-election

Both Labour and the Greens argue they are best placed to beat Reform UK in the heated contest

Evening Standard · Feb 24

Student loan scandal might put people off having children, Badenoch says

Conservative leader said she’d be £100,000 in debt if she had been forced to take out the Plan 2 loans, as she suggested no one should be going to university to study floral arrangement

The Independent UK · Feb 23

Can Bridget Phillipson convince jaded families to have faith in Send changes?

Education secretary and her team have won over some critics but obstacles remain in their attempt to overhaul system

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23