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‘The voices you’re not hearing’: the project helping mums to become MPs

MotherRED gives grants and support to 50 women, who commit to family-friendly policies, to stand for public office

The Guardian - UK

‘Childcare will be completely reimagined if we win power’, vows Labour’s shadow education secretary

EXCLUSIVE: Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson pledges to ‘completely transform’ childcare to deliver landmark reforms to benefit millions of families

Evening Standard

Labour: Cost of after-school clubs has risen more than £800 a year since 2010

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson called on the Government to match her party’s recovery plan.

The Independent UK

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Half of pupils who get low grades in GCSEs already judged to be behind at age 5, study finds

A fifth of all English students do not reach the grade 4 pass rate in both English language and maths, the paper found

The Independent UK

North-South gap in A-level results fuels social mobility fears

Pupils in all parts of the country must ‘have the opportunity to succeed’, says Sutton Trust

The Independent UK

Fury over 'unequal' A-level results day as top grades drop at different rates across UK

Analysis shows that the fall in grades has been steepest in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber and the East Midlands - compared to the South East and London

Daily Mirror

Parents left without childcare after thousands of providers close

Families have been left in a “scramble” for childcare following the loss of thousands of nurseries over the last year.

The Independent UK

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Lionesses urge Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to guarantee equal access to football for girls in schools

Lionesses ask candidates to create ‘real change’ by promoting grassroots women’s football

Evening Standard

Tory contest shows government levelling up agenda is dead, Lisa Nandy to say

Shadow minister to say PM hopefuls are vying ‘for the mantle of Margaret Thatcher, promising tax cuts for the wealthy’

The Guardian - UK

Tory candidates challenged to 'come clean' on impact of their tax slashing plans

Frontrunners in the race to replace Boris Johnson are competing for the most outlandish tax slashing promises to woo Tory members

Daily Mirror

Minister who made rude gesture says ‘I had reached the end of my tether’

Andrea Jenkyns said she stood up to a ‘baying mob’ outside Downing Street after being subject to ‘huge amounts of abuse’ over the years.

The Independent UK

New education minister should explain rude gesture, says Commons Leader

Andrea Jenkyns appeared to make a rude sign with her hand as she walked through the black gates to Downing Street.

The Independent UK

New education minister criticised over gesture

The footage appears to have been taken on Thursday, prior to Andrea Jenkyns’ appointment as a minister.

The Independent UK

Labour promise free clubs for all to combat ‘crippling’ childcare cost

Funding for breakfast and after school should be provided for all children to combat the "crippling" costs of childcare, Labour has said.

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The Independent UK

Zahawi: Tell parents about what children are learning at school

The Education Secretary says parents ‘should know’ curriculum content following amendment from Baroness Morris on the issue.

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi makes U-turn on schools bill after criticism

Minister scraps plans to increase DfE control of academy trusts, derided as ‘ridiculous attempt to centralise power in Whitehall’

Chronicle Live

Sunderland mum found out she was pregnant weeks after burying partner killed by danger driver

Carol King gave birth to Richie Gray Jordan's second baby after he was killed in a horror crash on the A19 near Houghton-le-Spring

The Independent UK

Don’t pick fights with students on free speech, Labour warns Government

Bridget Phillipson claimed the Higher Education Free Speech Bill is a distraction from ministers’ ‘failure on the wider challenges’ in the sector.

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North East Labour MPs call for the Conservatives to 'do the right thing' and vote against Boris Johnson

A number of North East Labour MPs are calling on the Conservatives to vote against the Prime Minister

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer's resignation would not force Boris Johnson to quit, Tory minister says

KEIR Starmer’s resignation would not necessitate the exit of the Prime Minister from Downing Street, a Tory minister has insisted.

The Independent UK

Starmer resignation would not mean Johnson should follow suit – minister

Labour has sought to contrast Sir Keir Starmer’s actions with those of Boris Johnson, who has refused to quit after being fined by the Met Police.

Daily Mirror

GMB fans 'switch off' and blast Richard Madeley's 'biased' interviewing and odd questions

Richard Madeley joined Susanna Reid on GMB today and grilled Labour MP Phillipson on Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's vow to quit if he was fined over Beergate

Evening Standard

Labour MP ‘confident’ Keir Starmer didn’t break Covid rules

Shadow education secretary backs Labour leader’s gamble to place his political future in the hands of Durham Police

Chronicle Live

North West Durham MP Richard Holden accused of wasting police time over Keir Starmer lockdown breach claim

Houghton and Sunderland South MP and Labour frontbencher Bridget Phillipson says Richard Holden was wrong to ask Durham Police to re-examine "this nonsense"

The Independent UK

Parents cannot afford after-school clubs, says Labour

The shadow education secretary said some parents are spending more on after-school clubs than their weekly food shop.

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