Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Bridget Phillipson

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says she wants Starmer to succeed but party must change – as it happened

Powell, who was sacked from cabinet in September, says party must be ‘more principled and strategic, less tactical, and strongly guided by our values’

The Guardian - UK

Powell expected to be named Labour’s new deputy leader

Labour’s struggles in the polls have already led to some questions among backbenchers about Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the party.

Evening Standard

Boost to school breakfast club programme with new Government supermarket partnerships

Deals with Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, and Weetabix are a response to funding issues with the scheme

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Powell on course to become Labour deputy leader as polls close

A survey of party members found 57% back the former Commons leader, against 40% supporting Bridget Phillipson.

Evening Standard

Bob Vylan postpone two UK gigs due to ‘political pressure’

The duo have been making headlines since leading chants of ‘death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury Festival in June.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on campus discontent: listen to those on the frontline

Editorial: The government’s funding plans, announced in this week’s white paper, won’t do much to alleviate a deepening crisis of morale among university staff

The Guardian - UK

Government Send reforms in white paper to be delayed until new year

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will bring forward a full Schools White Paper in the new year.

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026

Plans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changes

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on post-16 education: colleges need attention, but the latest proposals are a mixed bag

Editorial: Another qualifications upheaval risks undermining the government’s good ideas

The Guardian - UK

Tuition Fees in England to Rise with Inflation — but Only for Universities That Meet 'Tough' Standards

From 2026, only English universities that meet the government's new "tough" quality standards on teaching and student outcomes will be allowed to raise tuition fees annually in line with inflation.

International Business Times UK

English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson

Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skills

The Guardian - UK

‘We must turn Labour around’, deputy leadership frontrunner warns Starmer as she hits out at ‘mistakes’

Exclusive: Lucy Powell takes aim at PM over ‘missteps and mistakes’, saying she was sacked for opposing cuts and that the party must reconnect with lost voters – but not by copying Reform

The Independent UK

Undergraduate tuition fee cap to rise with inflation for next two years

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will legislate to increase caps automatically in the future, linked to quality.

Evening Standard

University tuition fees in England to rise with inflation for next two years

The Education Secretary said the government will legislate for future increases to tuition fee caps, which will be conditional and based on quality of teaching

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Labour deputy leadership contest may only cause more trouble for Starmer

Victory for Lucy Powell or Bridget Phillipson, the rivals at the centre of the race, could be reckoning for the party

Evening Standard

Government working to ‘ensure’ Maccabi Tel Aviv fans can attend game – minister

Bridget Phillipson said blocking supporters from the Europa League game against Aston Villa was ‘very difficult to justify.’

The Guardian - UK

Nandy says it was wrong to exclude Maccabi Tel Aviv fans as safety option for Villa match given rising antisemitism – as it happened

Culture secretary responds to urgent question in Commons and says policing resources will not be an issue at match

The Independent UK

New ‘V-level’ qualification to be rolled out for post-GCSE pupils

Vocational education has been ‘an afterthought for too long’, the education secretary says

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

New ‘V-Level’ qualification to sit alongside A-Levels

The Government also announced plans to help children who have not passed maths and English at GCSE.

Evening Standard

Labour deputy leader rivals begin their final week of campaigning

The deputy leadership contest was triggered after Angela Rayner stood down over a row over her tax affairs.

Evening Standard

Lucy Powell hits out at anonymous briefing in Labour deputy leadership race

Her opponent Bridget Phillipson said she had also been subjected to ‘vicious’ briefing.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers plan high-level visits to China despite espionage trial outcry

National security adviser, education secretary and science minister to visit before end of year as part of policy to reset relations

Evening Standard

Phillipson: Disengaged boys vulnerable to ‘dark forces whispering poison’ online

Speaking at a conference, the Education Secretary warned some children disengaged from school feel ‘not supported but betrayed’

Evening Standard

Phillipson sets new phonics test target for year 1 children

The Education Secretary will set out the core tenets of the Government’s forthcoming Schools White Paper in a speech to a conference.

The Guardian - UK

EHRC drops interim trans advice and urges ministers to act fast to approve its guidance

Equalities watchdog removes interim response to supreme court ruling on legal definition of a woman from its website

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.