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Phillipson Turns Tory Jab into T-shirt, Defends Education Plan

6/25/2026

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she will turn Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s “spiteful class warrior” jab into a T-shirt, embracing the criticism.
Sir Keir Starmer defended Bridget Phillipson and detailed Labour’s plan to end private-school VAT exemption while expanding free childcare and school meals.
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and Bridget Phillipson accused Conservative shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy of racism over his Muslim-prayer comment, which Nick Timothy denied.

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she will turn Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s “spiteful class warrior” jab into a T-shirt, embracing the criticism.
Sir Keir Starmer defended Bridget Phillipson and detailed Labour’s plan to end private-school VAT exemption while expanding free childcare and school meals.
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and Bridget Phillipson accused Conservative shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy of racism over his Muslim-prayer comment, which Nick Timothy denied.