We promised a standards revolution in our colleges and that's what we'll deliver with targeted support where it's needed most and best practice spread across settings. Labour is creating opportunity for our young people and driving growth for our country. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Honoured to join the Houghton parade on Remembrance Sunday. Today we remember all who served and sacrificed for our freedom. We will remember them.

Knocking on doors in Hetton today with the Labour team. Great to hear the pride people have in our community and the determination to keep making a difference.

Proud of the wide support the Curriculum and Assessment Review has attracted from across the educational spectrum. Labour wants to set up our children for tomorrow. The work of @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and colleagues is an essential step forward in securing standards and opportunity.

What children learn at school should equip them for the modern world. That's why Labour’s new curriculum will deliver strong foundations in reading, writing and maths — plus new skills like spotting fake news online and understanding money.

For every child across our country, this Curriculum and Assessment Review provides an invitation not just to share in our national story, but to write the next great chapter.

I want to pass on my sincere thanks to Professor Becky Francis and her expert panel. I knew from opposition that Prof Francis was the person I wanted to revitalise & renew our curriculum. She has been unflinching in her drive for high standards for all. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

We’re updating what children learn at school so they’re ready for the modern world. That means strong foundations, plus new skills like spotting fake news online and understanding money, and access to arts and sport. Find out more. 👇

Our expert-led Curriculum and Assessment Review has concluded. Its recommendations will support this Labour government to build a system where every child can achieve and thrive. A renewed system, fit for the future. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

When young people are offered excuses rather than opportunities, they disengage. And we know what happens next. Labour will renew Britain, and the path to renewal runs through our schools. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Over to Newton Aycliffe & Spennymoor CLP last night for their fundraising dinner with @alanstricklandmp.bsky.social Proud to talk with members about the change Labour is bringing and the story we need to tell.

The Tories’ legacy in education was ceilings made from dangerous concrete being held up by steel props. Fixing it will be Labour’s. Children learning in safety, classrooms fit for purpose, every child shown that they matter. My piece for @DailyMirror ✍️ www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The Tories left our schools to RAAC and ruin. The next generation will inherit RAAC-free schools from Labour, with rebuilds done in under a decade and all other schools cleared of RAAC by the end of this Parliament. That's national renewal. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The Tories want you to believe that to encourage young people to take up an apprenticeship, you have to kick universities. You don’t. You can invest more and boost further education without talking down young people’s aspirations to go to university. That’s Labour’s approach.

Congratulations to Lucy Powell on her win, wishing her the very best as deputy leader. Disappointed to have lost, but proud of the campaign we ran. Thanks to everyone who backed me along the way, it's been a privilege to meet so many of you and I'm so grateful for your support.

Best Start is more than the adverts you'll see on TV, it's physical hubs in all of our communities – thanks to Labour. From Derbyshire to Darlington, Staffordshire to Swindon, Labour is building back the family services the Tories devastated. www.beststartinlife.gov.uk

Polls close at midday, so I've been reflecting on my highlights of the campaign. Bringing back maintenance grants, securing the next wave of free breakfast clubs, funding new Best Start Family Hubs, a day out with Gordon Brown, addressing TUC and meeting so many great members.

Our Best Start free breakfast clubs have already served 2.5 million meals. Now, Labour is backing them to go further – partnering with British businesses to make every penny count, so clubs can offer even more nutritious food and better activities. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Great to have the support of my friend and colleague Rachel Blake. As your Deputy Leader, I will be side by side with you — putting your voice in the heart of government with a seat in Cabinet, and making you proud of our Labour government. Ballots close 12 noon today.

Expanding free school meal eligibility and beginning the national rollout of free breakfast clubs. Pro-learning, anti-poverty, properly Labour policies. Back me to do more, as Labour’s Deputy Leader.

No one will shout about our successes if we don’t. We can either talk about the need for change, or we can bring it into action. As your Deputy Leader, I’ll shout about our successes, not dwell on our mistakes. Ballots are open until 12pm tomorrow.

Less than 24 hours to go until ballots close! It’s been a privilege meeting with so many members in every nation and region, working hard to unite our party, shout about our successes and deliver Labour victories 🌹

No one is going to shout about our successes if we don’t. And we can talk about the need for change, or we can bring it about. As your Deputy Leader, I’ll shout about our successes not dwell on our mistakes. Ballots are open until 12pm Thursday (tomorrow).

Honoured to be in the Chamber for a brilliant statement by my friend, Angela Rayner. She is and will remain an inspiration across our movement.

Make no mistake, change is on the ballot in this deputy leadership election - the question is what kind. Members can choose to push our government to be bolder and go further with me as their voice in cabinet, or they can choose division and disunity that fuels our opponents.

Here's my vision for post-16 education. A dynamic, inventive and expert skills system, opening up technical and vocational pathways to the jobs of the future. A world-leading university sector, driving growth in our regions and accessible to students regardless of background.

Now is the time for our movement to unite. And at this election you have the opportunity to do that. As your Deputy Leader, I’ll be your strong voice in cabinet, putting members back into the heart of government and getting the job done.

My message to members is clear - I want to be your strong voice at the cabinet table, uniting our movement and our party and delivering change for working people across the country.

Proud to be backed by my own union, @gmb.org.uk I’m asking for your vote, to be the voice for our entire movement at the cabinet table - standing up for working people, delivering change, and getting things done.

There's A Levels for the academic route, T Levels for the technical route. If you're a student that wants a blend, hands on learning without having to specialise at 16, you now have V Levels - the vocational route. Stronger pathways with Labour. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3706125...

Post-16 education in our country has been fragmented for too long. It’s held back learners, it’s held back our economy. Today, Labour is unveiling once in a generation changes to modernise our system so we can unlock opportunity for young people and drive growth for our country.

⏰You only have until 5pm today to request a ballot reissue⏰ 🔎First check all your inboxes for your ballot from [email protected]. Can't find it? Go to cesvotes.com/labourdeputy... to get a reissue before 5pm today! Share this so no one misses out on #BackingBridget

Enfield Labour are out listening to residents whatever the weather. Our Labour government needs to be rooted in the lives of working class people. I’ll be your voice in the Cabinet, and our voice to the country.

‼️ Ballots close this Thursday‼️ Change is on the ballot at this election, but it’s the kind of change you want to see. With me as Deputy Leader, we can unite our party and our movement, and put members right at the heart of government.

Come rain or shine, I’ll be your campaigning Deputy Leader.

The SNP has failed a generation of young people, they don’t deserve a third decade in power. @AnasSarwar and @ScottishLabour offer hope and a new direction for Scotland. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...

Saturday recap - Ealing ➡️ Hillingdon Change is on the ballot at this election. As your Deputy Leader, I’ll be your campaigner in chief, working side by side with you, our members to make you proud.

Ever wondered how Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson likes to unwind after a long week?

Reading is pupils' passport to the rest of their lives, unlocking all that school has to offer. Our Schools White Paper will ensure children leave school ready for work and ready for life. There's no better place to start than with reading. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Here’s what I’ve been up to recently 👉 As your Deputy Leader, I’ll be your Campaigner in Chief, by your side, making members proud of our government and proud to knock on doors.

Here's me and my Grandad. His family — and my Grandma’s — came over from Ireland. He served in the RAF. Both of them trained as nurses, helping build the NHS. I'm the granddaughter of immigrants. Stories like theirs are part of our national story. I'll never forget that.

Here's me and my mam, back home in 1980s Washington. The fact a child from my background now is in the Cabinet is down to the Labour Party. I owe our movement so much. Now, I'm asking for your backing again - give me a mandate to open up opportunities for more children like me.

When John Prescott – a Labour giant – spoke at Cabinet, ministers knew he had members’ and unions’ backing to put policies like the National Minimum Wage into law. Give me that same mandate to deliver transformative policies and bring Labour’s soul to the heart of government.

You know where I stand on child poverty. Give me a mandate to do more, so I can act as members’ voice at the Cabinet table arguing for good, Labour policies.

I’ve spoken to Jewish parents worried about sending their children to university, heard from Jewish students about the fears they have. This cannot and will not be accepted. Labour is acting to keep our campuses – and our country – free from fear and free from hate.

Our members do the hard yards to secure Labour governments — the door knocking, the phonebanking, the envelope-stuffing. They rightly want us to deliver good Labour policies of which they can be proud, and want a strong voice for them at the Cabinet table. That’s what I’ll be.

Hate has no place in our universities or our country. Antisemitism must be rooted out of our society. Our education system must play its part in keeping us free from fear and free from hate. My piece in today’s Sunday Express 👇🏻 www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

“I’ll make ending child poverty the moral mission of this government. This is a time for delivery, not division.” Proud to share my ambition with Gordon Brown. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Great to meet Gordon Brown in Fife to see the work of the Big House Multibank. Ending child poverty is Labour’s moral mission: it’s why I entered politics and it’ll be my top priority as deputy leader.

The choice is clear - back Bridget so we can unite our party, deliver for working people, and make our members proud. 🌹