Bridget Phillipson’s speech in full
More from this theme Recent articles Bridget Phillipson has delivered her first Labour Party conference speech since she was appointed as education secretary in July. Here’s what she said… Thank you Conference, and thank you Zahida [Hammond, Phillipson’s former teacher who introduced her]. I owe you so much. More than I could ever say. More than I could ever put into words. Thank you. What you and the amazing teachers like you at my local state school believed, what I believe, what Labour believes, is that the best education, shouldn’t just be for some of our children, but for all our children, not just as children, but right throughout our lives. That education is how we build a better future, not just for each of us as individuals, but for all of us together. Conference it is the honour of my life to be before you, as Labour’s secretary of state for education, and minister for women & equalities, in a Labour government led by Keir Starmer. And as a Labour government, we see education …