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Official account for the campaign to elect Bridget Phillipson as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. It’s time to unite our party and deliver change.
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Back Bridget @backbridget.bsky.social · Sep 14
This is why @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social is running to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party👇
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⏰You only have until 5pm today to request a ballot reissue⏰

🔎First check all your inboxes for your ballot from labourelections@cesvotes.com.
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
cesvotes.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Ever wondered how Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson likes to unwind after a long week?
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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I’ve fought tooth & nail to tackle child poverty & to give young people the opportunity they deserve.

I'll be the Labour movement’s voice at the Cabinet table, fighting for policies that make our party proud.

Read my interview in the New Statesman 👇
www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Bridget Phillipson: “I’ve had to fight tooth and nail”
The deputy leadership candidate on her cabinet battles and why she believes in the socialism of freedom
www.newstatesman.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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The choice is clear - back Bridget so we can unite our party, deliver for working people, and make our members proud. 🌹
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Voted✅

We need a Deputy Leader at the heart of Government - leading change and putting Labour values into action at the Cabinet table. @backbridget.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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More and more members like Michelle are #backingBridget for Deputy Leader.

At this election there’s a choice: unity and delivery or a return to the division that fuels our opponents.

#BackBridget so we can unite our party and deliver for working people 🌹
October 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Here’s why Muhammad is backing Bridget for Deputy Leader👇
October 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Fewer CLPs meeting on the penultimate night of nominations, but a huge thank you to all those who backed @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social so far this evening.

And shout out to the CLPs with meetings tomorrow on the last and final day of CLP nominations!
September 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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More and more CLPs have chosen to #backbridget tonight - so many we’re doing two thank you graphics!

Thank you to all these CLPs which have chosen to #backbridget today!
September 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Thank you to @unison.org.uk for nominating
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🎉
Graphic with text: Thank you Unison for backing Bridget. There is a picture of Bridget and the Back Bridget campaign logo underneath that.
September 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Thank you to @gmb.org.uk for nominating
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🎉
Graphic with text: Thank you GMB for backing Bridget. There is a picture of Bridget and the Back Bridget campaign logo underneath that.
September 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Thank you to all the CLPs who have nominated @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party over the last couple of days, including👇
September 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Thank you to @wearethemu.bsky.social for nominating @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🎉
Graphic with text: Thank you Musicians' Union for backing Bridget. There is a picture of Bridget and the Back Bridget campaign logo underneath that.
September 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Thank you to @labourhousinggroup.bsky.social for nominating
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🎉
Graphic with text: Thank you Labour Housing Group for backing Bridget. There is a picture of Bridget and the Back Bridget campaign logo underneath that.
September 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Here are some of the CLPs who have nominated @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party this weekend 👇 thank you for your support!
Graphic with the text: Thank you Cramlington and Killingworth CLP Harwich and North Essex CLP Jarrow and Gateshead East CLP North Durham CLP Swindon South CLP Goole and Pocklington CLP Finchley and Golders Green CLP North West Essex CLP Hertford and Stortford CLP Newport West and Islwyn CLP for backing Bridget. There is a picture of Bridget and the Back Bridget campaign logo underneath that.
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I’m really proud to be backed by these mayors, who are delivering day in, day out for the people they represent.

As Deputy Leader, I’d speak up for every Labour Member, nation and region from my seat at Cabinet.

labourlist.org/2025/09/chil...
'Labour must put tackling child poverty at the heart of our future - that’s why we back Bridget Phillipson' - LabourList
Five of Labour's devolved mayors on why they are backing Bridget Phillipson for deputy leader of the Labour Party.
labourlist.org
September 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Fighting child poverty would be my top priority as Deputy Leader.
Picture showing the front cover of the ‘Guardian’ newspaper on 20 September 2025, with headline “Two-child benefit cap is ‘spiteful’ — minister”, referring to comments made by Bridget Phillipson.
September 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Thank you to all the CLPs who have nominated @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party so far tonight 🎉
Graphic with the text: Thank you: Graphic with the text: Thank you Cardiff East CLP Dumbarton CLP Erewash CLP Hitchin CLP Halesowen CLP Greenock and Inverclyde CLP Ipswich CLP Cardiff South and Penarth CLP Leeds South West and Morley CLP Newcastle upon Tyne North CLP Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor CLP Nottingham North and Kimberley CLP Redcar CLP Rhondda and Ogmore CLP Rutherglen CLP Southend West and Leigh CLP Swansea West CLP York Outer CLP for backing Bridget. There is a picture of Bridget and the Back Bridget campaign logo underneath that.
September 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
We won’t achieve our party’s historic mission of tackling child poverty by shouting from the side lines.

It won’t happen unless there is someone with the clout – and the mandate — to make it happen.

Read about my priority as Deputy Leader here:
labourlist.org/2025/09/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: Bridget Phillipson: 'As Deputy Leader, I will make fighting child poverty my main priority - everything is on the table including removing the two-child limit' - LabourList
Bridget Phillipson, running to be Labour deputy leader, says removing two-child limit "is not off the table" to tackling child poverty.
labourlist.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Thank you to the National Union of Mineworkers for nominating @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🎉
Graphic with text: Thank you National Union of Mineworkers for backing Bridget. There is a picture of Bridget below that and the BackBridget campaign logo.
September 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Lots of nomination meetings tonight - thanks to those backing @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social ^
Screenshot of text reading: Lots of nomination meetings tonight - thanks to those backing @bphillipsonMP, including: @Bstokelabour @NCLCentralWest @Norfolk_party @Eastleighlab @Raywicklabour @SWHertsLabour @Nnlandclp @StevenageLabour Portsmouth South Leeds West & Pudsey @LabourNFW @LabourRV
September 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Council leaders are backing Bridget.

Will you? Join the campaign at: backbridget.com
Red graphic with text: More than half of Labour's London Council leaders are backing bridget. There is a picture of Bridget and the Back Bridget campaign logo.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Thank you Pam Duncan-Glancy, Scottish Labour MSP, for backing @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🎉
Graphic with text of a quote from Pam Duncan-Glancy: "Like me, Bridget knows that education transforms children’s chances. She knows the importance of overcoming adversity, of being in the room where decisions are made, to give all our young people the opportunities they deserve. I’m proud to support her." There is a picture of Pam, her name and title 'Scottish Labour MSP for the Glasgow region'. Then a campaign logo and an imprint. The graphic is red with white text.
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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This is my message to Scottish Labour members.
September 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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With a mandate to do more as Deputy Leader, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social will bring the Labour Party together so we can beat reform and win the next election. #BackBridget
Graphic with text: 'This campaign isn't about contesting the past - it's about shaping the future. Now is the time to unite and beat Reform. Now is the time to come together so we can win again. With a mandate to do more as Deputy Leader, that will be my focus. There is also Bridget Phillipson's signature and the Back Bridget campaign logo.
September 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM