Bridget Phillipson joined the Labour Party aged just 15. Twenty-five years later, Ms Phillipson has been re-elected as an MP for the fourth time and after Labour's win in the general election, she has been appointed education secretary. Follow general election fallout live Bullied at school for being poor She was born and raised in the former mining town of Washington, Tyne and Wear, to a single mother, Clare Phillipson. The family grew up in a council house and relied on benefits. In an interview with The Times, Ms Phillipson recalled having "no upstairs heating" and "rotten windows". She said...
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