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Bridget Phillipson
MP for Houghton and Sunderland South
Labour (Co-op)Government
Minister for Women and Equalities
About This MP
AI-generatedBridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, first elected in 2010. She currently serves as Minister for Women and Equalities and, from July 2024, as Secretary of State for Education. Prior to entering government she held senior roles in the Labour frontbench and served on several parliamentary committees.
Voting Patterns
She shows strong party loyalty (100%) and a voting attendance rate of 55%, higher than Labour’s average. With one rebel vote against the party, her voting record sits on the centre-left (36/100). In key policy areas she generally backs Labour positions on NHS funding and Universal Credit, and opposes stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while supporting bus services regulation; her votes on VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers have been more mixed.
Notable Positions
- Generally voted for NHS funding
- Generally voted for Universal Credit
- Generally voted against the Rwanda deportation scheme
- Generally voted against tighter immigration controls
- Generally voted for bus services regulation
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests include 13 items in total, consisting of donations and other support for activities as an MP (12 entries) and one miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
55%
Attendance
1
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(36)
Based on 210 votesCareer & Roles
18 positions
Current
Government
Minister for Women and Equalities
Since Jul 2024
Government
Secretary of State for Education
Since Jul 2024
Previous
Opposition
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Nov 2021 - May 2024
Opposition
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Mar 2020 - Sept 2020
Committee
Committee on Standards
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Committee
Committee of Privileges
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Committee
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Jan 2020 - May 2020
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
109 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
13 declarations · £94,223 total
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye