Bridget Phillipson has been named education secretary in Keir Starmer’s new government, as the country's new prime minister wasted no time in appointing his new cabinet.
Other appointments revealed so far, include Rachel Reeves as the first female chancellor, Angela Rayner as deputy prime minister, and Yvette Cooper as home secretary.
Phillipson was the first seat to declare last night for the constituency of Houghton and Sunderland South, at around 11.15pm, just 75 minutes after the polls closed, with a majority of 7,169 votes.
She was first elected an MP to the constituency in the 2010 general election.
Phillipson had served as shadow education secretary since November 2021 in Starmer’s shadow cabinet. Previously she served as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, which she took on in 2020.
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