Bridget Phillipson admits receiving £14,000 from Lord Alli
Bridget Phillipson has admitted receiving £14,000 from Labour donor Lord Alli that helped pay for events to mark her 40th birthday. The Education Secretary declared two donations from Lord Alli, who is also Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest personal donor,
Sunderland MP Bridget Phillipson defends 'work-related 40th birthday' funded by Lord Alli
A Sunderland MP has defended the use of a £14,000 donation from a Labour peer amid the ‘freebies’ row which engulfed Labour as the party’s conference got under way in Liverpool.
North East MP defends using 'gifted' money to fund her 40th birthday celebration
MP for Houghton and Sunderland South Bridget Phillipson said that use of money from Lord Alli to fund her 40th birthday was “in a work context”.
Bridget Phillipson defends £14k donation - insists 'wasn't used' for her 40th birthday
Lord Alli, who is also Sir Keir Starmer's biggest personal donor, donated the five-figure sum to the Education Secretary to "host a number of events".
Bridget Phillipson squirms as she defends donor funding 40th birthday
Bridget Phillipson squirmed today as she defended taking £14,000 from a millionaire Labour peer to host 'work events' - after it was revealed how he bankrolled her 40th birthday bash. Amid a fierce row over senior Labour figures enjoying freebies at the start of the party's conference in Liverpool,
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Lord Waheed Alli has come under scrutiny for donating large sums to senior ministers, including Sir Keir Starmer.
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Bridget Phillipson claims gifted Taylor Swift tickets were ‘hard to turn down’ as Labour’s freebie row deepens
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Education secretary defends £14k donation as 'declared properly and thoroughly'
Bridget Phillipson tells Sky News the money paid for two events, but denies one ahead of her 40th was a birthday party.
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Lord Alli: How Labour donor’s largesse tarnished government’s squeaky clean image
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Labour peer at centre of donations row avoids questions
A Labour peer at the heart of a donations row distracting from the party's conference has refused to answer questions on the ...