Bridget Phillipson

Minister for Women and Equalities — Labour

Bridget Phillipson
52
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Deflector Scapegoat: Skills gap

Latest Incident

Latest: BBC News — scored 52 (deflection) on 2026-06-29

Score History

Cope Entries (9)

AI-generated score

52
BBC News deflection
"White working-class communities have given much to the country but have been 'robbed of opportunity' across generations because the country has failed to give back."

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42
Guardian Politics deflection
"Phillipson defends the 20% VAT on private school fees by citing admissions data showing no mass exodus to state schools, framing the policy as rebalancing education toward the 94% in state schools."

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28
Guardian Politics deflection
"Every child deserves the chance to succeed and should not be held back by poverty."

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48
Guardian Politics deflection
"Proposed changes to special educational needs (SEN) provision will reduce eligibility for Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans while shifting more responsibility for teaching SEN pupils to schools to manage escalating costs."

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58
BBC Politics scapegoating
"The racism allegations against a councillor are an example of the racism and division that Reform UK brought to politics."

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62
BBC Politics deflection
"Argued that while the government has not yet 'delivered' promised change, party unity should be prioritized over a leadership contest."

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52
The Guardian deflection
"The Education Secretary says the government is open-minded about the shape of UK social media restrictions for children."

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62
LBC deflection
"Education Secretary calls for a national mission to ensure Britain's children are school-ready, framing readiness as a child/family outcome rather than a systemic responsibility."

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55
UK Government / Department for Education deflection
"Education is the path to national renewal, requiring collective effort from parents, schools, government, and communities."
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