Part of Education – in the House of Commons at on 2 March 2026.
Bridget Phillipson
The Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities
We were elected on a manifesto to deliver a limit on the number of branded items to cut the cost of school uniform. Unfortunately, some of what the right hon. Gentleman proposes could have unintended consequences that would not tackle the problem we are facing, which is that children should be smart when they go to school, but it should not cost their parents the earth.