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{{Infobox MP
| name = Bridget Phillipson
| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
| office = [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]] <br> for [[Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)|Houghton and Sunderland South]]
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| majority = 12,341 (29.8%)
| predecessor = ''New constituency''
| successor =
| term_start = [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|6 May 2010]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|12|19|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Gateshead]], [[Tyne and Wear]], England<ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251090 Who's Who<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Lawrence Dimery|2009}}
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| relations =
| children = 2
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Hertford College, Oxford]]
| website = {{url|bridgetphillipson.com|Official URLwebsite}}
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'''Bridget Maeve Phillipson'''<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Members Returned to Serve in Parliament at the General Election in 2010|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-59418-1118281|website=the gazette.co.uk|accessdate=21 October 2016}}</ref> (born 19 December 1983) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[politician]] who was elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]] as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)|Houghton and Sunderland South]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c27.stm|title=Houghton & Sunderland South|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=6 May 2010}}</ref> She was the first MP to be declared to be elected to the 2015 Parliament, with an increased majority of 12,938. She was re-elected in 2017.
'''Bridget Maeve Phillipson''' (born 19 December 1983) was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Houghton and Sunderland South]]. She was the first MP to be declared to be elected to the 2015 Parliament, with an increased majority of 12,938. She was re-elected in 2017.
She was educated at [[St Robert of Newminster Catholic School]] in [[Washington, Tyne and Wear]], and from there went on to study Modern History at [[Hertford College, Oxford]].
She joined the Labour Party at age 15.<ref name="Bridget Phillipson">{{cite web|title=Bridget Phillipson|url=http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/bridget-phillipson|website=labour.org.uk|accessdate=21 October 2016}}</ref> In 2003, she was elected Co-Chair of the [[Oxford University Labour Club]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.labournorth.com/labour-select-bridget-phillipson-for-houghton-and-sunderland-sou|title=Labour select Bridget Phillipson for Houghton and Sunderland South|publisher=Labour North|accessdate=6 May 2010}}</ref> and in 2005, graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Modern History.<ref name="Whoswho"/>
Between 2007 and 2010,<ref name="Whoswho">{{cite book
| title = Who's Who 2013
| publisher = A&C Black of Bloomsbury Publishing plc
| date = September 2013
| url = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/u251090
| accessdate = 18 September 2013}}</ref> she was a manager for Wearside Women in Need, a charity refuge for women affected by [[domestic violence]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/lizhunt/7588538/General-Election-2010-Female-politicians-are-doing-too-much-posing.html|title=General Election 2010: Female politicians are doing too much posing|date=14 April 2010|publisher=Telegraph|accessdate=6 May 2010 | location=London | first=Liz | last=Hunt}}</ref>
==Political career==
After entering Parliament in 2010 aged just 26, she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jim Murphy, then Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.
Between October 2013 and September 2015, she served as Opposition Whip.
After entering Parliament in 2010 aged just 26, she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Jim Murphy]], then Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bridget Phillipson MP: parliamentary activities |url= http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/bridget-phillipson/4046/parliamentary-activities|website=parliament.uk | publisher = UK Parliament |accessdate=21 October 2016}}</ref>
Between October 2013 and September 2015, she served as Opposition Whip in the [[British House of Commons]].<ref name="UK Parliament">{{cite web|title=Bridget Phillipson MP: Biography|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/bridget-phillipson/4046|website=parliament.uk| publisher = UK Parliament|accessdate=21 October 2016}}</ref>
She was elected to the [[Home Affairs Committee]] in July 2010, and remained a member until November 2013. She is currently a member of the [[Public Accounts Committee]].<ref name="UK Parliament"/>
From 2010 to 2015, she was Secretary to All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic and Sexual Violence,<ref>{{cite web|title=Register Of All-Party Groups [as at 30 March 2015]: Domestic and Sexual Violence |url= https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/domestic-and-sexual-violence.htm|website=parliament.uk| publisher = UK Parliament|accessdate=21 October 2016}}</ref> which published the report "The Changing Landscape of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services" in February 2015.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Hawkins | first1 = Siân | last2 = Taylor | first2 = Katy | title = The Changing Landscape of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services | url = https://1q7dqy2unor827bqjls0c4rn-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/APPG_Report_20151.pdf | publisher = [[Women's Aid Federation of England|Women's Aid]] | location = Bristol | isbn = 9780907817970 }}</ref>
She was also a member of the [[Public Bill Committee]] for the [[Defence Reform Act 2014]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/defencereform/committees/houseofcommonspublicbillcommitteeonthedefencereformbill201314.html|title=House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Defence Reform Bill 2013-14|website=parliament.uk| publisher = UK Parliament |accessdate=17 September 2013}}</ref> and of the [[Procedure Committee]] between July 2010 and October 2011. Since October 2010, she has been a member of the [[Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Voting Record|url=http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Bridget_Phillipson|website=public whip.org.uk|accessdate=21 October 2016}}</ref>
Phillipson increased her majority in the 2017 general election.
Phillipson increased her majority in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Silfverskiold|first=Petra|url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/politics/bridget-phillipson-increases-her-majority-in-houghton-and-sunderland-south-1-8585970|title=Bridget Phillipson increases her majority in Houghton and Sunderland South|work=Sunderland Echo|date=8 June 2017|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref>
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