Bridget Phillipson
Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, since 6 May 2010
Minister for Women and Equalities
The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Minister for Women and Equalities.
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Voting record
575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Jim Murphy
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign
Date received: 16 October 2025
Date accepted: 16 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 November 2025)
Name of donor: Labour First
Address of donor: Labour First, 3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staffing support for my Labour deputy leadership bid, plus emails sent and calls made, which were supportive of my deputy leadership campaign, value £3,923
Date received: 6 October 2025 to 23 October 2025
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10694816
(Registered 23 October 2025)
Name of donor: Iain Simpson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 7 October 2025
Date accepted: 7 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 October 2025)
Name of donor: Francesca Perrin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 6 October 2025
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: Fast Foster & Company Ltd
Address of donor: 124 Finchley Road, London NW3 5JS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 14 October 2025
Date accepted: 27 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15235147
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury)
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 3 October 2025
Date accepted: 3 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury )
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign.
Date received: 17 October 2025
Date accepted: 17 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 October 2025)
Name of donor: 89Up Ltd
Address of donor: 64-68 Pentonville Road, London N1 9PR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staff time for designing and updating a website and associated functionality to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, plus associated website service costs (estimated), value £1,500
Date received: 4 October 2025 to 25 October 2025
Date accepted: 4 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06886828
(Registered 31 October 2025)
Name of donor: Paul Callaghan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign, value £6,000
Date received: 12 September 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 2 October 2025)
Name of donor: 89up Ltd
Address of donor: 64-68 Pentonville Road, London N1 9PR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staff time for designing and updating a website and associated functionality to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, plus associated website service costs, value £5,268.97
Date received: 11 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
Date accepted: 11 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06886828
(Registered 6 October 2025)
Name of donor: Culture Quarter Ventures Ltd
Address of donor: The Dun Cow, 9 High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3HA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation of venue space for launch event for my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, including hire fee for space, technical staffing and equipment, front of house staffing, cleaning costs and refreshment cost, value £1,531.20
Date received: 13 September 2025
Date accepted: 13 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10441014
(Registered 6 October 2025)
Name of donor: Paul Callaghan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for sending a text message to members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign, value £4,000
Date received: 12 September 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous
I am the beneficiary of the work of Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, which is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital.
Date interest arose: 18 September 2025
(Registered 6 October 2025)
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Debates
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