The Sunday Showdown: Camilla Tominey and Bridget Phillipson go head-to-head

In today’s special Daily T episode, live from Liverpool ahead of the Labour Party Conference, Camilla Tominey goes head-to-head with Bridget Phillipson, the party chairman and former education secretary. They debate the Government’s education policy, including issues from school uniform policies to VAT on private schools, as well as Ms Phillipson’s views on women’s access to single-sex spaces. The women and equalities minister also doubles down on her response to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s public comments that Britain is “on the slide”. Camilla also asks her whether she was disappointed to be replaced as education secretary by Lucy Powell, and whether she’s ever kissed a Tory.

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Producer: David Levene

Senior Producer: Emma Williams

Social Producer: Nada Aggour

Video Producer: James England

Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman

Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

• Bridget Phillipson admits she was "gutted" to lose her job as education secretary
• Camilla asks whether Bridget would allow trans women in to women's refuges

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