Education secretary Bridget Phillipson received donations of £14,000 for 40th birthday event

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is asked about issues around Labour members accepting gifts and free tickets from party donors. Data shows Ms Phillipson has received around £14,000 in gifts from Lord Alli, a Labour peer who is one of the party's largest donors. Asked what this was for, the minister explains this was "used to fund two events, all of which was declared properly and thoroughly". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-keir-starmer-gifts-westminster-accounts-labour-tory-party-conference-sky-news-live-12593360 #government #politics #uknews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales