10th June, 2012, 7:01 pm Twigg: Labour won’t close Free Schools Mark Ferguson Share this article: Stephen Twigg reiterated in his interview with Andrew Neil on the Sunday Politics what he told me when I interviewed him for Total Politics a few months ago – Labour won’t close Free Schools. Watch the interview below: Tags: Education / Stephen Twigg / Free Schools / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News From free summer buses for kids to mayoral solidarity: West of England mayor on first 100 days Buses can often get little media attention, but experts are clear; they matter to voters and improvements to… Daniel Green 12th August, 2025, 1:22 pm Comment ‘To end austerity, wealth taxes are a moral and economic necessity’ The UK is at a crossroads. This government inherited the dire legacy of a lost decade of cuts,… Bell Ribeiro-Addy 12th August, 2025, 6:00 am Analysis Should Labour fear a Lib Dem surge in 2029 – or just a split vote? A recent YouGov poll found that more than one in ten (13%) of those who voted Labour in… Daniel Green 11th August, 2025, 6:00 am
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