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 Comment ‘As the Prime Minister travels to China, he carriers a moral responsibility’ As Keir Starmer heads to China this week, he carries more than trade briefs and diplomatic talking points in his red… Tomas Roberto 27th January, 2026, 1:07 pm Analysis ‘In a fragmented world, dialogue makes sense’ As the Prime Minister prepares to re-engage with China, I can understand why opinion has split over whether… James Tibbitts 27th January, 2026, 12:48 pm News Elections, attacking the Greens and work with students – Ann Black’s NEC report Vice-chair Peter Wheeler, deputising for Shabana Mahmood, welcomed members to the meeting. Aimy Saunders of UNISON replaces Maggi… Ann Black 27th January, 2026, 11:37 am
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