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 ‘A third way approach is needed to protect children online’ If you’re a parent in Britain right now, you’re probably having some version of the same conversation most… Dan Howl 10th March, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Lammy’s jury trial cuts risk worsening racial bias in justice system’ In 2017, David Lammy received deserved praise for his landmark review into the criminal justice system, which shone… Kim Johnson MP 10th March, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Is there an ancient right to jury trial?’ Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our justice system. But is it an ancient right, as some… Pam Cox MP 9th March, 2026, 12:00 pm
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