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 Where do Labour’s factions stand on the ongoing war in Iran? Labour MPs from across the party’s ideological spectrum have begun to make their positions clear on the ongoing… Daniel Green 20th March, 2026, 2:00 pm Columnist Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘Vote Green, get Reform is not just Evil Sociopath propaganda’ If you have established which of the newest tribes of the Labour Party you belong to (Pathetic Loser,… Stella Tsantekidou 20th March, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘The public support net zero; Labour should too’ The idea of a widespread public backlash against net zero is a right-wing confection – a story told… Becca Massey-Chase 20th March, 2026, 6:00 am
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