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 Full list of new intake MPs promoted to first ministerial role in reshuffle Almost two dozen MPs elected at last year’s general election have been promoted to their first job in… Daniel Green 7th September, 2025, 8:00 pm News TUC general secretary ‘confident not complacent’ over Employment Rights Bill TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has said he is “confident but not complacent” that the Employment Rights Bill… Daniel Green 7th September, 2025, 1:02 pm Comment ‘Labour must get the deputy leadership election right – or risk losing its heart’ Angela Rayner’s departure as Deputy PM and Leader, as well as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and… Catherine Arnold 7th September, 2025, 10:21 am
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