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 Labour’s First Year: Three mythbusters to use on the doorstep It’s been a year since Labour took office. A lot has changed, and as members we see that… Sebastian Salek 1st July, 2025, 6:30 am Analysis Which ministers have done the most and fewest broadcast rounds in year one? Health Secretary Wes Streeting has dominated the morning airwaves more than any other government minister since Labour returned… Daniel Green 30th June, 2025, 10:30 pm Comment ‘Welfare reforms still mean a climate of fear. Changes are too little, too late’ Let’s face facts: the government’s benefit cuts bill has been a complete disaster. Even with the recent ‘concessions’,… Ellen Morrison 30th June, 2025, 8:00 pm
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