Labour urges reopening of schools first when Covid restrictions are eased
Boris Johnson has continued to use Theresa May’s old tactic of ignoring opposition day votes. The government adopted…
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Commons passes Labour free school meals motion as Tories abstain
MPs have passed a Labour motion calling on the government to ensure 1.4 million children across the country…
Streeting outlines top three priorities for “world-leading education system”
Wes Streeting has pointed to tackling child poverty, investing in the teaching profession and improving local accountability and…
“Get every child online,” Labour tells government amid school closures
Labour has called on the government to “get every child online and every school supported to deliver digital…
WATCH: Streeting slams government as “behind the curve” on school reopening
Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting has criticised the government for being “behind the curve” on the reopening of schools…
Labour demands clarity on January return for schools and colleges
Labour has demanded that the Education Secretary provide clarity for parents, teachers and students on the return of…
Labour: Tories “risk failing a generation” with poor Covid lost learning plans
Labour has warned that the government “risks failing a generation of children” as just one in six pupils…
Labour 2019 pledge to scrap Ofsted will go, new education team suggests
Members of the new Labour education team have suggested that the party’s 2019 general election policy pledge to…
Wes Streeting, James Murray, Abena Oppong-Asare given new frontbench roles
Wes Streeting, James Murray and Abena Oppong-Asare have been given new roles by Keir Starmer today, LabourList can…
Wes Streeting accuses Chancellor of return to “Thatcher’s sink or swim mentality”
Labour’s Wes Streeting has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of returning to “Thatcher’s sink or swim mentality” on jobs…
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