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| Subject: UK: Labour vows to ABOLISH private schools: Activists vote in favour of axing independent education sector Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:49 pm | |
| Labour will campaign to abolish all private schools after activists voted in favour of making the policy part of Jeremy Corbyn's next general election manifesto.
Activists at Labour's annual conference in Brighton voted this afternoon to commit the party to integrating the private education sector into the state sector.
If Labour gets into power at the next election and pursues the policy it would represent a major shake up of education provision in the UK and a significant escalation in the party's nationalisation agenda.
It is unclear whether Mr Corbyn is in favour of the move with sources close to the Labour leader refusing to be drawn on the matter this morning.
But a senior party source made clear this evening that the leader would abide by policy decisions made by conference.
The policy was brought forward by the Labour Against Private Schools campaign and had already won the backing of a number of senior party figures including shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7491755/Labour-vows-ABOLISH-private-schools.html |
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| Subject: Re: UK: Labour vows to ABOLISH private schools: Activists vote in favour of axing independent education sector Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:45 pm | |
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