Liz Truss and former chancellor take part at first official Conservative party hustings in Leeds

Rishi Sunak has said he would back the creation of new grammar schools if he becomes prime minister, as he clashed with Liz Truss at a Conservative party hustings.

The former chancellor, who attended one of the UK’s most expensive public schools, used his opening speech at the debate in Leeds to say he would create “a Britain where the birthright of every child is a world class education”.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Cutting the Covid isolation period to five days is foolhardy and dangerous | Sally Cutler

Many people are at their peak of infectiousness at the very time…

Devastating it took aid worker deaths for Israel to change course on aid, says senior Tory

Alicia Kearns also expresses frustration that Joe Biden is only now calling…