NEU members at conference vote in favour of motion criticised by Gillian Keegan as inappropriate

Teachers at the National Education Union conference have voted in favour of a motion calling for solidarity with Palestine and criticising the Israeli government as racist, and declared they would “take no lectures” from the education secretary.

Gillian Keegan said the motion was “wholly inappropriate” and would cause significant hurt to members of the Jewish community and thousands of Jewish children and parents in British schools.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.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

You May Also Like

Israel defence chief to head to US for Gaza talks

Yoav Gallant will leave Israel for the US on Sunday amid growing…

‘Oh cool, I don’t have to put on pants!’ Stars on music’s year of chaos

Phoebe Bridgers, Danielle Haim, Lianne La Havas, Declan McKenna, Rina Sawayama and…

Israel-Hamas war live: Egypt-Gaza crossing set to open for aid, says Blinken; 24 hours’ more fuel at Gaza hospitals, says UN

US secretary of state has not given a specific time of when…