Bridget Phillipson has admitted “there is much more” a Labour government would need to do in education – but admitted she can’t make more promises until the economy is growing again.
Speaking at Labour conference this evening, the shadow education secretary said the party had committed to a range of measures using the estimated more than £1 billion due to be raised from taxing private schools if Labour won the next election.
She said a Labour government “always invests in education”, but the challenge is an “economy on its knees”.
She admitted: “I completely acknowledge that there is much more that we would need to do, and much more I would want to do, but that’s why it’s absolutely crucial we get the economy growing – it makes it a lot easier to have that conversation.”
