Boris Johnson could usher in a new generation of grammar schools under plans being considered in Downing Street.
The prime minister is considering backing a campaign by Conservative backbenchers to lift the ban on new selective schools imposed by Tony Blair in 1998. There are 164 grammar schools in England at present.
“There’s more of an open door on grammar schools than there has been in years,” a minister said. “It’s now something that there is a conversation about in Downing Street.”
