Nadhim Zahawi has scrapped several clauses of his controversial schools bill in a humiliating climbdown following accusations of a Whitehall power-grab.
But ministers say they will come back with new proposals, insisting that new academy standards and intervention powers are “essential to secure the path to a system in which all schools can benefit from being part of strong multi academy trusts”.
In a letter to peers, academies minister Baroness Barran said the government would “remove clauses one to four and schedule one from the bill”.
