A Tory Education Minister has been branded "out of touch" for saying his "biggest fear of all" was Labour's plan to remove tax breaks for private schools.
Jonathan Gullis told a Tory conference fringe event that Keir Starmer's pledge to strip charitable status from independent schools to pour cash into state schools would create a “more elitist” system.
He argued the Government shouldn't “punish” the aspiration of middle-income earners, according to TES.
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson expressed astonishment at the comments.
