A sting in the tail for schools: Conservatives call on Labour to come clean on £1.5 billion pupil premium cut

Thursday, 5 June 2025 16:13

Today [Thursday 5th June 2025], the Conservative Party is calling on the Labour government to come clean about a stealth cut to school funding Hidden in the detail of their announcement about the future of Free School Meals (FSM) was the fact that Labour is to end the Transitional Protection put in place by the last Conservative Government to protect FSM pupils during the rollout of Universal Credit. This Transitional Protection currently allows around 1.2 million extra...Request free trial