In a post on X, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch welcomed Keir Starmer's announcement of a public inquiry - but said "Labour must not use it to hide behind their own failings". "There remain serious questions about the transparency of government information at the time of the unrest that followed these horrific killings," Badenoch wrote.

No love lost: Starmer seeemed particularly angered by the Tory leader’s blast at his plan to slap VAT on private schools, a move Badenoch warned would hit people with special needs. “She’s got a nerve,” the PM shot back. “We are going to fix that mess like we are fixing every other mess.”

Sir Keir Starmer and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch clashed over Labour’s Schools Bill during a fiery session of Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). Badenoch claimed the bill would reverse “two decades of progress”, which she said amounted to “pure educational vandalism”.

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The Tory leader accuses PM of "vandalism" but Sir Keir says the Schools Bill will protect vulnerable children.