30Jul 2020 by Sam Al-Hamdani

Lib Dems call for review into school exclusions

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Responding to new figures for permanent and fixed-period school exclusions in England for 2018/19, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Layla Moran said: “These figures make appalling reading. Every year thousands of children - often the most vulnerable - are being written off by our education system. Children eligible for free school meals are more than four times as likely to be permanently excluded - that says it all. "This Government should be ashamed that they have presided over continually high rates of permanent exclusion. Cutbacks to school budgets undoubtedly play a part in this. So too does the culture which prizes exam results and league table rankings over care and support.  "We need see action to address the disproportionate number of exclusions among pupils on free school meals, as well as Black…
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16Jul 2020 by Sam Al-Hamdani

Consequences of Government cuts for BBC is now clear as day

Parliamentary news
Responding to reports the BBC have announced Politics Live will be kept amidst fresh jobs losses, Liberal Democrat Digital, Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson Daisy Cooper said: “At a time when families are facing serious financial hardship, these job losses are really worrying. They will have a knock on impact for many of the production companies and people who are already wrongly excluded from government support. “While I welcome the decision to listen to the demands from Liberal Democrats and others to protect Politics Live and launch new investigative programs, I fear these job cuts will seriously diminish the BBC’s important global reach at this crucial juncture for our country. “Let’s be clear: these are Government enforced cuts and the inevitable consequence of the Government forcing the BBC to take…
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