Clegg Suffers Blow Over Free Schools Policy

Western Morning News, The › September 21, 2010

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Summary

Nick Clegg suffered an embarrassing blow ahead of his keynote conference speech when Liberal Democrat activists backed a highly- critical attack on a key coalition schools policy.

Internal tensions over the decision to share power with the Conservatives were writ large as party members overwhelmingly backed a boycott of Tory plans for a network of "free" schools.

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Clegg Suffers Blow Over Free Schools Policy

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