Sentences with phrase «minister about grammar schools»

Part of our Election 2017 series, read what happened when Head of Impact Karen Wespieser challenged the Prime Minister about grammar schools at a Duck Day fete (no, really).

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A damaging row over grammar schools policy, unease among the grassroots about the leadership's efforts to introduce more women and ethnic minority parliamentary candidates and Gordon Brown's self - assured performance as Prime Minister in the summer of 2007 imperilled the Tory recovery.

According to insiders, there was a perceived lack of enthusiasm about some Tory changes — perhaps grammar schools — from the minister, and she was seen as almost too willing to listen to teaching unions (although she has faced jeers at conferences).

The prime minister, Theresa May, has been revealing more detail about her plans for grammar schools.

Justine Greening seemed unenthusiastic about the prime minister's Tory heartlands view of education, characterised by the push for more grammar schools.

Asked about grammar schools, he was clear that he would seek to defend the legislation he introduced in 1998 banning any further selective schools, which the prime minister has said she will now overturn.