«From the PM down, Conservative
grammar school cheerleaders have tried to use this report as a way to talk up grammar schools when it is now clear that Knowsley don't want a grammar school and the initial report from ResPublica didn't even contain this recommendation.»
A leading campaigner for the expansion of selection during David Cameron's tenure as prime minister, Brady became a prominent
cheerleader for Theresa May's plans to open the first new
grammar schools in decades when they were announced last year.