Bootle MP Peter Dowd claimed the newcomers were copying his own party's policies anyway: «Reports suggest that the new party's «potential policy proposals
include asking the rich to pay a fairer share of tax, better funding for the NHS and
improved social mobility.»
The plans, first outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May, form a core part of her education reforms,
including plans to open new grammar schools, which she claims will raise education standards, give more pupils access to a high quality education and
improve social mobility.