Sentences with phrase «over grammar schools»

Yesterday, the Tory European shadow minister Graham Brady resigned from the frontbench after clashing with the Conservative leadership over grammar schools.

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.

Graham Brady, the frontbencher who resigned over grammar schools, is the angry Right's choice to take over the post, instead of Nicholas Soames, a leadership favourite who would run as a unifier of both wings of the party.

Conservative European spokesman Graham Brady has left the front bench following a clash with party officials over grammar schools.

Eschewing bridge - building he said that Mr Brady's views had to be understood in light of his resignation over grammar schools and Lord Kalms had backward - looking views and had never supported him as leader.

The newsletter also added that Greening believed the response to the consultation over grammar schools, which closed in December, was not «an overwhelming flood of negativity».

Greening, who was heckled by leaders over grammar schools, yesterday branded the lack of flexible working opportunities in schools a «massive missed opportunity», and pledged to hold a summit on the issue later in the year.

«When I saw the opportunity to take the prime minister to task over grammar schools, I had to take it»

The debate over grammar schools has been had.

The Conservatives only have a working Commons majority of 14 and the interventions from influential Tory backbenchers over funding highlight the battle Theresa May's government is also likely to face over grammar schools proposals.