The Labour leader accused the prime minister of continually making exemptions for undeserving sectors
PMQs live: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over strikes and school spending
Keir Starmer has used prime minister’s questions to make a pointed and personal attack on Rishi Sunak over tax benefits for private schools, saying the policy of continued VAT exemption for school fees amounted to “trickle-down education”.
Specifically using Winchester, the private school Sunak attended, as an example, Starmer highlighted a 2017 article by Michael Gove that argued for VAT to be imposed on school fees.
Continue reading…The Labour leader accused the prime minister of continually making exemptions for undeserving sectorsPMQs live: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over strikes and school spendingKeir Starmer has used prime minister’s questions to make a pointed and personal attack on Rishi Sunak over tax benefits for private schools, saying the policy of continued VAT exemption for school fees amounted to “trickle-down education”.Specifically using Winchester, the private school Sunak attended, as an example, Starmer highlighted a 2017 article by Michael Gove that argued for VAT to be imposed on school fees. Continue reading…