Revealed: Rayner Pledged to Abolish All Private Schools Alongside Reeves
One of Labour’s most contentious policies is their punitive tax on independent schools, slapping a 20% VAT on fees. The party is already stumbling over questions about how they’ll handle the influx of students flooding the state system. Shadow cabinet members are scrambling to refute Emily Thornberry’s slip admitting there will be “larger classes” because of this tax. Guido has unearthed a video of Deputy Leader Angela Rayner and the Shadow Chancellor vowing to abolish independent schools altogether…
Back in 2018, speaking at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds about “Labour’s vision for a fairer future for everyone involved in teaching and learning,” Rayner promised: “we will end the marketisation and privatisation of our education system.” She was met with much applause from the audience and a nodding smile from Rachel Reeves. This would be a financial and logistical disaster…
According to an IFS report in 2019, shutting down private schools would saddle taxpayers with a £3.06 billion bill to shoehorn these students into state schools. On top of that, it would strip away £4.12 billion in tax revenues. Are Rayner and Reeves to fulfil their promise of abolishing private schools? The tax on fees could just be the beginning…
