Wes Streeting has told Camilla Tominey of GB News that schools can't say they weren't warned about VAT being added to school fees, so they can't complain now.
Wes Streeting said:
This isn't a surprise.
This isn't something that we've decided to do in government that wasn't in our manifesto. We've been clear about this for some time now. Schools can't say they weren't warned. We did make it very clear.
And the priority for this money is to invest in the state education. That benefits the 93% of pupils in this country, including the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. So that's the thrust of the policy. That's the government's agenda.
It's for the 93% at state schools, not simply the 7% at independent schools. And people were forewarned, so they can't complain now.
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