Labour slaps down Emily Thornberry over VAT on private school fees

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : She said in 2020 of the decision: 'As a mother, I will never apologise for doing the best for my kids.' Labour says the VAT hike, which could come in at the start of the next school year, will raise £1.7billion to spend on state education, including extra teachers.
43% : A spokesman for campaign group Education Not Taxation said: 'Labour once claimed that children in state schools were packed like sardines, yet Emily Thornberry says she's fine with stuffing even more children in.
30% : It hurts children forced out of independent schools, as well as children in already-full state schools with their own challenges.

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