taught in schools, after Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, had refused to make any commitment on the matter. The general tenor of the (Times) comments is that yes, he would say that – but do we trust him?
As I've said before, Starmer has risked a lot in cutting out the Corbyn poison, in terms of alienating Labour's radical left. Is he willing to face them down again in another of their pet causes? I'm not at all sure.
But the pressure from women like Rowling is beginning to tell.
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