BROMLEY TORIES SHOW THE PARTY’S PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT THE PRIVILEGED - LAWS

“The Conservatives in Bromley are showing their true colours,” said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws.

Commenting on Conservative-run Bromley Council’s proposal to subsidise private school places with taxpayers’ money, David Laws said: “Like Daniel Hannan and Alan Duncan, the Conservatives in Bromley are showing their true colours, despite David Cameron’s attempts to make the party into something it is not.

“As the recession bites, it’s clear that the Tories’ priority is to protect the privileged. With state school budgets being squeezed, the last thing they need is to have their money diverted to the private sector.

“The fact that the Tories are even considering what is essentially a school voucher, shows that for all their glossy PR, they haven’t changed at all.”