Labour denies it will reduce entitlement

Published date02 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
Nick Thomas-Symonds, a shadow Cabinet Office minister, said Labour wanted to ensure "places are available" for parents to make use of the expanded offer of funded childcare for working families in England

Ms Phillipson told the BBC's Newsnight programme at the end of March that Labour would not commit to the £4 billion plan, after commissioning a review of childcare led by former senior Ofsted figure Sir David Bell last October.

Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, warned that a Labour victory at the general election could put the offer "at risk", as a result of the review.

But Mr Thomas-Symonds insisted this was not the case. He told Times Radio: "The entitlement that...

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