School places shortage warning
Pupils in England could face a "desperate shortage" of primary school places within two years because councils wanting to open schools are facing "unnecessary restrictions", local authority leaders have warned.
Labour blame Gove for shortage of school places
Labour's shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg has said Michael Gove's decision to end primary school building has resulted in an expected shortage of primary school places.
"I've seen Michael Gove grand-standing today, suggesting somehow Labour can be blamed," he said.
"The root of this problem was the decision Michael Gove and David Cameron took in 2010, to end Labour's programme of primary school building," he added.
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