Statement on Birmingham schools: 9 June 2014
9 June 2014 (updated on 9 June 2014)
Education Secretary, Michael Gove, made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 9 June 2014 on schools in Birmingham. Shadow Education Secretary, Tristram Hunt, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
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