Tory minister ridiculed for claiming private school costs same as holiday
1 year, 8 months ago

Tory minister ridiculed for claiming private school costs same as holiday

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Education secretary Gillian Keegan has been attacked for claiming the cost of sending a child to private school is the same as a family summer holiday abroad. The cabinet minister made the comments in the Commons as she attacked Labour’s plan to end the charitable status enjoyed by the private school sector. Speaking in the Commons, Keegan said: “Most of our private schools aren’t like Eton or Harrow – they’re far smaller and they charge a lot less.” ″Many cost the same as a family holiday abroad and there’s plenty of parents who choose to forego life’s luxuries to give their children these opportunities.” Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Philipson pointed out that average private school fees are around £16,000 a year – far outstripping the average holiday cost. Education secretary Gillian Keegan under fire over private school comments But Ms Keegan insisted that “Labour’s tax hikes are nothing more than the politics of envy”.

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Labour's 'destructive approach' to independent schools will not be looked on kindly by history after VAT tax raid, warns UK's most powerful education figures
6 days, 18 hours ago

Labour's 'destructive approach' to independent schools will not be looked on kindly by history after VAT tax raid, warns UK's most powerful education figures

Daily Mail  

One of the UK’s most powerful education figures has warned that history will not look kindly on the Labour Government for ‘its destructive approach to independent education’. Speaking yesterday, Philip Britton, incoming Chair of the HMC, hit out at the ‘enormous and damaging change’ caused by the VAT on school fees tax since it was imposed in January. Philip Britton …

Labour VAT raid on private school fees forces Scotland's largest private school which charges up to £20,000 a year to launch fundraising appeal
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Labour VAT raid on private school fees forces Scotland's largest private school which charges up to £20,000 a year to launch fundraising appeal

Daily Mail  

Scotland's largest private school is launching a fundraising appeal amid concern that Labour's VAT bill for fees will put pressure on parents to withdraw their children. A VAT rate of 20 per cent was added on January 1 to fees already increased last year for other reasons, fulfilling an election manifesto pledge by Labour. Lisa Kerr became the 300-year-old school's …

Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bridget Phillipson failed to spell out the full impact of the …

The VAT ‘raid’ on private schools has finally made me proud to have voted Labour
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

The VAT ‘raid’ on private schools has finally made me proud to have voted Labour

The Independent  

Six months after the government’s historic landslide election victory, its controversial plan to put VAT on private school fees has come into effect. According to his chancellor, “ending the VAT break for private schools would mean an additional £1.7 billion a year that can go towards our state schools, where 94 per cent of this country’s children are educated”. A …

Private schools ‘to raise fees by more than Starmer predicted’ as controversial VAT policy imposed
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Private schools ‘to raise fees by more than Starmer predicted’ as controversial VAT policy imposed

The Independent  

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Private schools issue damning warning over Labour's school VAT raid as controversial policy comes in
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Private schools issue damning warning over Labour's school VAT raid as controversial policy comes in

Daily Mail  

State and private schools will face 'significant damage' from Labour's tax raid on fees, teachers warned last night. On the eve of the policy's introduction last night, Independent Schools Council CEO Julie Robinson told the Mail that it would 'undermine' private education. 'The Government's rushed tax policy targeting independent schools will do significant damage to the educational opportunities available to …

Private school tax breaks ‘a luxury we cannot afford’, says education secretary
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Private school tax breaks ‘a luxury we cannot afford’, says education secretary

The Independent  

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UK to funnel £1.5 billion into public education with private school tax reform
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3 months ago

UK to funnel £1.5 billion into public education with private school tax reform

Live Mint  

The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion for public education. After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value added tax on tuition fees, which will be used to fund thousands …

School chiefs turn on Rachel Reeves after 'shameful' claim that VAT raid will give all children the 'best start'
3 months ago

School chiefs turn on Rachel Reeves after 'shameful' claim that VAT raid will give all children the 'best start'

Daily Mail  

The Chancellor’s claim that taxing private school fees will give all children the ‘best start’ has been branded ‘shameful’. Rachel Reeves has insisted that £1.7 billion would be raised by the 20 per cent VAT imposed on private schools from New Year’s Day, in a press release celebrating Labour’s ‘plan for change’. As the surge in fees has seen thousands …

UK to tax private schools in £1.5 bn boost to public education
3 months ago

UK to tax private schools in £1.5 bn boost to public education

Hindustan Times  

The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion for public education. UK to tax private schools in £1.5 bn boost to public education After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value …

Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports
3 months ago

Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports

The Independent  

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Families launch legal action over government’s private school fees VAT raid
3 months, 1 week ago

Families launch legal action over government’s private school fees VAT raid

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VAT changes for private schools could impact children’s mental health – Tory MP
4 months ago

VAT changes for private schools could impact children’s mental health – Tory MP

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Treasury minister James Murray said removing private schools’ exemption is “a tough but necessary …

Head of £46,700-a-year Stowe school where Richard Branson, Henry Cavill and David Niven were educated says private school parents should be 'celebrated' rather than punished because they save the stat
4 months, 1 week ago

Head of £46,700-a-year Stowe school where Richard Branson, Henry Cavill and David Niven were educated says private school parents should be 'celebrated' rather than punished because they save the stat

Daily Mail  

The head teacher of a £46,700-a-year private school has said private school parents should be 'celebrated' for saving taxpayers money on their children's education. Dr Anthony Wallersteiner, Head Teacher of Stowe School has called for legal action against the Government Stowe School, in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, has had to raise its prices as a result of the policy ‘Does someone like …

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is left in CHAOS - as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on HMRC site
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is left in CHAOS - as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on HMRC site

Daily Mail  

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is in disarray as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on the official UK tax website. It left schools spending hours trying to navigate the system via HMRC’s live webchat, with one adviser even admitting: ‘we don’t seem to have the systems in place’. Keir Starmer and the Labour party's …

More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour's VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees
4 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour's VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees

Daily Mail  

More than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour's tax raid, new figures revealed today. Carrdus School, in Oxfordshire, which is owned by leading girls' school Tudor Hall, recently announced it will be closing its doors in the spring if it cannot find a buyer Critics of the policy, including Tory leader Kemi …

Private school closes because of Labour VAT and NI tax raids
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Private school closes because of Labour VAT and NI tax raids

The Telegraph  

If it closes next year, Carrdus will be the tenth school to shut since The Telegraph revealed the closure of Alton School in Hampshire in May. Increased tax burden Last week’s Budget confirmed that private schools would lose their VAT exemption and business rate relief, pushing up costs that will need to be passed on to parents via higher fees. …

Labour wants to abolish private schools ‘by the back door’, headteacher claims
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour wants to abolish private schools ‘by the back door’, headteacher claims

The Telegraph  

Labour’s real aim is to abolish private schools “by the back door”, the headteacher of a leading independent school has said in an outspoken attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s VAT and National Insurance increases. He warned that Labour’s policy agenda would require further tax rises to compensate for stagnating economic growth “and schools like mine will become over-elitist, not through …

Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid

Daily Mail  

The Foreign Office has pleaded with private schools to offer discounted fees to diplomats’ children amid Labour’s tax raid. Private school fees will be subject to VAT from January when Labour ends an exemption for the provision of education, Rachel Reeves has said The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office government building on Whitehall in the Westminster district of London in …

Will the NHS make the most of its extra £26bn?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Will the NHS make the most of its extra £26bn?

The Independent  

If national insurance were a hypothecated tax, as originally intended, the link between paying it and getting its benefits would be clearer. What is so sad about the knee-jerk reaction of the NHS to the rise in employer national insurance contributions is the warning it gives about where the extra £26bn from the chancellor will go. Huzaifa Talib Khety Address …

What is Labour’s controversial private school VAT raid policy?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

What is Labour’s controversial private school VAT raid policy?

The Independent  

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Parents already turning down private school places as Labour’s VAT policy looms
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Parents already turning down private school places as Labour’s VAT policy looms

The Independent  

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Military families set to be exempt from Labour’s controversial VAT on private school fees
5 months ago

Military families set to be exempt from Labour’s controversial VAT on private school fees

The Independent  

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Corbyn alliance MPs unite with Tories to oppose Labour’s private school tax raid
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Corbyn alliance MPs unite with Tories to oppose Labour’s private school tax raid

The Independent  

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School VAT tax raid to go ahead in win for Bridget Phillipson
5 months, 3 weeks ago

School VAT tax raid to go ahead in win for Bridget Phillipson

The Independent  

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Prove you can’t afford private school fees, council asks parents
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prove you can’t afford private school fees, council asks parents

The Telegraph  

Parents have been asked to provide evidence they can no longer afford private school fees to secure a place at a state school. However, if you can provide evidence that you can no longer finance the independent school fees, please advise and we can make a local authority non-preference allocation.” Councils must not ask for parents’ financial status All children …

Eton 'to impose Labour's 20 per cent VAT rise in January's fees' with costs of attending 584-year-old school set to rise to £63,000 per year
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Eton 'to impose Labour's 20 per cent VAT rise in January's fees' with costs of attending 584-year-old school set to rise to £63,000 per year

Daily Mail  

Eton College will add the full 20 per cent VAT cost on to school fees when Labour’s policy is introduced, it has announced. We recognise the concern that will be felt by many parents following this announcement.’ Eton College will charge the full 20 per cent VAT on its school fees from January after Labour's policy is introduced Chancellor Rachel …

Eton College tells parents fees likely to rise by 20% over Labour’s VAT plan
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Eton College tells parents fees likely to rise by 20% over Labour’s VAT plan

The Independent  

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Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools

The Independent  

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Private schools at risk of closure over VAT hike already face big budget shortfalls, says Phillipson
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Private schools at risk of closure over VAT hike already face big budget shortfalls, says Phillipson

The Independent  

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Fury at Labour's 'politics of envy' as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces she'll charge VAT on private school fees from January... with parents unable to 'pre-pay' to get around 20% hike
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Fury at Labour's 'politics of envy' as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces she'll charge VAT on private school fees from January... with parents unable to 'pre-pay' to get around 20% hike

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves today faced claims she is pursuing the 'politics of envy' as she announced VAT will be charged on private school fees from January. Rachel Reeves today faced claims she is pursuing the 'politics of envy' as she announced VAT will be charged on private school fees from January The Chancellor confirmed Labour will push ahead with their controversial …

Fury as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says parents were given 'ample warning' about Labour's VAT raid on private school fees
8 months ago

Fury as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says parents were given 'ample warning' about Labour's VAT raid on private school fees

Daily Mail  

Labour stepped up its class war on private schools yesterday after the Education Secretary suggested VAT could be applied to school fees as early as January. Independent school groups branded Bridget Phillipson's plans 'needlessly disruptive' and said they could lead to parents having to withdraw their pupils in the middle of the school year. Independent school groups branded Bridget Phillipson's …

Phillipson blames private schools for ‘pricing out’ middle classes in row over VAT on fees
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Phillipson blames private schools for ‘pricing out’ middle classes in row over VAT on fees

The Independent  

Labour has hit back at criticism of its plans to impose VAT on private schools, blaming inflation-busting hikes in school fees over the years for “pricing out the middle classes”. “I just believe that we need to make sure we’re prioritising public money, and we shouldn’t be giving unjustified tax breaks to private schools, who are their own businesses and …

Want your child to go to Eton? Get ready to pay $13,000 more each year
9 months, 1 week ago

Want your child to go to Eton? Get ready to pay $13,000 more each year

CNN  

London CNN — Private schools in Britain conjure up images of rolling lawns, pristine tennis courts, and dormitory rooms, serving as gilded hothouses of privilege. “In our state secondary schools, we’ve got thousands of teachers missing in the subjects that we need,” Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Sky News television earlier this month. “Let’s take maths: too many students… …

Row over Labour’s private school tax raid as Bridget Phillipson insists class sizes will not increase
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Row over Labour’s private school tax raid as Bridget Phillipson insists class sizes will not increase

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Bridget is obviously the shadow secretary of state on education, and Emily just got the …

Labour’s VAT raid will lead to ‘McDonaldsisation’ of education
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour’s VAT raid will lead to ‘McDonaldsisation’ of education

The Telegraph  

Labour’s plans to charge VAT on private schools could lead to the “McDonaldisation” of education if schools are forced to make drastic cost cuts, a headteacher has warned. The head of a £22,000-a-year prep school in the West Midlands said Labour’s proposal to add 20 per cent tax on private schools could force them to slim down their curricula and …

Second private school blames Labour’s tax raid for closure
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Second private school blames Labour’s tax raid for closure

The Telegraph  

It comes after Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said that many private schools have “pleaded poverty and say people will be priced out” by the proposals. Mr Streeting said on BBC Question Time on Thursday: “I say to the headteachers, you’re going to have to cut your cloth accordingly like state schools have had to.” Downham charges £7,800 a …

Average private school fees soar to more than £18,000 a year
10 months, 1 week ago

Average private school fees soar to more than £18,000 a year

The Independent  

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Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’

The Independent  

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VAT on private school fees would drive away quarter of pupils, survey suggests
11 months, 1 week ago

VAT on private school fees would drive away quarter of pupils, survey suggests

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour plans to add 20 per …

Labour's planned tax raid on private schools would 'cost more than it saves' for the education system, report warns
1 year ago

Labour's planned tax raid on private schools would 'cost more than it saves' for the education system, report warns

Daily Mail  

Labour would 'damage' the education system with its proposed tax raid on private schools – which would cost the taxpayer £1.6billion a year, a think-tank has warned. Sir Keir Starmer's party wants to introduce VAT on independent school fees, claiming it would generate £1.7billion to spend on state education. Sir Keir Starmer's party wants to introduce VAT on independent school …

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.6bn a year’
1 year ago

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.6bn a year’

The Telegraph  

Labour’s private school tax raid could cost the taxpayer £1.6 billion a year if it forces a quarter of pupils into the state sector, a new report has found. Sir Keir Starmer’s party has made introducing VAT on independent school fees a flagship policy, claiming it would generate £1.7 billion to spend on state education. In its report, titled Short …

Labour's plan to slap VAT on school fees is a tax on aspiration. I know because my mum worked three jobs to pay for my education, writes INAYA FOLARIN IMAN
1 year, 1 month ago

Labour's plan to slap VAT on school fees is a tax on aspiration. I know because my mum worked three jobs to pay for my education, writes INAYA FOLARIN IMAN

Daily Mail  

You don't have to be a Left-wing firebrand to feel a twinge of unease as you stroll past the gates of Eton College in Windsor, where annual fees total £50,000. Inaya Folarin Iman's mother, Bola, worked multiple jobs, including night shifts in the care sector, to pay for independent primary schools in Kent Inaya Folarin Iman says she experienced British …

School absences soar as parents take children on holiday during term time to save money
1 year, 3 months ago

School absences soar as parents take children on holiday during term time to save money

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Last year one in 25 children at school in England was taken out of school for …

Education unions warn Labour's planned private school tax raid could cost teachers' jobs
1 year, 5 months ago

Education unions warn Labour's planned private school tax raid could cost teachers' jobs

Daily Mail  

Education unions have taken aim at Labour's planned tax raid on private schools, warning it could put teachers out of work. In highly unusual comments from groups that traditionally lean to the Left, union leaders said Sir Keir Starmer's proposals could cost their members' jobs, and have called on the party to reveal the details of the plans. Union leaders …

‘Chippy’ Phillipson hits back at critics of Labour’s private school tax plans
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Chippy’ Phillipson hits back at critics of Labour’s private school tax plans

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She added that “high and rising standards cannot just be for families who can …

Private schools group is ‘arrogant’, says Bridget Phillipson
1 year, 5 months ago

Private schools group is ‘arrogant’, says Bridget Phillipson

The Telegraph  

A private schools group campaigning against Labour’s VAT raid is “arrogant”, Bridget Phillipson has said. She took aim at the lobby group over emails obtained by Labour using public access requests earlier this year, which showed that an ISC staff member had said Ms Phillipson can be “very chippy”. Ms Phillipson told the Labour Party conference: “We know what the …

Bridget Phillipson: I never considered private school for my children
1 year, 5 months ago

Bridget Phillipson: I never considered private school for my children

The Telegraph  

For many parents earning the equivalent of an MP’s £86,584 salary, the possibility of a private education might be expected to feature – however briefly – in a discussion about where to send their children to school. “I never considered private school for my children,” says the shadow education secretary, who has been spearheading Labour’s controversial plan to levy VAT …

Letters: Voters see through Labour’s spin on its punitive plan for private schools
1 year, 6 months ago

Letters: Voters see through Labour’s spin on its punitive plan for private schools

The Telegraph  

SIR – Does Sir Keir Starmer really believe that private schools could afford to pay VAT under a Labour government without passing the cost on to parents? Bill Moulding Preston, Lancashire SIR – Labour’s plan to impose VAT on private schools would be a tax on the acquisition of knowledge, the same as taxing the sale of books or other …

Is Sir Keir Starmer being honest about Labour and private schools?
1 year, 6 months ago

Is Sir Keir Starmer being honest about Labour and private schools?

The Independent  

Labour has announced that fee-paying schools will retain some of their tax breaks if they win the general election. However, Labour is insisting it will still make private schools liable for VAT at the full 20 per cent rate. In a speech last summer, Sir Keir pledged: “When I say we are going to pay for kids to catch up …

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