Laura Trott MP ✓

The events today are a test of whether we have controls of our streets. If schools can’t open then we have given into thuggery. Children’s education should not have to suffer. The Government can and must do more. 1.9K views · 80 likes · 16 reposts · 9 replies Open on X →

Matt is right, it is unacceptable that the Education Secretary is not intervening. Children should not lose out on education because criminal gangs have brought fear and lawlessness to the community. 2.8K views · 119 likes · 25 reposts · 12 replies Open on X →

This is just not good enough. As Education Secretary, it’s Lucy’s responsibility to ensure schools stay open. If schools are closing due to worries about disorder & blocked streets, then Government should increase policing to ensure that doesn’t happen. We should not be bending 32K views · 657 likes · 91 reposts · 48 replies Open on X →

‘Kids can’t go to school because of expected disorder on our streets.’ Conservative Shadow Policing Minister Matt Vickers discusses calls for reassurance in Middlesbrough amid safety concerns about children going to school. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 https://t.co/5Dhod 10.5K views · 27 likes · 8 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

Four schools in Middlesbrough have said they will close early amid safety concerns over a funeral of one of five young men who died in a crash which also killed two police officers. Education Secretary Lucy Powell told #BBCBreakfast 'tensions are high' in the area https://t.co/e 43.4K views · 33 likes · 12 reposts · 32 replies Open on X →

It seems from interviews that Lucy Powell is not going to intervene in school closures, this is a terrible decision. It is the role of the Education Secretary to do everything to keep children in the classroom. Thugs on quad bikes shouldn’t get to dictate who goes to school. 7.7K views · 262 likes · 59 reposts · 21 replies Open on X →

This is a dangerous ruling and it cannot be allowed to stand, it will make teachers and students unsafe at schools. 3.9K views · 103 likes · 5 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

To those who try to argue that it’s unsafe for schools to open - the whole point is that we should make it safe. It shouldn’t be beyond the ability of those in govt - the Education Secretary and the Home Secretary - to ensure the police have all the resources they need for 2.5K views · 83 likes · 6 reposts · 13 replies Open on X →

@LauraTrottMP It’s a decision for Headteachers whether to close a school. They are the ones who are responsible for assessing the risks to their children. This shouldn’t be micromanaged by the Secretary of State. I assume they’ve had advice from police as to the nature and scale 590 views · 15 likes · 2 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Due to potential disruption around commemorations for one of the killers of two police officers murdered in Middlesbrough, schools are planning to close. This is wrong. Children shouldn’t lose their education because of organised crime. I’ve asked the Education Secretary to htt 65.5K views · 1.4K likes · 240 reposts · 121 replies Open on X →

There’s no evidence that the uniform cap reduces costs and you rejected a cost cap. All your policy does is micro manage schools, and diminish the sense of belonging and identity that the school badge brings. 1.1K views · 57 likes · 9 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

@LauraTrottMP @AllisonPearson Indeed. How can we leave young British girls to be isolated & potentially alienated from their peers like this? One point of the school uniform is to ensure an equal playing field for all children - forcing girls to wear a hijab separates them from o 904 views · 41 likes · 4 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

@LauraTrottMP @NJ_Timothy We look forward to the Conservative policy banning hijabs in all British schools (like the French). 1.9K views · 140 likes · 4 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

@LauraTrottMP Keep religion out of schools. Religion should only be taught after age 11, with an option to opt out. We are messing up young minds. One teacher says God created the Earth, and another says it was evolution. Hijab is a sign of segregation. 1.2K views · 37 likes · 3 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

It’s utterly wrong that a tax payer funded school has a uniform policy which makes it compulsory for girls as young as seven to wear a hijab. There are serious questions about the legality of this action which the council must immediately address. 127.4K views · 5.4K likes · 826 reposts · 111 replies Open on X →

Labour council confronted over school forcing female pupils to wear hijabs: 'Deeply concerning!' https://t.co/JYfgkrORBI 163.6K views · 1.6K likes · 407 reposts · 62 replies Open on X →

There’s nothing woke about meritocracy, but meritocracy is perhaps an unfamiliar concept in the Labour Party. 4.8K views · 346 likes · 31 reposts · 11 replies Open on X →