Angry Conservative Party officials have hit back at attacks from the left on the education of the Prime Minister’s children. On Monday the PM’s spokesman claimed:
‘Like tens of thousands of other parents, the prime minister and Mrs Cameron expect to hear which secondary schools have offered a place to their daughter Nancy. If she gets more than one offer they will make a decision in due course.’
It is thought Nancy Cameron will attend a central London comprehensive, which would make Cameron the first Tory PM to send his child to a state comp. This has not stopped education campaigners weighing in.
Fiona Millar, who lest we forget is Alastair Campbell’s partner, was quick off the mark:
This has sparked an angry reaction in blue circles, with one Tory source telling Mr S: ‘This has all the hallmarks of Al Campbell and his low-life briefing tactics.
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