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Kemi Badenoch: She taxed private schools to pay for more teachers, but the number of teachers has gone down.

On the recordJune 24, 2026
She taxed private schools to pay for more teachers, but the number of teachers has gone down.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Critique of Bridget Phillipson during PMQs.

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