First Minister misleads with teacher recruitment comment

Tom Giffard

Responding to the First Minister’s comments that more teachers will be recruited for state schools in Wales if Labour wins the UK general election, despite education being devolved, Tom Giffard MS, Shadow Education Minister, said:

“Perhaps the First Minister has forgotten that education is devolved in Wales and he has the ability to recruit more teachers.

“The Labour Government have overseen a decline in standards over their 25 years in charge and for every £1.20 that Labour receive for education, they are only spending £1.05.

“Labour’s record on education in Wales is a stark warning for the rest of the UK on what a Labour Government will look like in Westminster.”

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