Labour's shadow education secretary refused to clearly say whether or not she supported teachers taking industrial action in England and Wales
Bridget Phillipson said she would get 'round the table' with teachers if she were education secretarysecretary refused to clearly say whether or not she supported teachers taking industrial action in England and Wales during a broadcast interview.
More than 100,000 teachers could strike, with 23,000 schools affected, the National Education Union has said.'s Bridget Phillipson told the Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg show: “I don’t want strikes to go ahead. Like all parents, I’m concerned about the disruption that will cause but the only reason these strikes are happening is because government ministers haven’t been serious about negotiating.
Phillipson was then pressed on whether or not teachers should be walking out. She replied by saying she would be “round the table trying to sort it out” if she were the education secretary. Kuenssberg then said: “Why won’t you answer that question though, do you think they should go on strike or not?"
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