Speaking about the proposal for the Today program, Longfield said: This is not trying to ignore the problems that are clearly emerging with the child, nor is it about lowering expectations around academic achievement, but about taking this responsibility for all children in the classroom. And what we do know is that if we intervene early and offer that support to those children, who often have special educational needs, they will be able to thrive in school. But schools really often find themselves wanting to do this, but between a rock and a difficult place. They do not often have this specialized support, and some, unfortunately, say that exclusion is the only option for them. That’s why we want to see a new era of inclusiveness that can support these children to thrive. In an interview this morning, International Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the death of a British military veteran in Ukraine was “extremely sad”. The Briton is said to be Scott Sibley, who reportedly volunteered to fight the Russians. Trevelyan denied allegations that Secretary of State Liz Truss was confused at the beginning of the conflict, saying he would support the British going to war in Ukraine when the official advice was, and remains, that people should not participate. in the conflict. Trevelyan told Times Radio: The government was clear that the travel advice was: do not go to Ukraine. It was clear and repeated many times. Updated at 09.59 BST
The United Kingdom will send 8,000 troops to Eastern Europe for extensive exercises
About 8,000 British troops will take part in exercises across Eastern Europe to combat Russian aggression in one of the largest developments since the Cold War, the government has said. The Department of Defense has details on the development here, and here is the story from PA Media. Labor Secretary Pat McFadden, the shadow secretary of the Treasury Department, said scandals such as the one involving an anonymous Tory lawmaker accused of watching pornography on his phone in the House of Commons were bad for politics in general. He told Times Radio this morning: Except for individual cases, which are really bad and need to be investigated with the right actions and so on, the collective impact of all of this is to erode faith in politics. This is bad for the country because this is still the arena where we have to decide on the great challenges facing the country. Updated at 09.59 BST
Cabinet minister says she was “nailed to the wall” by a male colleague as the Tories porn scandal continues
Good morning. In his column in the Times this morning, James Forsyth quotes a longtime Tories who says that “the Japanese neck” has returned to plague the Conservative Party. The term was first widely used in the 1990s as a useful tool to cover up sexually and financially inappropriate behavior, and in those days a sex scandal usually meant an extramarital affair. Attitudes have changed a lot in the last 30 years, and now a case hardly counts as news. However, tolerance for misogyny and sexual misconduct, once high, has plummeted, sparking a series of new sex scandals, which are intensified by technology that allows you to watch pornography on your phone in the room. of the Communities. Here’s our overnight story about porngate. An important election series is now less than a week away, but when International Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan gave an interview this morning, one of the main points was to advise her male colleagues not to caress women. Under normal circumstances this would not be news. it would not even need to be said. But as knotweed tightens its grip on the Conservative Party, here we are. In an interview with LBC, Trevelyan also spoke about her own experience of sexual harassment, saying she had once been nailed to the wall by a male lawmaker who believed his status meant she had to find him desirable. Speaking about her experiences, she said: Well, we can describe it as wandering hands, if you will. We could describe that many years ago he was nailed to a wall by a male MP who is no longer at home, I am happy to say, saying that I should want him because he was a strong man. Such things, the abuses of power shown by a very small minority of male colleagues, are completely unacceptable. Parliament has stopped now, and there is not much on the political calendar for the day. But there is a lot of campaign going on and the political news has not dried up. Hopefully that will not be all about sex. I try to watch the comments below the line (BTL) but it is impossible to read them all. If you have a direct question, include “Andrew” somewhere and I will be more likely to find it. I’m trying to answer questions and if it is of general interest, I will post the question and answer over the line (ATL), although I can not promise to do it for everyone. If you want to get my attention quickly, it’s probably best to use Twitter. I’m at @AndrewSparrow. Alternatively, you can email me at [email protected] Anne-Marie Trevelyan. Photo: Sky News Updated at 09.38 BST
