Many people believe the Conservative Party will offer the same policies as Labour.   This is not true.

We do not believe temporary classes are a viable solution to a long-term problem.  Enlarging schools can undermine education standards and can only be a short term measure for the immediate future. The educational needs of Lambeth can only be met by opening new schools.

The relevant part of the official Conservative Primary School Policy is reproduced below:

• Building hundreds of good new schools within the state system
• Shifting the balance of power away from the government and towards parents
• Removing the obstacles which prevent new schools being established
• Encouraging smaller and more varied schools to respond to parents’ demands