Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said it was wrong for shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry to suggest that Labour's plan to add VAT to private school fees would lead to larger class sizes in the state sector.Ms Thornberry said on Sunday that "it would be fine if we have to, in the short term, have larger classes", amid concerns the policy could force pupils to leave private schools.An internal row over the claim escalated as shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson also said it "just was

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said it was wrong for shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry to suggest that Labour's plan to add VAT to private school fees would lead to larger class sizes in the state sector.Ms Thornberry said on Sunday that "it would be fine if we have to, in the short term, have larger classes", amid concerns the policy could force pupils to leave private schools.An internal row over the claim escalated as shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson also said it "just wasn't right".