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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom & Aletha Adu

Liz Truss slammed as critics warns school policies 'ignore needs of disadvantaged kids'

Liz Truss’s schools proposals ignore the needs of poor kids, the Lib Dems warned last night.

The Tory leadership favourite was rapped as she tried to outdo Rishi Sunak by releasing policies before ballot papers hit doormats today.

Ms Truss hopes to replace failing academies with free schools, raise maths and literacy standards and ensure A* A-level students are automatically invited to apply for Oxbridge.

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