The Tories have shelved their "unworkable" Schools Bill only months after the long-awaited blueprint was unveiled.
In another major U-turn for the Government, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan revealed that the already watered-down legislation had now been ditched.
Rebel peers forced ministers to strip out key chunks of the bill in the summer after the Government was accused of a "power grab" by trying to dictate things like the curriculum, pupil welfare and the length of the school day in academies.
