Prime Minister faces backbench rebellion due to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson's failure to confirm special needs children's legal rights to support. Phillipson affirms commitment to welfare reforms aiding learning difficulties. Education Minister Stephen Morgan expresses intentions to improve the SEND system and introduces a £1bn investment in support. Concerns arise among Labour MPs regarding potential systemic flaws in proposed reforms. They emphasize the importance of avoiding cost-driven decisions that strip support from vulnerable children, warning against repeating past governmental mistakes with welfare reform.
I want to make sure that children get the right support where they need it across the country. And that's why we've invested £1bn in SEND, and additional money for capital in school buildings. I think that's making a real difference.
The Government has got to think again now or they'll be repeating the same mistake they made with welfare reform.
We are publishing a white paper in the autumn, and it's really important that we make sure that every child, whatever their background, they can achieve and thrive.
If they thought taking money away from disabled adults was bad, watch what happens when they try the same with disabled kids.
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