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Labour’s meddling with school uniforms will hurt families it’s meant to help

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04.07.2025

HARLOW, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 5: British Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson looks on during a visit with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the Downs Primary Schoolto outline government plans to extend free school meals to half a million children on June 5, 2025 in Harlow, England. The government announces that any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026. Currently the criteria is that a household must earn less than £7,400 a year to qualify. The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the changes to free school meals would save parents £500 a year and “lift 100,000 children out of poverty”. (Photo by Isabel Infantes – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Labour’s cap on branded school uniform will push up prices and push specialist, family-run schoolwear retailers out of business, says Matthew Easter

Before children ever step into a classroom, many will step into a schoolwear shop. These family-run businesses don’t just sell clothes – they stitch together pride, belonging and identity. But now, a new directive from Whitehall is threatening to put these specialist schoolwear retailers out of business altogether.

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