Streatham MP’s fight for school places cash  

In this week’s Autumn Statement the Chancellor George Osborne announced funding for extra school places after Lambeth MPs Chuka Umunna, Tessa Jowell and Kate Hoey met with Education Secretary Michael Gove to discuss the issue.     Demand for school places is increasing substantially as the Lambeth population grows. Lambeth Council state that in five years applications have risen by 29 per cent and the birth rate has risen by 14 per cent. In Streatham and Norwood the birth rate has increased by 25 per cent.   As demand for places will soon outstrip supply Streatham MP Chuka Umunna, along with fellow Lambeth MPs Tessa Jowell and Kate Hoey, met Education Secretary Michael Gove to express how vital sufficient school funding for Lambeth is. Mr Umunna met with Michael Gove along with Immanuel and St Andrew’s Primary School Head Teacher James Robinson.   In today’s pre-budget statement...