Teaching union claims extra £4bn for Send overhaul just ‘drop in bucket’ compared with what’s needed – UK politics live

Full details of government plans to be published this morning with reforms partly driven by move to contain soaring costs Good morning. Of all the government U-turns performed by Labour so far, it is arguable that the most serious was the decision to shelve plans to restrict some disability welfare payments. The U-turn left a £5bn hole in the government finances, but the controversy also massively damaged the government’s relations with disabled people and those who care about them, as well a...

By Andrew Sparrow