Ed Miliband launches Labour’s education manifesto

Ed Miliband is in launching Labour’s education manifesto in London this morning. He is taking part in a Q&A and may address Michael Fallon’s highly personal attack this morning over Trident.

“The biggest challenge Britain faces is preparing our young people today for the economy of tomorrow.

“Labour believes a world-class education is not a luxury, but a necessity.

“Young people must be equipped with the right skills, the right knowledge and the right advice they need to succeed.

“Failure to do this will not only cheat our young people of a decent future, it will cheat our country too.

“But that is what the Tories offer; a recipe for national decline. A backward-looking, narrow and centralising plan obsessed with structures.

“Labour has a better plan; equipping all our children with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed with excellence from the first steps a child takes to the day they prepare to stride into the adult world; a broad curriculum offering the best in both vocational and academic skills; a focus on the highest standards in every classroom; a pathway into work.”