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Clegg attacks Gove's free schools 'fiasco'
North London coalition joins wave of resistance
Tory Education Secretary Michael Gove will come under fire today from Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and community leaders in a growing rebellion against his free schools "fiasco."
Mr Clegg is to deliver his widely leaked attack on Mr Gove's unpopular and expensive initiative at Morpeth community school in east London.
The Lib Dem leader will argue that every child should be taught the national curriculum by a qualified teacher and receive a healthy meal.
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