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NUT Conference: Teachers won’t take a side on EU referendum debate
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THE National Union of Teachers will remain neutral in the referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU after a heated debate on the final day of its conference yesterday.
Delegates discussed a motion arguing that privatisation and austerity is “hardwired” into the EU and called for the union to support a vote to Leave.
“If progressive forces line up behind the Prime Minister and help him win the referendum, they will do a great disservice to working people,” it stated.
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