OVER 1,000 councillors across the political spectrum will petition the government today to pump billions of pounds into Britain’s “desperately overwhelmed” schools.

The letter, which was handed in to Education Secretary Damian Hinds today, has called on the Tories to reverse the widespread spending cuts across the education system.

Among the councillors to back the urgent call include those from a group called F40 councils, which represents 42 English local authorities with historically low funding for education, most of which are Conservative controlled.