She said “Too much talent went to waste” during her school years in Roundhay, Leeds
, I went to Leeds Council schools in the Thatcher and Major years and the truth is it was Conservative government underfunding of schools for 18 years that really let kids down.”
“First, she wrongly suggested that Roundhay was a red wall seat and now she has criticised our hard-working teachers and school staff in Leeds. Ms Truss went to Roundhay School after her parents moved to Leeds from Scotland, and they later moved to Canada.
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