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Labour government 'would let academies revert to state'
Party confirms it would permit schools to return to council control
A Labour government will allow academies to be returned to council control and end the community school building ban that has sparked a places crisis, the Star can reveal.
Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg made the commitments at a national conference of school governors in Liverpool on Saturday.
A spokesman for Mr Twigg confirmed that the policy had the backing of party leader Ed Miliband.
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