As the row over spending cuts intensified between the two main political parties, shadow children's minister Tim Loughton told CYP Now: "We are signed up to the Every Child Matters agenda, so there will not be large swathes of policy change."
Speaking after a summit with key figures in the children's sector, he said: "We are absolutely committed to the children's agenda, seeing children and schools as a priority. We will continue to treat this as a priority and fight our corner to get as fair a share of funding as we can." But he was unable to comment on possible future cuts.
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