UK teachers defy minister to back pro-Palestine motion

NEU members at conference vote in favour of motion criticised by Gillian Keegan as inappropriate

Teachers at the National Education Union conference have voted in favour of a motion calling for solidarity with Palestine and criticising the Israeli government as racist, and declared they would “take no lectures” from the education secretary.

Gillian Keegan said the motion was “wholly inappropriate” and would cause significant hurt to members of the Jewish community and thousands of Jewish children and parents in British schools.