Overview
- Bristol Brunel Academy postponed Damien Egan’s September visit after learning of a protest planned for the end of the school day, citing safety and disruption concerns.
- The Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the local NEU branch celebrated the cancellation on Facebook, pointing to Egan’s role as vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel.
- Communities Secretary Steve Reed called the episode “an absolute outrage” and said those responsible would be called in and held to account.
- No 10 said schools must be politically impartial and that the incident raises questions, while the trust said it consulted police and arranged an alternative date.
- The Times reported NEU activists earlier pressured the trust to remove a representative of Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point from a July conference.