Overview
- Labour proposes a 20% VAT on private school fees to generate £1.7 billion for state schools.
- Private school headmasters argue the tax will burden parents and misrepresent the sector.
- Concerns rise over state schools' capacity to absorb students leaving private education.
- Labour defends the policy, citing private schools' high fees as a barrier for middle-class families.
- Legal challenges and potential breaches of human rights laws are being considered by private schools.