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How has the number of teachers changed under Labour?

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch clashed over how the number of teachers has changed under Labour .

Asked by Mrs Badenoch about teacher numbers, Sir Keir claimed there are “more than when the Conservatives left office”. This isn’t supported by the latest school workforce census figures for England , which show a fall, not a rise.

Mrs Badenoch said the PM’s claim was “wrong”, adding that there are “now 400 fewer teachers” since the election.

The latest figures do show there were 400

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