203 School Playing Fields sold off by Labour!

Labour has sold off 203 school playing fields since it came to power despite promising to stop schools selling them off.

Labour insisted in their 1997 Manifesto pledge that they would be the guardians of school sport yet they have clearly failed, and are continuing to fail, on a key Manifesto promise. 

Even worse is since Britain was awarded the 2012 Olympic Games and the government reiterated their commitment to school sports they have allowed the sale of 49 playing fields.

Cllr Andy Morgan, Parliamentary Candidate for Bolton South East said “The fact that more than 200 pitches have been sold with direct ministerial approval shows Labour's commitment to school sport is nothing more than an empty promise. Their actions simply do not match the rhetoric and is yet another broken Manifesto pledge.”