The Earl of Clancarty told the Lords he supported the proposals to cut costs, contained within the Education (Guidance About Costs of School Uniform) Bill, before adding: "Better still, get rid of school uniforms. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)"No school has to have a school uniform. Lord Clancarty went on to read a quote from his daughter, in which she said: "Thank God I don't have to wear a school uniform. "There is increasing school uniform scepticism and the Government and schools should listen to those voices." Liberal Democrat education spokesman and former teacher Lord Storey recalled working in a school in a deprived community where the headteacher and governor did "not believe in school uniform".

Source: Daily Mirror March 20, 2021 18:33 UTC