She claimed last week that the city council prioritised “political correctness” over “teaching English and maths'
Critics accused her of misrepresenting the area and the school, which was rated ‘satisfactory’ by Ofsted while she was studying there.
Asked if Ms Truss’ comments might make relations between Labour-run Leeds and the government more difficult, deputy leader Jonathan Pryor quipped: “was in school in Leeds in the 80s, I was born right at the end of the 80s, so I was wasn’t around much then! “But I think it would be great for Liz Truss to come to Leeds to see what a fantastic education system we have here now.. I think we’re the only city in the UK to have that ‘outstanding’ rating and to keep the ‘outstanding’ rating.Ms Truss won just over 81,000 votes from Tory Party members, with Mr Sunak receiving just over 60,000.
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