Labor 'ripping apart' education, private school leaders warn as John McDonnell says they will be treated 'like any other business' – Telegraph.co.uk, The Telegraph

Labour is “ripping apart the fabric of education”, independent school leaders have claimed, after John McDonnell warned that the party would treat them “like any other business ”.

In a move that threatens the closure of private schools across the country, the shadow chancellor yesterday confirmed that aLabor government would impose more than £ 1.6bn in taxes on them .

It comes after The Daily Telegraph obtained a leaked shadow treasury document, revealing that Labor is planning a £ 1. 64 bn raid on private schools by imposing VAT on fees.

The document also raised the prospect of scrapping discounted business rates for private institutions, stating that doing so would “clearly have a positive …