Statistics watchdog reprimands Damian Hinds' education department over misleading figures – Politics live

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenDowning Street lobby briefing – Summary 2.37pm BST Damian Hinds, the education secretary, has responded to Sir David Norgrove, the UK Statistics Authority chairman, with an open letter (pdf). In it he defends his department’s use of statistics in the three instances complained of (see 2.16pm) and says he wants the DfE’s figures to be “factually accurate and used in the right context”. Education Sec @DamianHinds response to “serious concerns” of Statistics Authority 1/2 re figures on school spending pic.twitter.com/8zHMeNjjYGEducation Sec @DamianHinds response 2/2 to Statistics Authority pic.twitter.com/EhaBmxRMCO 2.28pm BST Oh dear. I fear we may be heading for another breakdown in the Brexit talks. According to the Telegraph’s James Crisp, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, may have been mocking the prime minister’s dancing skills.Is this @JunckerEU mocking @theresa_may ‘s Abba dance at a speech to the Committee of the Regions?I am saying yes. What say you @MargSchinas or @Mina_Andreeva ? pic.twitter.com/qyzHddY3oJ Continue reading…
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