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09/06/2014

Sean Curran and the 大象传媒 parliamentary team report, as the education secretary tells MPs that schools in England could be forced to 'actively promote British values'.

The Education Secretary tells MPs that schools in England could be forced to 'actively promote British values'.

In a statement, Michael Gove says there will be an inquiry into whether his department did enough to deal with extremism in schools.

The move follows the decision by the schools inspectorate, Ofsted, to put six schools into "special measures" following an investigation into allegations of a plot by hardline Muslims to take over some of them.

Mr Gove and the Home Secretary, Theresa May, also pay tribute to each other in the Commons to draw a line under their row over extremism in schools.

And MPs question Atos over the firm's decision to pull out of its contract to provide health assessments of those claiming disability benefits.

Sean Curran and the 大象传媒's parliament team report on Today's events in Parliament.

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Mon 9 Jun 2014 23:30

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