Willetts accuses Labour of playing politics with college building projects

David Willetts has attacked the Government after it was revealed that Ministers have only given the go-ahead to college building projects in Labour-held seats.

The Government has approved just 13 of 144 frozen further education projects – and every one of these lies in a Labour-held seat.

David, the Shadow Secretary of State for Universities and Skills, attacked the decision, saying, “The Government has decided only projects in Labour seats can get support – Labour’s lucky thirteen.”

And he warned that people will be “deeply disappointed” that a further 131 college building projects have still not been approved:

“It is the young people deprived of high quality training opportunities who are the real losers from Labour’s incompetence.”