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| Tristram Hunt criticised over nun teacher comment | Tristram Hunt criticised over nun teacher comment |
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| Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt is under fire after appearing to suggest nuns do not make good teachers. | Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt is under fire after appearing to suggest nuns do not make good teachers. |
| Journalist Christina Odone said on Question Time that the most inspiring teachers she had encountered had not been to training colleges. | Journalist Christina Odone said on Question Time that the most inspiring teachers she had encountered had not been to training colleges. |
| Mr Hunt said: "These were all nuns, weren't they?". | Mr Hunt said: "These were all nuns, weren't they?". |
| He attempted to clarify the remark but Ms Odone told the Catholic Herald his comments were "arrogant and ignorant". | He attempted to clarify the remark but Ms Odone told the Catholic Herald his comments were "arrogant and ignorant". |
| "Why is it acceptable to denigrate anything Catholic but bleat tolerance about every other religion? | "Why is it acceptable to denigrate anything Catholic but bleat tolerance about every other religion? |
| "To know he and Labour stand a chance at the next election makes me fear for the 7,000 brilliant faith schools in this country." | "To know he and Labour stand a chance at the next election makes me fear for the 7,000 brilliant faith schools in this country." |
| 'Real values' | 'Real values' |
| Ms Odone, a former editor of the Catholic Herald, clashed with Mr Hunt on BBC One's Question Time on Thursday. | |
| She said: "The most inspiring teachers I've ever encountered were not out of teacher training college. You know what, they taught values, not British values, they taught real values." | She said: "The most inspiring teachers I've ever encountered were not out of teacher training college. You know what, they taught values, not British values, they taught real values." |
| Mr Hunt interrupted, saying: "These were nuns. These were all nuns, weren't they?" | Mr Hunt interrupted, saying: "These were nuns. These were all nuns, weren't they?" |
| He added: "I know about your religious schooling and there's a difference I think between a state education system having qualified teachers in the classroom." | He added: "I know about your religious schooling and there's a difference I think between a state education system having qualified teachers in the classroom." |
| Labour would make it compulsory for all teachers in state-funded schools to be qualified - and would reverse the coalition government's decision to allow free schools and academies to recruit unqualified teachers. | Labour would make it compulsory for all teachers in state-funded schools to be qualified - and would reverse the coalition government's decision to allow free schools and academies to recruit unqualified teachers. |
| The Labour frontbencher's comments provoked a storm of criticism on Twitter. | The Labour frontbencher's comments provoked a storm of criticism on Twitter. |
| 'Absolutely shocking' | 'Absolutely shocking' |
| Gordon Brown's former spin doctor Damian McBride, who has worked for Catholic charity Cafod, tweeted: "Oh Hunty. My mum spent most of her career teaching in a 'convent school', working alongside nuns. They gave incredible educations." | Gordon Brown's former spin doctor Damian McBride, who has worked for Catholic charity Cafod, tweeted: "Oh Hunty. My mum spent most of her career teaching in a 'convent school', working alongside nuns. They gave incredible educations." |
| Conservative MP Conor Burns, writing on Twitter, said: "Absolutely shocking, sneering comments by Tristram Hunt about Catholic schools and nuns. I was educated by Brothers. Gave lives of service." | Conservative MP Conor Burns, writing on Twitter, said: "Absolutely shocking, sneering comments by Tristram Hunt about Catholic schools and nuns. I was educated by Brothers. Gave lives of service." |
| Fellow Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries accused Mr Hunt of "sneering down his nose" at Ms Odone "because she is a Catholic", adding that he was "bang out of order". | Fellow Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries accused Mr Hunt of "sneering down his nose" at Ms Odone "because she is a Catholic", adding that he was "bang out of order". |
| She later added: "If Labour had any chance of holding onto its Catholic Glasgow seats, it lost it last night with Tristram Hunt's remarks." | She later added: "If Labour had any chance of holding onto its Catholic Glasgow seats, it lost it last night with Tristram Hunt's remarks." |
| Ruth Davidson, the Conservative leader in Scotland, said the Labour frontbencher had made a "gross misjudgement". | Ruth Davidson, the Conservative leader in Scotland, said the Labour frontbencher had made a "gross misjudgement". |
| But Hugo Rikfind, a columnist for The Times, said Mr Hunt's comments had been misinterpreted and what he had meant by "but they were nuns" was "that's hardly untrained". | But Hugo Rikfind, a columnist for The Times, said Mr Hunt's comments had been misinterpreted and what he had meant by "but they were nuns" was "that's hardly untrained". |