A teaching union prompted fury today after they signed up children to join their campaigning outside Labour's conference - despite it clashing with school hours.
The National Education Union (NEU) was criticised for using children to hand out leaflets to conference attendees as part of their 'No Child Left Behind' drive.
Tory shadow education secretary Laura Trott said it was a 'clear breach' of rules that forbid teachers from allowing pupils to skip lessons in order to attend protests.
The NEU's 'No Child Left Behind' campaign calls for free school meals for all children and states that school food is 'part and parcel of education, like desks or books'.
Those arriving at Labour's conference on Tuesday morning, ahead of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's keynote speech, were handed leaflets promoting the campaign.
