Village School strikers lobby Muhammed Butt at Brent Civic Centre on first day of fresh round of strikes

Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt hears from The Village School strike supporters

Supporters of The Village School strikers lobbied Cllr Muhammed Butt, leader of the Labour brent Council, at a protest inside Brent Vivic Centre this morning. Today was the first day of three days of strikes against academisation this week.

Cllr Butt was asked to write to the school's governors making the case for staying with the local authority in line with Labour Party policy.