Labour under pressure to say whether it would keep free hours childcare system

Gillian Keegan asks Bridget Phillipson to clarify after party refuses to commit to sticking to plan if it wins power

Labour is under pressure to clarify whether it would keep the government's free hours childcare system, after the party refused to commit to the plan beyond the next election.

A shadow cabinet minister said on Monday that Labour will not reduce" the number of free childcare hours parents were entitled to in England if it entered government.