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Confusion over nursery education grant in Muslim schools row

The Conservatives were forced to back down today after it emerged that they had confused nursery education funding of more than 100,000 with Government money to prevent violent extremism in the row over two independent Muslim nurseries and primary schools accused of links to a radical Islamic group.

However, Haringey Council has suspended free entitlement funding for the school in Tottenham until they receive proof that all links with Hizb ut-Tahrir have been severed.

Haringey is one of the pathfinder local authorities for the extension of the nursery education grant to 15 hours.

During prime minister's questions David Cameron claimed that both schools, which are run by the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, had received £113,000 of Government money, some of which came from a pathfinder scheme Preventing Violent Extremism.

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