Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 11, 2026

Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP

Labour's Catherine Atkinson says she will give students £5,000 paid to her by paper that falsely accused her of concealing private school education A new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the Mail on Sunday (MoS), using a payout it made after being threatened with legal acti

Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP

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Labour's Catherine Atkinson says she will give students £5,000 paid to her by paper that falsely accused her of concealing private school education A new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the Mail on Sunday (MoS), using a payout it made after being threatened with legal acti

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