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Competition watchdog chair Lord Tyrie welcomes law to bring down price of school uniform

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The chair of the competition watchdog has welcomed a new law aimed at bringing down the price of school uniform. Lord Andrew Tyrie has told the Mirror that the Competition and Markets Authority has been asking the government to step in for years.

He says the new law could help keep down costs for "hard pressed families". A private members bill proposed by Labour's Mike Amesbury, which has secured government backing and is likely to become law, will force ministers to issue guidance to schools on the costs of uniform.

In practice, that could mean ordering schools to stop relying on single suppliers of branded gear - a practice Mr Amesbury branded a "monopoly".

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