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

The Guardian UK Friday 11 September 2026, 16:30 UTC By Richard Adams Education editor 1 min read

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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 educationA new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the Mail on Sunday, using a payout it made after being threatened with legal action by the Labour MP Catherine Atkinson. The Derby North MP says she will use the proceeds of around £5,000 from the Mail on Sunday (MoS) to fund scholarships for local law students at...

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, using a payout it made after being threatened with legal action by the Labour MP Catherine Atkinson.

The Derby North MP says she will use the proceeds of around £5,000 from the Mail on Sunday (MoS) to fund scholarships for local law students at the University of Derby who – like her – attended state schools.

Labour (PERSON) Catherine Atkinson (PERSON) Mail (LOCATION) Derby North MP (LOCATION) the University of Derby (ORG)

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

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